/about

Let's talk about what was used to build this website. This website is built with Middleman. There is a tiny amount of JavaScript to power some image loading because I wanted to learn some more TypeScript and needed a small task to tinker on.

There are no analytics or third-party tracking scripts. I have downloaded some Google Fonts and host them along with the website files.

The website is currently hosted on Cloudflare pages, however it will move back to my own VM at Digital Ocean as time allows. I use Gitea in my homelab to manage my git repositories.

I am trying to make neovim my primary text editor. I much prefer to use a full featured IDE for code editing like Jetbrains tools, specifically PHPStorm, RubyMine, GoLand, and WebStorm.

Obsidian is my preferred note-taking app.

My daily driver is System76 Thelio desktop running Pop!_OS. $dayjob happens on a Macbook Pro.

Okay but why though?

Why do anything? Because it's there. And it is fun. And because the Internet can be a source of good. The internet is more than the corporate web, it is a platform where we, regular people, can share ideas and learn and grow, freely and without restriction. Free from algorithms telling us what to think and what to like. You can build your own website and own your own data. It can also be a messy and ugly process. My website is messy and I am proud of it regardless.

Your own website is also a place to play and tinker (better here than in prod). This website has been rebuilt countless times because it is geniuinely a fun thing to do. Building a website is educational. I have learned deeply about various content management systems, web development, web frameworks, building, testing, deploying, and serving websites.

Finally, it's just my home on the web, a tiny slice and view of what is going on in my world, for those that may be interested. A place from which to yell into the void.

Okay but who am I?

Just a dude who thinks the old internet was pretty fucking good and that sees it's possible to bring parts of it back.

I am a recovering consumer. An artist. A person who is trying to live the good life.