このブログは en-GB で書かれています
最近、ブログのコメントで「もっと包括的な言語にしてほしい」と要望された。文化的前提がわからないので、より世界的に通用する表現にしてほしいとのこと。しかし筆者はそれを断固拒否。すべての投稿は最初に「<html lang=en-GB>」と宣言しており、これは単なるおしゃれではなく、自分の言語と文化の選択を明確にするための意味があるのだと主張する。
最近、ブログのコメントで「もっと包括的な言語にしてほしい」と要望された。文化的前提がわからないので、より世界的に通用する表現にしてほしいとのこと。しかし筆者はそれを断固拒否。すべての投稿は最初に「<html lang=en-GB>」と宣言しており、これは単なるおしゃれではなく、自分の言語と文化の選択を明確にするための意味があるのだと主張する。
The article analyzes the decline of 100 once-successful blogs, finding that only a small fraction remain active. Most blogs were abandoned due to burnout, lack of monetization, shifting priorities, or the rise of social media and other content platforms. The author suggests that sustainable blogging requires clear purpose, audience connection, and adaptability rather than chasing trends or scale.
A developer scraped 41,301 Show HN posts from the past year and analyzed comment timestamps to measure attention decay. The median launch gets 2 points and 0 comments; for those gaining traction, half of all comments arrive within 7.2 hours and 90% within 26 hours. The analysis is fully reproducible from a public GitHub repository.
The article examines optimal blog post length, noting that while longer posts (1,500–2,500 words) often rank better in search engines, the best length depends on the topic, audience, and purpose. It advises writers to prioritize quality and reader engagement over hitting a specific word count, and introduces real-time word counters as tools to help maintain focus and efficiency during writing.
The article discusses the importance of word count for social media posts, explaining that different platforms have optimal post lengths for maximum engagement. It provides guidelines for ideal character counts on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, noting that shorter posts often perform better by capturing attention quickly and improving readability.
The blog post explains that the site uses British English (en-GB) rather than American English, and encourages readers to respect regional language variations in web content and localization.