Shaine Mata Blog

In this blog post, the Shaine grapples with the question of whether he is truly qualify as a content creator, despite having the skills and tools necessary for writing, podcasting, and video production. He reflects on the barriers that hold him back, such as perfectionism, self-doubt, and the overwhelming nature of other life responsibilities. The post explores the potential of AI tools, like voice recognition and transcription services, to streamline content creation, yet reveals the Shaine's struggle to fully utilize these technologies. This introspective piece highlights the contrast between consuming content and effectively creating it, questioning if his hesitance indicates a deeper issue with his identity as a creator. Ultimately, the post serves as a candid examination of the challenges faced by aspiring content creators in the digital age, encouraging readers to consider their own creative journeys. Click here to read the blog post.   

This blog post is not something that is on the typical blogger's mind, choosing between Web 3 and Blogger hosting. I have been posting to both for many years. I started on Blogger for publishing. After some time, I started to see that some platforms started shutting down content creators. Concerned about censorship, I looked for alternatives and stumbled upon Web 3 platforms, Hive in particular. Lately, I am starting to dabble with Blogger once more. Image generated by Gemini 1.5 Pro AI What is Web 3? Web 3 is what decentralized publishing has been named as the successor to Web 2.0, which was the proliferation of social media. Prior to that, everybody had their Web 1.0 blogs and websites. Web 2.0 is the shared experience such as the book of face and other platforms in which people interact with each other. Well, Web 3 is more of that shared experience, except that there is no owner to the platform. Therefore, you cannot be censored. You can publish whatever you want. What makes W

Tonight, I was working on a new blog project. Google and Blogger have been good platforms for me in the past. I was able to get the domain pointed and was working on the layout and template. Suddenly, the website was blocked. I had searched for ways to publish that were not subject to censorhsip. I wound up on the Hive blockchain. It's great for censorship resistance, but it's not without its problems. In any case, I was thinking that maybe I was being too paranoid. Now, before getting out of the gate, I have a blog censored. I'm trying to think of what I could have posted, reposted, or even been associated with that could have caused the blog to be blocked. I can't think of anything. If this doesn't pan out after review, I may need to look for an alternative hosting option. I was already looking at Publii as an option. It only requieres simple FTP updates. I prefer not to use Wordpress as experience has taught me that you an customize a theme and add plugins

Episode 1 of National Podcast Post Month Click to Listen Show Notes Overview of what to expect in the coming month as I execute NaPodPoMo. Short episode.