Elizabeth Tai

Blog: https://elizabethtai.com/
Profile: https://elizabethtai.com/author/firediarist/
Homepage: http://firediarist.wordpress.com

What I learned from one year of Substack

Personal and random observations on what it takes to “make it” on this platform. Caution: Some of it can be brutally honest and rub you the wrong way. This post will be gated after a week. ;)
Thoughts on the Israel Palestine conflict

Wars and politics have turned into a form of entertainment for keyboard warriors. There’s nothing simple about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and taking sides while you are ignorant about their history is probably the worst thing you can do.
Now my posts are not appearing on the Fediverse

My Activitypub wordpress.com adventures continues…
Some flaws with ActivityPub and wordpress.com integration

Definitely liking how ActivityPub works with my two blogs. However, there are a few limitations.
A walk at Subang Ria park

The park in my neighbourhood is a gem. Just had a 3km walk around the area today.
You can now turn your wordpress.com blog into a Fediverse instance

Wordpress.com has finally enabled ActivityPub integration with the Fediverse. This means that this blog of mine can essentially act as a Fediverse instance or account if I want it to.
Single kitty syndrome – yes, it’s real!

Hard lessons about cat ownership. It’s almost always better to adopt two kittens, not one.
Taming my information consumption

Is it futile to tame the deluge of information? Well, I’m trying anyway by simplifying, streamlining and yes, deleting stuff.
Politically incorrect lessons about cat ownership

I think we really need to be super honest about cat ownership. It’ll help prepare a lot of people, especially if they’re inexperienced with cats, about the complexities of cat ownership.
Weekend Tales #3

A new strategy for Tai Tales, and dealing with a new housemate. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.