Yarmo - meta

Added /now, /feeds, /uses

2020-06-21T00:54:10+00:00

My website now has dedicated /now</a>, /feeds and /uses pages, inspired by several trends in blogging. A new /friends</a> (or something similar) will follow soon!

Website is now open source!

2020-06-11T16:09:40+00:00

It's finally here: the source code of this website</a> on my selfhosted gitea instance. It was delayed because, even though the current codebase does not contain secret keys or passwords, this has been the case in the past and the git history is easily searchable. I have deleted the old git project and started afresh.

From now on, the source code and the drone CI/CD pipelines</a> that go with the website are all open and available. This should make the content on the website more trustworthy as you can now review the code that generated the content. It is also my belief that the open-sourcing of this website is beneficial to all including myself: it gives you a chance to see the inner workings and perhaps pick up a trick or two, and if you see a blatant mistake, bad coding practices or other errors, I trust you will let me know</a>.

Enjoy and thanks for taking the time to be here :)

A new Projects section

2020-05-23T22:51:43+00:00

#100DaysToOffload >> 2020-05-23 >> 024/100</code>

I've added a new Projects</a> section to my personal website, the new home for projects I'm either still thinking of doing or actually developing, As these projects will be open-source, so will my preparation for them.

The benefit of doing this is that when you look around and see a project you like or have experience with, I would love for you to contact me</a> to work together.

As of today, there are only two projects listed, I have more in my head which I will write down over the coming days.



A place for notes
2020-05-12T22:57:59+00:00
#100DaysToOffload >> 2020-05-12 >> 017/100</code></p>
The #100DaysToOffload challenge</h2>
Participating in the #100DaysToOffload is fun and encourages to think less and do more when it comes to blogging. That last part both sounds good and bad.</p>
It's good because more content is actually published, it discourages one to keep a post in a "draft" status for an indeterminate amount of time and, well you know how that goes, the post never gets published. It teaches you a habit of working in a permanent cycle of thinking, writing, posting and moving on to the next cycle.</p>
But the drawback is two-fold. Content quality can be diminished. I have noticed I'm not always content with the phrasing of certain sentences. I also regularly get reminded that a post lacks certain disclaimers or counter-arguments to the main rationale.</p>
The other issue I'm currently facing is flooding. I see my personal website as having a professional utility as well: I'd like to point potential employers to my blog so that they can get a real sense of how I think and what I am good at. Administering a homelab, keeping DNS records, thinking about social structures on the internet, etc. I'd like for that "long-form" content not to be drowned out by waves of "short-form" posts because of a challenge.</p>
The solution</h2>
I considered tags and though I definitely need them, they are not the solution. The default view would still contain all the posts. Also, I'm not looking forward to making a RSS feed based on (excluding) tags.</p>
Inspired by Kev</a> and a discussion with Ali Murteza Yesil</a> (thanks again :D), I've decided to implement a notes</a> section meant to contain all the short-form posts. Random thoughts go in the notes</a>, elaborate thoughts go in the blog</a>. A separate RSS feed will be implemented very soon. A note could also be a link to a blog post.</p>
Continuing the challenge</h2>
I will continue the challenge with posts being either a blog post or a note. I will, however, refrain from posting every day. Some days are devoid of post-worthy thoughts, some days do not allow for proper writing time. I will not write notes in advance, that defeats the purpose of the challenge.</p>
I'm already noticing benefits from participating: I take more time to write, I post more and that leads to me having more interesting discussions. I am thankful for its existence but will also adapt my participation to my lifestyle and schedule.</p>
Update 2022-05-03</h2>
I'm removing the notes section in favor of the #short</a> tag. All posts short and long are available in the /blog</a> section.</p>

Yarmo - meta

Added /now, /feeds, /uses

Website is now open source!

A new Projects section

A place for notes

The solution</h2> I considered tags and though I definitely need them, they are not the solution. The default view would still contain all the posts. Also, I'm not looking forward to making a RSS feed based on (excluding) tags.</p>

Update 2022-05-03</h2> I'm removing the notes section in favor of the #short</a> tag. All posts short and long are available in the /blog</a> section.</p>

Update 2022-05-03</h2>
I'm removing the notes section in favor of the #short</a> tag. All posts short and long are available in the /blog</a> section.</p>