List of /misc posts
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Keyboards Are TerribleRead on…
Posted on 2025-03-23A standard ANSI or ISO qwerty keyboard is a terrible design from beginning to end. Place your hands on your knees, relax your wrists, and follow me, as we explore the individual problems in hardware, software, and layout, and look at alternatives to them all.
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You Need An Email Aliasing ServiceRead on…
Posted on 2025-03-15I've been using SimpleLogin for two years now, but there's also addy.io. You probably don't know what email aliasing is, because otherwise you'd already be using it. So let me explain.
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Why You Should Give Kagi A TryRead on…
Posted on 2025-03-04Kagi is the hip new player entering the search engine market. I've been using it for a bit more than a year now. And though it's very unlike me, I want to promote their service and get you to try them out.
I'm not being paid for this or anything, so why am I such a fan girl—for a search engine of all things!? I typically don't gush about any TV shows or films, and especially not about (tech!) companies, but Kagi just does some things so right that I want to support them by advertising their product.
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That Study About AI is Making People DumberRead on…
Posted on 2025-02-11
Read on…The problem with reading the study that everyone is talking about, is realizing that everybody else is an idiot.
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Why I switched from writefreely to zolaRead on…
Posted on 2025-01-28If you're reading this, my move from writefreely, a simple CMS, to zola, an SSG, has worked out. But why did I move?
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Some Thoughts on Managing Personal ProjectsRead on…
Posted on 2024-07-13A friend asked me about how I manage personal projects. Stuff like learning skills and building small apps. I don't have all the answers. But I did start out struggling with this a lot and have since reached a point where I do have more peace of mind and am happier with how I'm managing my efforts.
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What's so Great About «the forest jar»?Read on…
Posted on 2024-05-14This is a review in the form of fan fiction. Click here for context.
Witch: What do you think of my videos?
Ouroboros: I like that on some platforms these videos automatically loop. Because of their density they are highly rewatchable.
Witch: What do you think of my videos?
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Mermaid: When I am caught in a cycle of scrolling through feeds I am delighted to find your videos in between them. On the surface they seem like any other quick and easy-to-consume content, but there's much more going on below. -
Installing Castopod 1.6.5 w/ MySQL and behind CaddyRead on…
Posted on 2023-11-10I recently set up the self-hosted podcasting solution Castopod. Here's a quick rundown. It's closely based on official instructions though.
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Optional's Guide to Custom Emoji in ObsidianRead on…
Posted on 2023-09-25
I've spent literal YEARS trying to change the way Obsidian renders Emoji, from the hideous Windows Emoji to the beautiful Twemoji. But this isn't a recipe, so let's get right to it!
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