IndieWeb post types
This content type is full of IndieWeb post types, which are all content types which allow me to take greater ownership of my own data. These are likely unrelated to my blog posts. You can find a better breakdown by actual post kind below:
who are you trying to impress with your deadlines?
Recommended read: who are you trying to impress with your deadlines? http://jatins.gitlab.io/me/why-deadline/
The unreasonable effectiveness of one-on-ones
Recommended read: The unreasonable effectiveness of one-on-ones https://www.benkuhn.net/11
Between and I took 10533 steps.
With the help of https://snarfed.org I've now got https://brid.gy running locally and syndicating RSVPs from my website to Meetup.com - hopefully it'll be live next week for the rest of the #IndieWeb to enjoy https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy/issues/873
But when it gets right down to it, if permissive open source is free candy, copyleft is a free puppy. If you want a puppy, a free one is great. If you don’t want a puppy, receiving a free one by surprise can be costly and awkward.
Recommended read: Don't Rely on OSI Approval https://writing.kemitchell.com/2019/05/05/Rely-on-OSI.html
User Stories From The Blokechain
Recommended read: User Stories From The Blokechain https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/01/user-stories-from-the-blokechain/
From 15,000 database connections to under 100: DigitalOcean's tale of tech debt
Recommended read: From 15,000 database connections to under 100: DigitalOcean's tale of tech debt https://blog.digitalocean.com/from-15-000-database-connections-to-under-100-digitaloceans-tale-of-tech-debt/
It is perfectly OK to only code at work, you can have a life too.
The only problem is that the industry makes folks feel like they need to, which isn't fair for people who don't have time ie who have other commitments like children
Recommended read: It is perfectly OK to only code at work, you can have a life too. https://zeroequalsfalse.com/posts/it-is-ok-to-only-code-at-work/
Between and I took 4922 steps.
Recommended read: Allowlist, not whitelist. Blocklist, not blacklist. Goodbye, wtf. Microsoft scans Chromium code, lops off offensive words https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/03/chromium_microsoft_offensive/
Let’s PESOS Passive Posts with Trakt and Last.FM
Recommended read: Let’s PESOS Passive Posts with Trakt and Last.FM https://charlotteallen.info/2020/01/08/lets-pesos-passive-posts-with-trakt-and-last-fm/
Happy #HomebrewWebsiteClub from Nottingham!
A fairly easy result for #HomebrewWebsiteClub - don't try resending Webmentions (for two weeks) if the target doesn't support Webmentions
Although I don't condone Vim bashing (as a Vim user, and because it quite often tells you how to exit) these are pretty good
Recommended read: How to exit vim https://github.com/hakluke/how-to-exit-vim/blob/master/README.md
Tomorrow's fun will be reinstalling my laptop to remove BTRFS. It's over a year since I said I would (https://www.jvt.me/posts/2018/12/22/leaving-btrfs/) but I've not got round to it, and I've messed up my docker install
It's #HomebrewWebsiteClub Nottingham tonight! https://www.jvt.me/events/homebrew-website-club-nottingham/2020/01/08/
I'm not 100% what I'm working on - it may be finalising my Meetup.com Brid.gy integration, or may be just on my own site!
Between and I took 9110 steps.
I will be attending Community project evening! on
Hey @Meetup - further to my comments in https://www.jvt.me/mf2/2019/12/klwyi/ is there any news around when you're going to restrict any OAuth apps that are being used by non-Pro members?
Choosing a license for GoatCounter
A very interesting read on choosing a license to protect the author's income, which I get, although realistically (at least) the AGPL has been written to ensure that the end users always get the code, not that the authors are protected.
Recommended read: Choosing a license for GoatCounter https://www.arp242.net/license.html
“Release the JJ cut”: the Star Wars conspiracy that offers fans an impossible fantasy
Recommended read: “Release the JJ cut”: the Star Wars conspiracy that offers fans an impossible fantasy https://www.vox.com/2020/1/6/21046788/release-the-jj-cut-what-is-the-jj-cut-real-explained