I’ve recently discovered the blog of Manuel Moreale and I love the simplicity of the design.
In his post about Blogging, RSS, and Imposture Syndrome Brandon writes,
Then it clicked… the internet I miss didn’t include my mom. It was a bunch of nerds, creating stuff, showing it off, and most of the time doing it for free for others to enjoy.
And I couldn’t agree more. This is exactly the internet I miss as well. It’s what drew me to create my first blog in 2005 and what keep drawing me back now.
First steps of an updated personal site today. It will likely evolve a lot in the coming weeks especially while I work out how micro.blog, mastodon, and the site work together.
Keeping an eye on CodeEdit. Looks promising.
My code editor of choice (Atom) is no more. Anyone got any recommendations?
I miss blog rolls… the first time the personal web was in full swing everyone had blog rolls on their sites. Now very few people have this and it makes finding sites much harder.
Wandering around Oxford today after a few days in London. An end of January mini holiday is actually really nice and refreshing.
Blank page paralysis
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
I’ve been feeling the desire to create more since the start of the year. I’m not sure if it’s just because it’s a new year which often brings with it a fresh vigour or whether it’s seeing some people I know have their artwork displayed in a local gallery. It creates a spark in me. A desire to create things. I’m inspired. Except. When I sit down with my notebook and pencil or my iPad and Apple Pencil I don’t know what to draw.
Blank page paralysis
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
I’ve been feeling the desire to create more since the start of the year. I’m not sure if it’s just because it’s a new year which often brings with it a fresh vigour or whether it’s seeing some people I know have their artwork displayed in a local gallery. It creates a spark in me. A desire to create things. I’m inspired. Except. When I sit down with my notebook and pencil or my iPad and Apple Pencil I don’t know what to draw.
Not sure why but I now have a Mastodon account… I think intrigue more than anything is behind it.
Apple has released a new HomePod that looks like they haven’t learnt any lessons from the first one. It’s still $300 and still seems over engineered.
The internet needs a follow button…
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Over the last few weeks I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about social media and the open (indie) web. As people are fleeing Twitter and flocking towards Mastodon in an attempt to find a new way of doing social media some of the things that social media gets right keep cropping up in my feeds. The first is that social media made it easy to follow people. Mastodon is not intuitive in how it handles following people across it’s many instances.
The internet needs a follow button…
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Over the last few weeks I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about social media and the open (indie) web. As people are fleeing Twitter and flocking towards Mastodon in an attempt to find a new way of doing social media some of the things that social media gets right keep cropping up in my feeds. The first is that social media made it easy to follow people. Mastodon is not intuitive in how it handles following people across it’s many instances.
Finding myself drawn more and more towards analog tools lately. Considering buying some writing paper to write some letters to friends I haven’t seen for a while.
Interesting to see Medium starting it’s own Mastodon server. Perhaps trying to shield itself from an eventual collapse as people rediscover their own personal websites.
Currently reading: Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home by Jeremy Clarkson 📚
Considering all my various software subscriptions given some are increasing in price (Fantastical). Any set app users have experience of BusyCal vs. Fantastical?
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 NIVUK)
I followed @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net through Micro.blog and his name is so long it breaks scrolling in the Micro.blog app. @manton is there a way display Mastodon users names rather than handles?
Indiekit look slike a fantastic way to add easier publishing to your own static generated site. Might have to have a play around with this over Christmas.