Journal

163 entries under "thought"

Sunday, February 11, 2024

People don’t like build systems but they love static-site generators.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

If money is all the machine understands, we can only be heard by putting money where our mouth is.

[RSS turns the web into tapas.]

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

In the physical world, we buy insurance to guard against adverse situations and contingencies.

In the digital world, we make backups or copies.

Monday, February 5, 2024

Imagine every thought and action as sound that raises the loudness measured on a ‘sound meter’, then practice less activity to let the volume level drop as low and long as possible.

Sunday, February 4, 2024

“I have no opinions, just concerns.”

The largest social network where I actually look forward to participate is the blogosphere.

Saturday, February 3, 2024

[1. Distribute a self-hostable package; 2. Releases are free to distribute and use, source not available; 3. Offer free community support channels via a forum or chat; 4. Provide source and extended community access for a monthly fee; 5. Automatically make the source available on a rolling basis delayed by one year.]

Sunday, January 28, 2024

[Confidence is like a shrug: “Okay, no problem.”]

Friday, January 26, 2024

[Share a list of ways you can help as a consultant, then offer a sliding scale of hourly rates.]

At this point I basically upgrade iOS when there are new Progressive Web App features.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

If you have a website, what are your earliest meaningful links that still work? I have almost no broken links since 2012.

Saturday, January 20, 2024

The difference between a blog and journal is the title field.

Instead of queuing ideas onto an infinitely expanding todo list, blogging (or microblogging) about it can be a useful way to find synergy. If someone else had maximum information to pick up where you left off, maybe you’d be free to do other things?

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

respect for construction over destruction

Saturday, January 13, 2024

We’re not saying what we’re saying, we’re saying what we’re not saying.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Reading is more about picking out ideas than passing over each word.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Does broadcasting happen because others make copies of the post? Does something exist online forever because someone made a copy?

Saturday, December 30, 2023

I see you, with errors in your ways, and I choose compassion.

[It’s a strange time to do ’living’ things.]