Cassidy's blog·1yWriting good words for tech folks
Writing effective content for developers involves using the AIDA formula (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action), maintaining a consistent and relatable voice, and prioritizing usefulness to build trust. By being practical and avoiding jargon unless necessary, you can make your content more engaging and appreciated by the developer community.
Daily Dose of Data Science | Avi Chawla | Substack·1yOur Agentic Workflow to Write and Publish Social Content
A personal multi-agent app was developed to automate the creation and publication of social media content. The tech stack includes CrewAI for building workflows, FireCrawl for web scraping, and Typefully for post scheduling. The app processes content from a blog or newsletter, understands the writing style, and drafts posts for LinkedIn and X, publishing them via Typefully's API. Detailed insights and code are accessible in CrewAI's documentation.
Lobsters·1ychaosprint/twice: chrome extension asking you to think twice when visit social media sites
A Chrome extension, named Twice, prompts users to think twice before visiting social media sites to reduce mindless scrolling and promote intentional browsing habits. It provides gentle reminders to pause and reflect, aiming to help users become more conscious of their internet usage. Users can easily install it by enabling developer mode in Chrome and loading the extension files.
Armin Ronacher·1yScaling Mastodon is Impossible
In light of recent events at Twitter, many users have migrated to Mastodon. However, the author argues that Mastodon, and decentralization in general, faces significant challenges. The post discusses the technical scalability issues of Mastodon's ActivityPub protocol, inconsistency in moderation policies across different instances, and legal risks for instance operators. The author suggests that a better approach might be a middle ground between centralization and decentralization, potentially through open source implementations run by non-profit foundations.