Month: 2014/10
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2014 October 27
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Random thoughts for 2014 Oct 27
More random stuff collected and updated throughout the day. [ ... 281 words ... ]
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2014 October 23
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Playing with a node.js app project layout
I'm pleased with this project layout for a node.js-based web client / server app. [ ... 296 words ... ]
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Random thoughts for 2014 Oct 23
This is a bunch of stuff I just randomly collected throughout the day. Look here for a bit of explanation. I may or may not do this again. I'm experimenting and entertaining myself. [ ... 309 words ... ]
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Toot = Tiny Outburst of Text
I've been toying with something Twitterish lately, and thought I needed a different word to describe the central social object. So, I started using toot, which means "tiny outburst of text". Of course, I started by making fart jokes to myself before that expansion appeared in my head. But, I think it's fun. [ ... 232 words ... ]
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What were all those bullets for?
Did you see that thing I just posted? Weird. Back when I used Dave Winer's OPML Editor, I used to have a daily habit of opening a new outline and popping over to it throughout the day to collect random thoughts. [ ... 186 words ... ]
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2014 October 20
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Static blog generation with Gulp and S3
I've long agreed that many sites, like blogs, are better baked than fried. It makes for web hosting that's cheaper to run and simpler to maintain. I've also often thought that using a database can be an anti-pattern for managing content. But, what I've also found is that baked sites often yield a poor writing environment. That said, I think I'm going to give it another try, because I think I might have found a new approach that works for me. [ ... 1195 words ... ]
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2014 October 11
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tootr: microblogging app, hosting not included
In my last two posts, I wrote about how I’ve been thinking about building yet another microblogging tool and how I think it might be interesting to separate web publishing apps from web hosting. Well, I started tinkering, and I’ve got a rough prototype working. [ ... 1014 words ... ]
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2014 October 09
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Separating publishing from hosting on the web
Social media like Twitter and Facebook combine web publishing and hosting. You can’t run different software, and you can’t move your stuff. So, if you’re unhappy, your choices are a) deal with it or b) abandon your stuff and your friends. Those are pretty rough options. But, what if you could move your stuff? And what if you could switch apps? [ ... 727 words ... ]
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2014 October 08
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Microblogging like it’s 2002
Every year or so, I (re)join the ranks of hackers who decide they’d like to try building a microblogging tool. It’s sometimes after Twitter or Facebook does something cruddy to remind me that I’m the product. Sometimes, it’s when jerks have the run of the place and no one can do anything about it. Often these things are highly correlated. [ ... 1041 words ... ]