Bluesky and Enshittification
My thoughts on Cory Doctorow’s recent Pluralistic post regarding Bluesky and Enshittification, POSSE, and owning my own content. Continue readingSite Redesign
After weeks (or maybe even months) of consideration, I decided to migrate my website to a new theme, and add some extra functionality. Continue readingRemoving giscus Comments
Back in January, I added giscus comments to my blog, as a potential way for readers to comment and react to my posts. At the time, I didn’t necessarily have expectations that anyone would, and that has borne out over the past few months.
And so, I’ve decided to bring the giscus experiment to an end. It’s one extra thing my website doesn’t need, and as I continue to reconsider how I use my website, removing cruft and visual clutter is high on the list of potential improvements.
Continue readingMy Software Stack is (Mostly) Old Too
After reading My software stack is old by Manu (Manuel Moreale), I became curious about the age of the software I use day in and day out as well. So, I spent a few minutes making a note of what tools I use daily, and found that I have an interesting mix of tools from basically two distinct time periods.
I’m writing this post presently in Obsidian (2020), which replaced Evernote (2000) a few years ago, and is the newest software I use daily. I’ll then be publishing to my website via Hugo (2013).
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