There's a simplicity to the Ode blogging system that is lacking in almost everything else out there. I say this as I test a static blogging system that is bringing in about 100 dependencies right now. https://ode.io/home/
Brave and DuckDuckGo Partner to Improve Privacy on the Web | Brave.com https://brave.com/brave-and-duckduckgo-partner-to-improve-privacy-on-the-web/
Samsung is the latest OEM to unlock FM chips in new phones | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/samsung-will-start-unlocking-fm-radio-chips-in-new-phones/
We’d love to link you to this website but it’s impossible | The Outline https://theoutline.com/post/2855/we-d-love-to-link-you-to-this-website-but-it-s-impossible
Don't rely on \r \n in your regexes. I have based a couple on the files having Windows-style endings, and I'm now realizing that text editors can change all endings automatically when you open up a document. Endings of \r\n can become \n if the editor is set that way.
Why the office needs a typewriter revolution | Low-Tech Magazine http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/11/why-the-office-needs-a-typewriter-revolution.html
Improving ourselves to death | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/improving-ourselves-to-death
Dropbox Files Confidentially for U.S. IPO - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-11/dropbox-is-said-to-file-confidentially-for-initial-offering
I tried Debian 9.3 with GNOME (and non-free firmware). Smooth sailing with usual exception of tweaks for my HD (1920x1080) screen. Apps fare worse than the desktop. After scaling things up, fonts don't look so good. Once Ubuntu "fixes" their 17.10 ISO, I need to try it.
With ingestible pill, you can track fart development in real time on your phone | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/with-ingestible-pill-you-can-track-fart-development-in-real-time-on-your-phone/
Microsoft halts AMD Meltdown and Spectre patches after reports of unbootable PCs - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/9/16867068/microsoft-meltdown-spectre-security-updates-amd-pcs-issues
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This is my Updates archive of social-media-style posts. My main sites can be found here and here.
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This site is dedicated to social-media-style updates. For longer pieces, see links to my main sites above. In this microblog, I am using a command-line script written in Ruby to feed this site and my Fediverse account on Mastodon.
In February 2026, I fixed this microblog and changed my configuration in the blogPoster script so I could start posting to it again. Even though I'm a regular Fediverse user, I see some value in keeping my own microblog in this simple form. It's basically a blog that can be easily fed and which doesn't show post titles (though every post does have a title, the blog HTML hides them).Goals in 2026
I'd like to begin work on a new blog-posting GUI app that makes it easy to write and post to a Hugo or Zola blog. I have sites using both static site generators, but the Zola site is where I'm writing these days.
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You're seeing this blog, powered by Ode, through the magic of the Perl programming language and the Common Gateway Interface. Also involved: the Apache web server and Linux operating system.
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Ode does not use a database to store content. Instead, every entry exists on the web server as a "flat" text file.
Counter: Thanks to Rob Reed for the Ode system that runs this blog as well as his help on the Counter addin that provides the post-count feature seen above.
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The Ode project website has been down for some time, but you can find what's left of the user base at Gitter.
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