Lifestream

So it has come to this.

Jan-Lukas Else recently asked the Hacker News community why most of them don't have blogs, and published his thoughts on their answers to his own blog. The conversation was interesting and got me thinking about my own motivations for maintaining this site.

The first thing that stands out for me in the responses is the number of people who said that they quit blogging because they didn't have any readers. It was more than I expected. I don't think I fully realized how important readership was to some people in the technical community, probably because I think can safely say that it's not of great importance to me.

Read more »

Did you know that the word "Westmount" comes from the Greek meaning "land of houses that Desmond will never own"? :P

It ends. Finally.

I love how comiccon isn't cancelled, it's just "postponed" until next year.

Carrot cake, cut through

First time making carrot cake. And first time doing a crumb coat! Most of my previous caves have been simpler ones like pound cake, with no frosting.

Not a good week. https://xkcd.com/2293/

Hey everyone! I made roasted potatoes that were actually crispy!

Easter brunch with creme egg donut from local fancy donut shop :)

It continues

If you've read my previous articles on the IndieWeb, you might be forgiven for thinking that its members are, by and large, loners who keep to themselves.

Consider the concept of a "like", for example. On a site like Twitter, a like is an action you perform against another person's content; you click the heart icon next to someone's tweet, and the like counter for that tweet goes up. It's an implicit connection between two people - the one who did the liking and the one who received it.

Read more »

It begins

And here is a picture of my cat in a box. You are welcome. @FyreByrde

Cats and boxes, amirite?

First time making split pea soup!

Remember when outside wasn't dangerous? Good times.

I am really not sure what my street is going to look like in 6 months.

Saw Trevor Noah doing the Daily Show from his apartment and holy shit why is it that this is what makes me more anxious than literally anything else?

I cannot imagine what it would be like to self-quarantine without the Internet. Or maybe I just don't want to.

Not crowded at Canadian Tire today. Lacking subtext, I have to say I don't hate it.

I think I'm more afraid of societal breakdown then I am of actually getting infected with the Corona virus.

Leche Desserts makes me happy

One of the themes that crops up again and again in the IndieWeb community is that your personal domain, with its attendant website, should form the nexus of your online existence. Of course, people can and do maintain separate profiles on a variety of social media platforms, but these should be subordinate to the identity represented by your personal website, which remains everyone's one-stop-shop for all things you and the central hub out of which your other identities radiate.

Part of what this means in practice is that your domain should function as a kind of universal online passport, allowing you to sign in to various services and applications simply by entering your personal URL.

Read more »

Watching Paradise Lost! #CentaurTheatre