I used to have a wordpress.com blog, but after they charged to everything I wanted to do, I got annoyed with them.
Also, I like to sometimes fiddle with stuff, and not let my "webmastering" get too rusty.
It is good to sometimes ssh to something that you own and wreck it at your will :)
To me, part of the fun of setting up a blog, is not only writing, but also taking care of it. I don't know really why (I have no intention of doing that for other people)
That's fair. I have a similar thought process around other servers and sites that I have, so I can appreciate the need for fiddling.
Funnily enough, I think the reason I went with Blogger (alongside not needing to worry too much about traffic etc.) was specifically to take away my complete ability to fiddle... otherwise I tend to do all that instead of actually writing.
Also, I like to sometimes fiddle with stuff, and not let my "webmastering" get too rusty.
It is good to sometimes ssh to something that you own and wreck it at your will :)
To me, part of the fun of setting up a blog, is not only writing, but also taking care of it. I don't know really why (I have no intention of doing that for other people)