This is actually not on handwritten.blog, but on the site of the person where I got the original idea from! Maybe I can incorporate something like this on handwritten.blog too (e.g. a way for people to send in comments via email).
rgovostes 48 minutes ago [-]
Ironically, "No feeds. No algorithms. No likes." reads like copy that is, well, not handwritten.
emilesilvis 31 minutes ago [-]
I can assure you it was written by my own hand (but appreciate it might sound like marketing - perhaps I can change it a bit so it sounds more natural :)
slicendice 27 minutes ago [-]
Fantastic idea! I think the hardest part for people to adopt this will be overcoming atrophied handwriting skills and no autocorrect.
One thing that doesn't seem clear to me from reading without signing up is how do you actually upload content? Do you have to have paper and pen and then take a picture of it, or do you provide some kind of excalidraw-like canvas for writing? I notice there isn't any paper background or line rules, which I think would also be nice for those who fancy a bit of structure when reading/writing.
emilesilvis 22 minutes ago [-]
Thanks! This is good feedback.
Yes, you can upload a photo through the backend, or just email it to a publish email address.
Good idea about the line rules and paper background - this could land as "theming" in the future.
arkits 8 minutes ago [-]
cool idea, but doesn't this prevent translation for foreign audiences? or even screen reader integration
emilesilvis 8 minutes ago [-]
There are transcripts. I'm assuming those can be translated and read by screen readers, but good reminder, let me check!
wei_b0 12 minutes ago [-]
this seems to be great for like a single page exhibition or something, but reading long form content from something like this, personally I feel this to be not so intuitive
emilesilvis 9 minutes ago [-]
I think I agree. I think it's more for the writer than for the reader.
purple-leafy 33 minutes ago [-]
How about a blog that contains its entire source code inline in the blog itself? [0]
I was very disappointed, when that happened, that the paper aspect of it was purely at authoring time; that it was converted into text. This one gets it right, preserving the handwriting aspect.
emilesilvis 3 days ago [-]
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
est 41 minutes ago [-]
Well I hoped it was some kind of SVG with alt text for copy.
Turns out it's just a webp.
emilesilvis 19 minutes ago [-]
Intersting idea!
cmbza 3 days ago [-]
Hi Emile
I like the concept too. People are losing the ability to read handwritten letters and notes. I'm just curious, how does this all work? Can I simply take a photo of a page?
emilesilvis 3 days ago [-]
Hi cmbza - yes, you take a photo, which you can then upload through the site or email to a publish address.
As a writer, a lot of times I am writing over 5,000 words in a single article. I can type at around 170 wpm but my wrist starts hurting the moment I write more than three pages in my journal. I also use a split ergonomic keyboard which helps my hands a lot. I also revise my writing heavily which is very hard to do with handwritten stuff.
For readers, it will maybe be a novelty but I don't really see why anyone will prefer reading content that is handwritten since it has a lot of accessibility problems which are solved with proper typesetting.
I could see the value if it was a collection of interesting notes or unique handwriting styles etc. But i don't think its usuable as a blogging platform imo
emilesilvis 28 minutes ago [-]
For myself, it's really about slowing down my thinking. It's definitely not meant for _efficient_ writing :)
nextlevelwizard 47 minutes ago [-]
Blog posts don’t need to be 5000 words nor do you need to write them on one sitting (or under 30 minutes).
For wrist fatigue having better paper and pen help a lot, but part of it is just using the muscles and not having a death grip.
This being said I don’t like that this is hand writing with a device. It just isn’t the same as actual physical media.
https://handwritten.danieljanus.pl/2022-10-01-hyperlinks-in-...
One thing that doesn't seem clear to me from reading without signing up is how do you actually upload content? Do you have to have paper and pen and then take a picture of it, or do you provide some kind of excalidraw-like canvas for writing? I notice there isn't any paper background or line rules, which I think would also be nice for those who fancy a bit of structure when reading/writing.
Yes, you can upload a photo through the backend, or just email it to a publish email address.
Good idea about the line rules and paper background - this could land as "theming" in the future.
[0] - https://mjwg6zy.blog/
Such that copy pasting its contents reconstructs the blog byte for byte
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/index13xx.html
https://paperwebsite.com/
Turns out it's just a webp.
I like the concept too. People are losing the ability to read handwritten letters and notes. I'm just curious, how does this all work? Can I simply take a photo of a page?
As a writer, a lot of times I am writing over 5,000 words in a single article. I can type at around 170 wpm but my wrist starts hurting the moment I write more than three pages in my journal. I also use a split ergonomic keyboard which helps my hands a lot. I also revise my writing heavily which is very hard to do with handwritten stuff.
For readers, it will maybe be a novelty but I don't really see why anyone will prefer reading content that is handwritten since it has a lot of accessibility problems which are solved with proper typesetting.
I could see the value if it was a collection of interesting notes or unique handwriting styles etc. But i don't think its usuable as a blogging platform imo
For wrist fatigue having better paper and pen help a lot, but part of it is just using the muscles and not having a death grip.
This being said I don’t like that this is hand writing with a device. It just isn’t the same as actual physical media.