What is FOSS?
Note: This article was originally written last December, and was sidelined because I didn't feel it was finished. Reading through it this morning, I realized reason that I never "finished" it is because the next step would've been to write a 1280-word chapter, which is no small feat. But honestly …
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The Joy of Bespoke Hashtags
In Part II, I described the protective function of hashtags. I will now delve into a more entertaining aspect of how they can be used.
Whenever I share a blog post I've just written on the fediverse, I always use the hashtag #rlDaneWriting. It's an easy way for me to …
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Hashtags, Part II: Global Search and the Right to Not Be Discovered
In Part I, I spoke humorously on the linguistic value of hashtags. I'd like to now go over why hashtags are useful for search on the Fediverse, and why global search is a bad idea.
Reply guys. That's it. End of blog p— Oh okay, okay!
I've noticed that there …
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Hashtags are Poetry
'Nuff said. End of blog post.
Ok, well...
The funny thing about hashtags on the Fediverse is that they're actually needed, and serve a very similar purpose to hashtags on Twitter (In Pace Requiescat).
When hashtags were first developed, Twitter had no search function (or built-in RTs, or images, for …
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My Every Day Carry, Part IV: So, I Kinda Helped to Start a Cult
In Part III, I discussed fountain pens, and how they revolutionized writing for me.
I thought I was done with my EDC series, until a toot from my FediFriend OrbitalMartian reminded me of one more every-day carry …
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My Every Day Carry, Part III: Fountain Pens are Awesome!
In Part II, I went over the items in my backpack. In this installment, I will talk about a single item in detail: fountain pens.
Growing up, I really disliked writing by hand. It was very uncomfortable, and my handwriting was extremely messy, to the point that my classmates would …
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My Every Day Carry, Part II: Backpack Edition
In Part I, I went over the items in my pockets. In this installment, I will go over the items in my backpack.
Yes, I'm milking the posts to try to catch up to my WritingMonth quota. Hush. 😄
Here's what's currently in my backpack:
Large items
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My Every Day Carry
My EDC is kind of boring, but sometimes even the most boring items have an interesting history.
I used to carry around a Photon Microlight, but haven't needed a pocket light since 2010, thanks to modern phones.
I also used to carry a mini Swiss Army Knife in my pocket …
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Why would you use Perl in 2024?
The rise and fall of the popularity of programming languages is fun to watch.
Quick disclaimer: I'm not a programmer. I've never held a programming job. I have been interested in programming as a hobby for several decades, and have written shell scripts as a part of my job in …
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Which Linux Distro *shouldn't* I pick, and why?
I enjoyed The Linux Cast's recent video tackling the perennially-debated question of "the best Linux" distro, and I wanted to present my own somewhat tongue-in-cheek version of a recommended Linux Distro List, but more like a dis-recommendation list.
So here are some distros I (kinda sorta) do not recommend …
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