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A node script to create new entries

Feb 7, 2025

I made a node script to create new entries for this site. It's up on GitHub.


Sia taught me about lite youtube embeds

Feb 6, 2025

While I have only one YouTube video on this site, I wanted to make it more performant. Sia Karamalegos taught me how to do that.


Ok, this is my 'final' final word on RSS entry IDs

Feb 2, 2025

I've been able to fully automate the process of creating, at initial post time, a unique and permanent ID for each RSS feed entry.


I wanted to validate the presence of an rssid in my front matter

Feb 1, 2025

Rather than have my RSS entry ID be missing, I wanted to validate its presence at build time.


Prepare for a minor flood of RSS entries

Jan 31, 2025

I have changed the way that I create IDs in my RSS feeds. As a result, there will be a flood of new entries in your feed reader.


My last word on RSS entry IDs

Jan 30, 2025

In an effort to create more robust and truly unique and permanent IDs for my RSS feed entries, I built a thing to help.


Much more to come on RSS entry IDs

Jan 26, 2025

I made the effort to adjust how I create ids for each entry in my RSS feeds. There's a fuller blog post in the works.


On RSS entry IDs

Jan 25, 2025

Evan Sheehan has a great post about why using the URL for a post for its RSS ID is not a good idea.


Today I Learned, Linked, or Loved

Jan 25, 2025

Initally a 'note', this is now the first entry in my 'TIL' page for things that I have Learned, Linked, or Loved..


Blog Questions Challenge

Jan 20, 2025

I've been tagged to answer the big blog questions of the day. Here goes.


I might make a Today I Learned / Linked section

Jan 20, 2025

I'm considering making a Today I Learned / Linked page. Inspired by Simon Willison's link blog.


Look Ma, I've styled my RSS feed

Dec 26, 2024

I'd seen this done by several people and decided to give it a go.


Final Christmastime Fiddling

Dec 24, 2024

I spent the last several days fiddling with this site. I changed the microBlog terminology to call them notes and I built a bookshelf page.


Tagging posts and 'futzing' with my site

Dec 8, 2024

I've spent some time adding some more descriptive tags to my posts. I call this phase of blogging "futzing."


Is there an echo in here?

Nov 26, 2024

I'm trying out Robb Knight's Echofeed service


Is it really a new design?

Nov 2, 2024

I've "redesigned" my personal site.


The first microBlog post

Nov 2, 2024

I've set up a microBlog on the site and this is the first post in it.


Is this thing on?

Feb 5, 2022

Welcome to the first post of my new site!