Notes

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:05:31 +0800

Arjay B. Araña
arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

This is my personal channel. I may talk about many different things.
FreedomWriter.net will have a dedicated community site where members can contribute. (There's no ETA yet on when the site will open.)
For privacy reasons, I'm not accepting direct messages or chats. If you wish to talk to me, just send me an email.

2026-04-11 20:02:32

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

Working on the Foundations

I have now created and defined the public-facing units of FreedomWriter.net, which are:

Four integrated Bear Blogs
A newsletter powered by FreeLists
An email service powered by Proton
A community site using phpBB (self-hosted)
My personal Hubzilla channel (self-hosted)

Of these, only the community site, Freedom Hub Online, is still under construction. The rest are all ready for operation.

This is good news. However, as you may have realized, running FreedomWriter.net will take more than just these superstructures --- strong and deep foundations are also required. Foundations that will ensure the success of this endeavor. Foundations that aren't finished yet and laid down.

Read more...

2026-04-02 15:41:53

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

Newsletter, Community Site, and PDFs

This is a series of short announcements for FreedomWriter.net.

First, my email newsletter is now available....

Second, I have created a community site for my readers called Freedom Hub Online...

Read more...

2026-03-30 17:40:51

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

I've planned to setup a community channel here in Hubzilla for FreedomWriter.net, but I changed my mind. Instead, I've created an entirely new website using phpBB, and even registered a brand-new domain, because it's going to be more than just about FreedomWriter.net.

Freedom Hub Online it is called.

There's still much to do before the site can be opened to all... but this is the start. I will write more about this soon.

2026-03-25 22:55:58

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

Since I'm now so serious about all this... I've upgraded my Proton Mail account, so that it can handle the emails for my domain. Sweet!

2026-03-24 02:32:19

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

I've finished setting up this private hub and my personal channel as much as needed for now. I'm ready to go! Hubzilla offers many features, and I can only know them all in time.

The next item in my to-do list is to setup the community channel.... although there's no urgency in that.

Notes

2026-03-23 17:05:31

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

This is my personal channel. I may talk about many different things.
FreedomWriter.net will have a dedicated community site where members can contribute. (There's no ETA yet on when the site will open.)
For privacy reasons, I'm not accepting direct messages or chats. If you wish to talk to me, just send me an email.

2026-03-23 11:30:08

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

I'm now on the Fediverse

I had given up on mainstream social media. As a Millennial, who knew the analog world before it became digital, I can survive without it if necessary. Even before AI and commercial content creators have disrupted the scene, I was already barely using my Facebook account. I had tried several other platforms over the years (LinkedIn is much better than Facebook), but social media isn't really in my blood. I'm a deep, private person who prefers honesty and genuine human interaction. And social media isn't that.

Read more...

2026-03-22 17:55:52

Arjay B. Araña

arjayarana@hub.freedomwriter.net

Created this private Hubzilla server for my own connections to the fediverse.