Graphite Publishing
Productivity
blogging platform
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
3 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun, user-friendly editing and encryption-based ownership appreciated.
From 2 comments
I have a question common to ventures like this, but I'll start with something objectively positive. It works well in Chrome, and it seems quite user-friendly. It looks like the…
52-6F-62 on HNJust a little feedback: as someone not deep in the blockchain world, I have no idea what Blockstack is, or why nothing happens when I click "sign in" or "start writing now". The…
shopkins on HN
Objections
Blockchain is unnecessary and solves imaginary problems.
From 3 comments
TL;DR Block-chain: Solving imaginary problems that nobody has -- and doing a terrible job at it Yet another example of solutions trying to seek a problem
qroshan on HNI have a question about the block chain aspect. Does blogging need block chain? Can't you be decentralized and encrypted without BC? From what I'm aware, the benefit of BC is…
godelski on HNTL;DR Block-chain: Solving imaginary problems that nobody has -- and doing a terrible job at it
qroshan on HN
Sign-in does not work outside Chrome without installing Blockstack Browser.
From 2 comments
Oh! And as for the sign in issue, my guess is you're using Firefox or Safari on the desktop, is that right? Unfortunately, the Blockstack Browser (which is necessary for…
jhunter1016 on HNJust a little feedback: as someone not deep in the blockchain world, I have no idea what Blockstack is, or why nothing happens when I click "sign in" or "start writing now". The…
shopkins on HN
Unclear how to get started; landing page lacks explanation.
From 1 comment
Just a little feedback: as someone not deep in the blockchain world, I have no idea what Blockstack is, or why nothing happens when I click "sign in" or "start writing now". The…
shopkins on HN
Harmful content could be hosted permanently with no removal recourse.
From 1 comment
I have a question common to ventures like this, but I'll start with something objectively positive. It works well in Chrome, and it seems quite user-friendly. It looks like the…
52-6F-62 on HN
Requests
Offline use support, which maker says is coming.
From 2 comments
Is the system able to be used privately on networks without Internet access? I think offline use is mandatory (think: RasPi LAN party in Kenya). I’m approaching this space in…
harlanji on HNGraphite Publishing supports offline storage (not yet implemented but will be soon). But some level of network connectivity is required to at least create your username and sign…
jhunter1016 on HN
Easy export of all blog posts in usable format.
From 1 comment
Very cool. Two questions: 1. How do you plan to make money with this? 2. If the data is owned by me, is there also an easy way to get all my blog posts out of the system in a…
jonathanstrange on HN
Custom domain support.
From 1 comment
Does Graphite Publishing/Gaia/Blockchain/Blockstack work with traditional domains? Eg, how/could I hook my custom domain into all this?
indigodaddy on HN
Questions
How does the product make money?
From 1 comment
Very cool. Two questions: 1. How do you plan to make money with this? 2. If the data is owned by me, is there also an easy way to get all my blog posts out of the system in a…
jonathanstrange on HN
What advantage over WordPress or Hugo?
From 1 comment
What advantage does this provide over hosting your own blog using something like WordPress or Hugo?
nicoburns on HN
Alternatives named
WordPress
From 1 comment
What advantage does this provide over hosting your own blog using something like WordPress or Hugo?
nicoburns on HN
Hugo
From 1 comment
What advantage does this provide over hosting your own blog using something like WordPress or Hugo?
nicoburns on HN
Squarespace
From 1 comment
Thanks! This is really helpful. I'll make sure to get the landing page updated. Just so it's covered here, Blockstack is a decentralized application platform. It provides an…
jhunter1016 on HN
IPFS
From 2 comments
No problem. I know that a large number of major publishers use WordPress as their primary web publishing platform, so I recommend studying some of their UX to meet some general…
52-6F-62 on HNIPFS is a bit different than gaia. The following are some functionalities unique to gaia, without the unpredictable lookup performances associated with ipfs. With gaia, you can…
stdcli on HN