Cory Doctorow has written (somewhere, I can’t find the actual post) about how his daily link blog also serves as a personal memory aid. Since the link lists are dated, it’s also a way to connect a date with one’s state of mind or activities at the time. Temporal context is an important dimension in…
Category: Beside the point
Running a server is hard
I’d still rather not pay WordPress.com every month, when I can run this server for about $20 a year, but I’ve spent the last couple of weeks banging my head against email issues. So, sorry that I’ve been distracted. On the plus side, I’m almost ready for my first “what I’m reading” post. If it’s…
I tried SEO titling… it did not go well
The last couple of posts, I have tried writing titles that conform to SEO guidelines. I’m unsure if it’s made a difference as far as human readers are concerned, but it definitely seemed to attract spam bots. I think I may go back to my old way, which is typically to write titles as they…
Evolving with Technology: Tech Challenges and Life Lessons
I started working with computers slightly before the World Wide Web was a thing. I’ve tried to continue to keep up with the technology even though it isn’t my day job to do programming, design, or server admin. I’ve never really shied away from trying to learn technology. Even though website creation is so different…
My first “real” post was a dud
I finally posted something besides a test to my blog, and it wasn’t set up to email my subscribers, so you don’t know about it. If you’re interested, my post can be found if you click “Continue reading” below. And I’m thankful for all of you. Here are some puppies. Link to my post: Okay,…
That worked out nicely
A number of years ago I started this blog and bought the domain meanwhileinthefuture.com. Sadly, I was unable to meaningfully get started with it, and eventually let the domain go. Some time later, I thought about blogging (again) and found that the domain had been bought by some chap who seemed to be using it…
(De)motivation
It’s been almost 2 months since my last post. I gotta say: most of that time just slipped right by me. August was A MONTH. None of it fun. I would not want to be me right now. I can’t quite pin down what motivated me to post today. The idea has been shuttling back…
The No Ideas blog post
I didn’t have a blog idea this week. I thought a little bit of following up on last week, but I don’t really have much new to say on the subject. I was leafing through my notebook, a bit of a “Commonplace Book” but a little more journal-like, and found a note about reading David…
Unrejectable
A great thing about a blog is that you can’t be rejected. I can write as I want, I can even be dead wrong, and can still hit “Publish.” Most likely, few if anyone will read it but it’s still out there. I hesitate to call myself an author, but… the button is labeled “Publish.”…
Posting for the sake of posting
Well, I missed one. My goal is to post at least once a week, shooting for midweek but usually later than that. I missed my personal deadline though, which is no later than midnight on Friday. Earlier, I was shooting for two posts per week, but life is far too hectic. So, I’m posting on…