A long time ago, I was pretty tuned into what was happening in the content management world in general and with blogging in particular. At the time, my job involved building publishing and editorial systems, and my hobby was building web content management systems, into which a blogging engine fit neatly. Fast forward twenty-five years—through the social media boom, the shift away from personal websites, and the backlash against social media platforms—and it feels like we’re coming full circle. Additionally, I’ve started on a full rewrite of that old but kept-up-to-date blogging engine.

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Last night, my friend Jody passed away. If you didn't know Jody, you missed out, so let me share with you a little bit about him.

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New phone, who dis?

Seriously, it has been a lifetime since I posted here, and nearly two years longer than that since I did a "year in books" post. In the lifetime and two years since that last time, I'm still tracking what I read in Goodreads (though I'm looking for alternatives if you have suggestions) and I'm still participating in Goodreads' annual reading challenge. For 2023, my reading goal was 26 books, which I hit in July, finishing the year with an additional eleven books for a total of 37.

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I believe it takes no effort or brain power to help spread the disinformation of the president and his sycophants, especially when your only sources for "news" are the networks and websites who actively help spread, and in some cases create that disinformation.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux doesn’t automatically mount removable drives, which has long been a source of frustration for me. I want to leave a note to myself with my findings. If this helps anyone else, even better!

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