I read an incredibly well written blog post this evening by Moxie Marlinspike titled "Career Advice". It provided just that, but also some real insight into what you should strive for before you settle into a career. It's been awhile since I've read something that really resonated with me.
Ever since I can remember, I've always had an interest in tech. This interest has evolved over the years and has taken me pretty far, all things considering. I remember being around 15 years old and building my first computer in my parents basement. It was the first time of many that I would be doing such a thing. Nowadays, building a computer isn't nearly as straightforward, but that's not really the point of this article.
The reason I bring this up is because I've gotten to a point where my systems are so disorganized distributed that it's become hard to keep track of what's where.
I wrote an article last year about how the chase is better than the catch. I still consider this to be true, although I reference it not to rehash the points written in that article. Rather, I'm referencing it because in the context of domains, it can easily become an expensive lesson.
Analytics has been something that I've had mixed feelings about for as long as I've been aware of them. I understand the obvious benefits that come from having them in place. I also understand the privacy implications that come from having them in place. For me personally, I generally block as much analytics and telemetry as I can.
However, because I see the appeal in having them, I wanted to setup my own to understand them a bit better. I figured that if I setup my own on my own personal sites, it would give me a better idea of how they work. The sites I run are all visited by me, except my portfolio, which is public (not sure how much traffic that one is currently getting, but I'll find out now).
If I spend enough time on this post, it will go sideways quick, so I'll keep it brief(ish).
Good employees quit for a lot of reasons, and in most cases, it has nothing to do with salary. They want to be appreciated, recognized, given the opportunity to grow, work on something exciting, etc. There are so many more things that good employees strive for, but what they don't strive for is becoming stagnant.
This article will be a quick write-up on my static website hosting on Cloudflare Pages, also known as Jamstack.
I realized only within the last few days that it's not particularly easy to migrate my documentation if the opportunity were to arise. To take stock, I have my full set of documentation with the following services/apps:
Although I have my documentation in a number of locations, it's not particularly easy to export all of it into Markdown, which is the format I want all my documentation to exist in. It's not that all the above don't support markdown to some degree, but rather that the export process is cumbersome.
This article will describe the challenges of each service/app, along with the current state of my documentation.
Since my son was born, my wife and I have been taking what seems like an endless stream of photos and videos, all of which are backed up to Google Photos. This has been great as it's seamless and easy to distribute to family members. So what's the problem?
This is going to be a pretty long post as the project has span almost an entire week. I think in order to understand where I am today, it's worth knowing where I started.
Having a structured life has always been something I've craved and consistently done well under. I have routines that I follow very closely, but also I feel better when my life is organized and planned. When I don't have a routine, it shows, and I don't do well for long without one.