We have reached 7,000 posts since 1995, which got me thinking…

I may forever remain unpopular, unwelcome to EFF slush parties in their mansion, or unable to win a coveted Forbes 100 under 100, but I hope my history professors will be proud and my gravestone will at least say “he blogged a lot“.

Wanted to take this moment to say thank you to my mother, father and the other four or five website readers over the decades. You all know who you are because I don’t track. Some highlights, if they exist at all:

• Jan 2002 I wax about self-hosting being the future https://www.flyingpenguin.com/new-photos/
• Jul 2006 I thought out loud Elon Musk was a fraud (subtle, but never mattered anyway) https://www.flyingpenguin.com/obvio/
• Feb 2011 I wax about federation being the future. And warned Facebook was a misogynist Russian piece of shit and a threat to democracy, feeling very guilty because I had waited for two years to explain the insider info I had when I deleted my account. https://www.flyingpenguin.com/social-network-platform-security-lessons/
• Jul 2012 I warned BigTech BigData (AI) was becoming a data trust dumpster fire like Loch Ness that would lead to political coups and mass suffering if we didn’t start building integrity (quality) controls. https://www.flyingpenguin.com/2012-bsideslv-presentation-big-datas-fourth-v/

…nevermind, cassandra-isms don’t feel like a celebration. at least I can say self-hosted has been far more fun and durable than Twitter.