Testing out a new post type for @TIL with this post for Micro Camp.
What do you think; link-blogging on Today I Learned?
Testing out a new post type for @TIL with this post for Micro Camp.
What do you think; link-blogging on Today I Learned?
Tried to make an OPML file. Yet another thing the iPad can’t do as easily as a computer.
Maybe one of the reasons RSS doesn’t seem to be as popular as we would like is because we’re all hiding the link for the feed.
Now that I’m getting to grips with Micro.blog theming it would be a good time to make a move on that Working Group idea I mentioned a while ago.
Better understanding of Micro.blog templates and Hugo means that @TIL has had its first design-based updates that I was able to batch together. 👀
The Micro.blog template editor update from… uh, last year?… is so much better than the before times. I think it’s even helping me to gain a basic understanding of how Hugo works.
iA Writer -> Library -> “til” folder -> New Folder
-> “design”
I’ve been thinking of ways to use Micro.blog’s granular URL structure for pages for quite some time.
Today I’m finally able to publish the result: New structure for the Links directory via @TIL 😎
Home Screen: August, 2021
Deleting apps from my phone and it feels so so good. 10/10 would recommend
Looking at @pratik’s photos as they go by and super jealous not only of the magnificent shots but also the offline break. 🙌
Pinch-to-zoom should be universally available on the iPad, in every single app, no matter what part of the app you are in.
Yesterday was a good day for @TIL:
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I wish I was doing more for Micro Camp. Even so @TIL is continuing with… renewed energy. 👀
Ok. Posts done for the day on @TIL. Time to go for a walk.
I’ve put the link to the Unofficial Micro.blog Discord back up into my blog’s menu.
If you’re making something for Micro Camp and would like a channel for talking to other folks involved, just let me know!
(@-reply on Micro.blog or email: simon@today-i-learned.net)
Reminder that your average popular tech podcaster is likely to dismiss ideas such as Micro.blog because they are mostly interested in using the social web as a tool to make money.
Some of them will be honest about this.
During my recent break I watched Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Ghibli is a dream factory.
The first iPhone without a Home button was discontinued 3 years ago.
One way to fix Safari is to stop making phablets.
Now back to Google Maps for the next couple of years. 🙃
Couple updates:
… turns out things aren’t as overwhelming as I had thought. 🤦♂️
This hiatus is turning into a break that is less about doing less and more about deciding on exactly what to do.
It might be a part-hiatus. 🤔
Regarding Today I Learned:
The project is currently on hiatus (covered in the latest update). Whilst part of the reason for this is good (the aforementioned move), there is also a negative motivation; my work is currently unsustainable.
What I mean is that I lack the hardware and software to both maintain and grow Today I learned, and have no way to gain those resources. These include but are not limited to:
The greater access to these tools, the sooner I can push my ideas into full production across the project.
Whilst this issue might be resolved in the near future (as a result of the move), it is also possible that the change to my family’s life will be so significant that there will be no room at all. Even if I were to be in a much better position to work on Today I Learned, it offers no immediate and obvious route for either earning money directly or in the near future; any potential path for advancing my career ambitions seems to point to a long-term result. There is a great deal of uncertainty here.
I could gain the necessary resources but still choose to put an end to Today I Learned. In this instance I would instead do everything needed to attain paid work of a similar kind (independent, remote, maybe on the web) and use a combination of the existing published work of Today I Learned and the plans that are currently WIP as proof of my abilities in pursuit of said work. On top of that I would also continue to work on other, less ambitious ideas to beef up my body of work.
Given the limited space for me to do this kind of work, to do any sort of work, the time has come for me to make a decision. I am ready to take the next step with regard to ambitions beyond my work as a carer and home-maker. Now the question remains:
Continue with Today I Learned or commit to work in which resources are guaranteed?