Or: Why some posts are tools, some are evidence, and some are just interesting The Problem With Judging Things Here's a pattern that shows up everywhere: the way you measure something determines what you find valuable. If you judge fish by their ability to climb trees, all fish fail. If you judge squirrels by their … Continue reading On Method: How This Blog Works
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Boxing Time & Losing
Over the course of writing this blog, I've come to view writing as an important activity, like meditation. And like meditation, I find my motivation comes in fits and spurts. One thing I found helpful with this site is the "don't break the chain" method. Simply create the expectation and the space that you will … Continue reading Boxing Time & Losing
cafebedouin.org: 2022 Year in Review
Top 10 Most Viewed in 2022 Why Ergo? Forecasting a Cryptocurrency's Price Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor: Summary Installing LineageOS on a Samsung Device The Asshole Filter Mutt: Viewing Attachments / HTML via .mailcap and a Custom Fortune as a Signature in Mutt Installing Citrix Workplace on Ubuntu Linux A Quick Introduction to … Continue reading cafebedouin.org: 2022 Year in Review
Pseudonymity & cafebedouin
"These tensions are igniting an increasingly common desire to explore pseudonymity, shedding irl identity to move across the internet more freely. Importantly, pseudonymity is distinct from anonymity. Platforms like 4chan, where you cannot create a username, are anonymous. Platforms like Reddit, where you post under a consistent moniker, are pseudonymous. A pseudonym can garner history … Continue reading Pseudonymity & cafebedouin
Programming Note: WordPress Scheduling
The secret to publishing something good every day is to get ahead, find more interesting stuff and stack it ahead of schedule. This way you don't feel like you have to post every day, because you don't. On the other hand, WordPress has a bit of a janky scheduling function that likes to default back … Continue reading Programming Note: WordPress Scheduling
You Have My Deepest Sympathy
A year? Are you sure you aren't a masochist?
cafebedouin.org: 2019 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2020
In 2019, I posted 931 entries, all post views were up to +14,000 views by +9,000 visitors to cafebedouin.org, roughly three times the level of last year. Most of the views are concentrated either on the main page or the most popular posts: Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor: SummaryMutt on OpenBSD & Linux: … Continue reading cafebedouin.org: 2019 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2020
cafebedouin.org: 2018 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2019
"In 2018, I would also like to get back to more original content. I'm thinking it would be good to post something original once a week, but spread it across different forms: poetry, essays, drawing, photography and so forth. Maybe also do more brief commentary of 250 words or less, sketches of story ideas or … Continue reading cafebedouin.org: 2018 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2019
cafebedouin.org: 2017 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2018
I started blogging on January 1, 2017. I was inspired by Don Joyce of Negativland and Over the Edge to "start your own show", to have a creative outlet where it becomes possible to explore ideas and different creative directions. I was also coming across other posts like "Everyone Should Blog" that helped reenforce the … Continue reading cafebedouin.org: 2017 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2018
Get Your Own Show!
"'Over The Edge' would never have achieved its present level of adeptness if it had not had years to develop. This aspect has allowed not only the perfection of techniques, but also evolving practices such as subtle but fruitful themes which would never occur as anyone's first choice, returning casts of characters, regular 'features', a … Continue reading Get Your Own Show!
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