~joeldChanges since 2019-09-19T02:08:44<s>not</s><li><s>not</s> serious: <a href="http://joeldueck.com">joeldueck.com</a><hr /><i>updated <s>frequently</s></i><s>frequently</s><hr /><i>Monday, September 16, 2019</i><p>We’re all back again today!<p>Since my last update, I:<a href="https://dicewordbook.com/">published a small book for making passwords with Diceware</a><a href="https://thelocalyarn.com/code">made some progress on the thing I mentioned last time</a><li>finished off my basement and built a fence in my backyard<li>have embraced new technologies (Racket, Fossil), continued to resist thinking about others (anything to do with JavaScript)joeld@relvokcor.xyzda3bd514-10e2-3872-a330-d406c7903a9d2019-09-19T02:08:44Z2019-09-19T02:08:44ZChanges since 2017-12-17T14:48:37<i>Tuesday, November 7, 2017</i><p>I am working on a new design for my main site, as part of my super-slow project to make my website into also a book. Here's my overall plan:<li>Create a few mock pages with HTML and styling treatment for all possible kinds of content: block-quotes, poetry, equations, screenplays, photo galleries, etc. (The site has been around since 1998 and I'm unwilling to actually chuck anything.)<li>Design the Pollen markup that will spit out the above HTML.<li>Write programs to spit all my old posts out of the Textpattern CMS database and into flat files, and convert them to Pollen using pandoc and a custom writer.<li>Write the Pollen code that will spit out LaTeX in addition to the HTML, and design a LaTeX template for book versions of stuff on the site.<li>Hopefull publish everything.<p>I have started on step 1, and <a href="https://thelocalyarn.com/excursus/test/new-blog.html">you can watch it evolve here</a>. It uses CSS grids so the HTML markup is super tight, and I have licensed Fabiol, a really lovely font that I have adored for years (according to my Pinboard account I first bookmarked it in 2008) for both the website and the print editions.<a href="https://thelocalyarn.com/excursus/test/new-blog.html">you can watch it evolve here</a><p>I have started on step 1, and <a href="https://thelocalyarn.com/excursus/test/new-blog.html">you can watch it evolve here</a>. It uses CSS grids so the HTML markup is super tight, and I have licensed Fabiol, a really lovely font that I have adored for years (according to my Pinboard account I first bookmarked it in 2008) for both the website and the print editions.<p>I don't plan to announce or talk about this <em>anywhere</em> else until I’m done with step 3, and then maybe on my Mastodon accounts (<a href="https://icosahedron.website/@joeld">@joeld@icosahedron.website</a> and <a href="https://writing.exchange/@yarnian">@yarnian@writing.exchange</a>). This is going to take a long time, but for you lucky few who see this, you get to watch it evolve. I update that test page pretty regularly so I can test it across different browsers.<em>anywhere</em><p>I don't plan to announce or talk about this <em>anywhere</em> else until I’m done with step 3, and then maybe on my Mastodon accounts (<a href="https://icosahedron.website/@joeld">@joeld@icosahedron.website</a> and <a href="https://writing.exchange/@yarnian">@yarnian@writing.exchange</a>). This is going to take a long time, but for you lucky few who see this, you get to watch it evolve. I update that test page pretty regularly so I can test it across different browsers.<a href="https://icosahedron.website/@joeld">@joeld@icosahedron.website</a><p>I don't plan to announce or talk about this <em>anywhere</em> else until I’m done with step 3, and then maybe on my Mastodon accounts (<a href="https://icosahedron.website/@joeld">@joeld@icosahedron.website</a> and <a href="https://writing.exchange/@yarnian">@yarnian@writing.exchange</a>). This is going to take a long time, but for you lucky few who see this, you get to watch it evolve. I update that test page pretty regularly so I can test it across different browsers.<a href="https://writing.exchange/@yarnian">@yarnian@writing.exchange</a><p>I don't plan to announce or talk about this <em>anywhere</em> else until I’m done with step 3, and then maybe on my Mastodon accounts (<a href="https://icosahedron.website/@joeld">@joeld@icosahedron.website</a> and <a href="https://writing.exchange/@yarnian">@yarnian@writing.exchange</a>). This is going to take a long time, but for you lucky few who see this, you get to watch it evolve. I update that test page pretty regularly so I can test it across different browsers.<hr /><code>[joeld@tilde ~]$ <span style="color:darkred">ls /home/admoman/public_html/</span>
<b>0 1 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9</b> css.css <b>feed</b> index.html
</code><hr /><code>[joeld@tilde ~]$ <span style="color:darkred">ls /home/admoman/public_html/</span>
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</style><hr /><i>Thursday September 10, 2015</i><p>I was thinking about my <a href="/secretary/index.html">experiment</a> with <a href="http://pollenpub.com">Pollen</a>. I've gone from being skeptical to excited about it as a truly long-term framework for text-centric web and print publishing. But it's also undeniably niche; it will never be widespread. Realistically it's not a good fit for web work in magazines and newspapers, or even businesses generally.<a href="/secretary/index.html">experiment</a><p>I was thinking about my <a href="/secretary/index.html">experiment</a> with <a href="http://pollenpub.com">Pollen</a>. I've gone from being skeptical to excited about it as a truly long-term framework for text-centric web and print publishing. But it's also undeniably niche; it will never be widespread. Realistically it's not a good fit for web work in magazines and newspapers, or even businesses generally.<a href="http://pollenpub.com">Pollen</a><p>I was thinking about my <a href="/secretary/index.html">experiment</a> with <a href="http://pollenpub.com">Pollen</a>. I've gone from being skeptical to excited about it as a truly long-term framework for text-centric web and print publishing. But it's also undeniably niche; it will never be widespread. Realistically it's not a good fit for web work in magazines and newspapers, or even businesses generally.<p>It really only makes sense for <strong>(individual writers (who self-publish online (who are IA purists (who care to learn a niche programming language))))</strong>.<strong>(individual writers (who self-publish online (who are IA purists (who care to learn a niche programming language))))</strong><p>It really only makes sense for <strong>(individual writers (who self-publish online (who are IA purists (who care to learn a niche programming language))))</strong>.<p>Anyways ↑ ↑ ↑ those people? I think we need a name for them. Maybe <a href="http://thelocalyarn.com/article/publishing-nerds"><strong>publishing nerds</strong></a>.<strong>publishing nerds</strong><p>Anyways ↑ ↑ ↑ those people? I think we need a name for them. Maybe <a href="http://thelocalyarn.com/article/publishing-nerds"><strong>publishing nerds</strong></a>.<a href="http://relvokcor.xyz/~joeld/#568">#</a><i>Wednesday September 2, 2015</i><p>I'm trying out something new. I've put it in a subfolder here: <a href="secretary/">The Secretary of Foreign Relations</a><a href="secretary/">The Secretary of Foreign Relations</a><a href="http://relvokcor.xyz/~joeld/#565">#</a>joeld@relvokcor.xyz0873b9ac-bff8-34cf-a242-3bec7bb756e12015-09-13T18:53:01Z2015-09-13T18:53:01ZChanges since 2015-06-07T21:24:52<style type="text/css">
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</style><hr /><li><b><i>new!</i></b>get yer ambience <ul><li><a href="superpos.html">superpos</a><li><a href="aquarium.html">age of aquarium</a><li><a href="darkwater.html">darkwater</a></ul><a href="superpos.html">superpos</a><a href="aquarium.html">age of aquarium</a><a href="darkwater.html">darkwater</a>joeld@relvokcor.xyz8c7d8a89-19e4-3c75-a4b8-5e87b48554cd2015-06-07T21:24:52Z2015-06-07T21:24:52ZChanges since 2015-04-23T23:26:08<i>new!</i><a href="superpos.html">get yer ambience</a><hr /><i>Thursday April 23, 2015</i><p>I’m writing about how to <a href="http://thelocalyarn.com/article/judicious-change">change the web</a>. You should really read that.<a href="http://thelocalyarn.com/article/judicious-change">change the web</a><p>I’m writing about how to <a href="http://thelocalyarn.com/article/judicious-change">change the web</a>. You should really read that.<p>But you should also read a related thing I’m writing about: <a href="https://thoughtstreams.io/joeld/implementing-universal-micropayments-on-the-web/">implementing universal micropayments on the web</a>, which I consider to be the most important change that could come to the web since web standards were invented.<a href="https://thoughtstreams.io/joeld/implementing-universal-micropayments-on-the-web/">implementing universal micropayments on the web</a><p>But you should also read a related thing I’m writing about: <a href="https://thoughtstreams.io/joeld/implementing-universal-micropayments-on-the-web/">implementing universal micropayments on the web</a>, which I consider to be the most important change that could come to the web since web standards were invented.<p>Imagine being able to make a living mainly off your independent blog. Imagine publishing a niche book and getting $162,500 in sales in the first year. Sure you could publish on Amazon’s Kindle store too if you wanted too. Or sell your piece to another publication. But you wouldn’t be dependent on them, or on Amazon, or on anyone except yourself and your readers.<a href="http://relvokcor.xyz/~joeld/#551">#</a><hr /><code>[joeld@tilde ~]$ <span style="color:darkred">ls /home/admoman/public_html/</span>
<b>0 1 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9</b> css.css <b>feed</b> index.html
</code><hr /><code>[joeld@tilde ~]$ <span style="color:darkred">ls /home/admoman/public_html/</span>
<b>0 1 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9</b> css.css <b>feed</b> index.html
</code>joeld@relvokcor.xyz906e9aed-72b2-34b3-bc0f-24a577127e7b2015-04-23T23:26:08Z2015-04-23T23:26:08ZChanges since 2014-11-21T18:50:10
ambienceterminal actionage of aquariumdark side of the lens[joeld@tilde ~]$ ls /home/admoman/public_html/0 1 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 css.css feed index.html
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joeld@relvokcor.xyz7e057338-c070-3e4a-be73-81eca1298ab92014-11-21T18:50:10Z2014-11-21T18:50:10ZChanges since 2014-11-20T14:51:34<i>Tuesday November 18, 2014</i><p>After several days of poking and mucking at it, I finally finished <a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">the Python script</a> I last blogged about here. By finished I mean, the script completed without errors or problematic output. So, if you need to turn your old Blogger blog into a bunch of Markdown text files with images and comments intact, <a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">give it a shot</a>.<a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">the Python script</a><p>After several days of poking and mucking at it, I finally finished <a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">the Python script</a> I last blogged about here. By finished I mean, the script completed without errors or problematic output. So, if you need to turn your old Blogger blog into a bunch of Markdown text files with images and comments intact, <a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">give it a shot</a>.<a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">give it a shot</a><p>After several days of poking and mucking at it, I finally finished <a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">the Python script</a> I last blogged about here. By finished I mean, the script completed without errors or problematic output. So, if you need to turn your old Blogger blog into a bunch of Markdown text files with images and comments intact, <a href="https://github.com/otherjoel/blogger2kirby">give it a shot</a>.<p>I complained about being unfamiliar with Python. But even rusty programming chops of any kind turn out to be fairly portable between languages. I did make use of snippets and examples googled from other sources for specific tasks, but at the end of the project I have a good grasp of every line of code in the working result. And I feel ready to put my novice-level Python skills to use on some other problem.<p>I also made myself learn some basic git. Github is pretty much the ideal place to publish code. But man, git is bonkers. I will never enjoy git.<a href="http://relvokcor.xyz/~joeld/#537">#</a>joeld@relvokcor.xyz9485c609-e477-339a-9ba5-5d8d7cf7c0e72014-11-20T14:51:34Z2014-11-20T14:51:34Z