Dan J

I love rediscovering an internet person I admired years ago...
As I tumble down the do everything in plain text rabbit hole, I came back across todo.txt yesterday, and was reminded Gina Trapani¹ created (co-created? popularized?) it. I looked her up, and came across her charming new blog. Added to the RSS reader! It’s also great inspiration for colour/design of my own ultra-minimal throwback website.
Is this the right way to link to a fediverse profile on Bluesky from here, or is there a better one? 🤔 ^[return]
→ 8:51 AM, Aug 28

Might be time to finally answer this question: how do I get micro posts back into my site, and how do I publish from my site to Micro.blog / the Fediverse?

→ 7:07 PM, Jun 13

Just came across this, and learned Bill Atkinson was the creator of HyperCard. I’m glad he stayed at Apple to finish it, because you can trace a straight line from me playing with HyperCard at a computer summer camp to my 20-year career in software development. RIP, Mr. Atkinson. ❤️

→ 6:18 PM, Jun 7

🎵Lana del Rey & The Weeknd are two of my favourite purveyors of melancholy melodrama. 🖤 open.spotify.com/track/1gZ…

→ 8:31 PM, May 10

It’s that magical time of year: the leaves have fallen from the trees, you realize how many companies have your email address, you spend all day tapping Unsubscribe links. 😌🍂

→ 4:12 PM, Nov 29

🎵 Hozier’s Work Song is both a sweet, slow love chant and also a terrifying premonition of undeath—it’s all there in the chorus. 🧟

→ 12:14 PM, Nov 2

When you pull out your phone like that, like a reflex

What is it you’re hoping to see?

→ 10:58 PM, Feb 21

Man, I never really got into Nick Cave, but I love The Red Hand Files.

→ 4:37 PM, Feb 21

The trick to eating an ice cream cone is, you’ve gotta be a little undignified.

→ 5:53 PM, Feb 10