@morganm@subdued.social I get this sentiment, but also publishing was always a big part of the magic for me. So if it’s a personal/fun site (as in not for a business) I think publishing soon and often is a good way to keep up the motivation to learn.
Microblog
Elon Musk doesn’t know it, but he created the perfect slogan for HTML when he said TELL IT TO EARTH.
Ok I’m thinking of trying https://shadow.tech/
Anyone know how I could get a Windows VM on a cloud somewhere that I can use as a virtual desktop?
I see Azure Virtual Desktop but it’s so heavily targeted at businesses that I can’t figure out what I need as just an individual.
I used to hate rewatching TV series, but then I lived a long time.
Team “…or log in with email”
🤯 puter.com just blew my mind.
It also strikes me as a good tool for an HTML beginner since you only need a web browser, but it is still conceptually a file system like one’s local machine. The stuff you learn carries over to a “real” system.
What is the dead simplest way for a beginner HTML hobbyist to get their website on the internet?
Hot Fuss by The Killers turns 20 this year. #NowPlaying
Open graph really messed up my comedic timing on this one.
An important event happened in 2016 that changed the trajectory of the world forever and no one saw it coming. I think we all know what I’m referring to.
That’s right, the album, Atlas, by FM-84 was released.
scientists: the universe is 14 billion years old
young earth creationists: the universe is 6000 years old
computers: the universe is 54 years old
I also have one that simply says:
> The frontend is the fun end
And I am now realizing that I cannot run with that title lmao
I have a note with a bunch of ideas for articles on my website. One of them is:
> Make something with CodePen projects and talk about it
Jotted this down a while ago but haven't had any ideas yet.
This is a story all about how @mhilltopple and I built our own private Discord knockoff.
https://blakewatson.com/journal/building-our-own-private-discord-knockoff/
What do you call an in-joke that’s more of a reference than a joke? For example, this sentence:
No one outside the group understood why the cat was named Foobar because his name was a [word that means inside reference].
Or maybe “inside reference” is right. I don’t know.
Vivaldi keeps crashing on me so I’m back to my Chrome/Firefox setup via Choosy as discussed here.
https://blakewatson.com/journal/multi-browser-workflow-on-macos-with-choosy/
When I die, my family is going to have a tough time sorting through my digital empire. What can I do to make it easier? What should I reasonably wish to be done?
Just wondering if anyone has tips for documenting stuff.
In honor of the Mac’s 40th birthday, here’s my 2016 post about my first decade of using a Mac. https://blakewatson.com/journal/a-decade-of-mac/