It's even worse than it appears..
Tuesday April 25, 2023; 11:17 AM EDT
  • Basic questions to ask of any would-be successor to Twitter.#
    • Is there a character limit in Blue Sky?#
    • Does it support simple styling: bold and italic.#
    • Links?#
    • Titles?#
    • Can you edit posts?#
    • Does it support enclosures, for podcasting?#
    • How about two-way RSS, nice to have. Hook up to simple networks.#
  • My criticisms of Blue Sky, having never tried it.#
    • It's invite-only. Really? On an open protocol? #
    • It's founded by Jack Dorsey, a nice enough fellow, who should sit down after the huge mess he left us with Twitter.#

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You know those obnoxious sites that pop up dialogs when they think you're about to leave, asking you to subscribe to their email newsletter? Well that won't do for Scripting News readers who are a discerning lot, very loyal, but that wouldn't last long if I did rude stuff like that. So here I am at the bottom of the page quietly encouraging you to sign up for the nightly email. It's got everything from the previous day on Scripting, plus the contents of the linkblog and who knows what else we'll get in there. People really love it. I wish I had done it sooner. And every email has an unsub link so if you want to get out, you can, easily -- no questions asked, and no follow-ups. Go ahead and do it, you won't be sorry! :-)