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Notices by Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no), page 7

  1. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Monday, 15-Oct-2018 15:23:14 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • maiki
    For the last couple of days I have been playing around and building a website. I am not sure why it is just what I do sometimes. I have been pondering your question of "why build a website?" today in light of my little bit of ludibrum.

    All of these probably fall under your category of "useful to the user" but here are a few that I came up with:

    - Because I can
    - I have something to say
    - I have something to show
    - Personal vanity
    -
    ...

    Wow! as I typed that I realised that those three are the sum of why I am building this site. I wanted to make a point that this website can work offline (which is showing something), demonstrating skills (which again is showing), talking about what *I* (vs Facebook) want to talk about (which is telling), and of course, showing off my skills is in the personal vanity question.

    Ultimately I think you answered your question perfectly. You build a website because it is useful to someone even if that someone is just the author or members of his cult
    In conversation Monday, 15-Oct-2018 15:23:14 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  2. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 21:32:42 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • maiki
    Useful for people is a good reason to me, even if I am the only one who receives value from the site. It seems to me that if you have nothing of value to send along (even if it is just fancy css or js for the lorem ipsum) then it might be a good idea to not bother with the effort. Then the question becomes what is the value of this?
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 21:32:42 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  3. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 21:24:33 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • maiki
    Gentlemen... I am having trouble finding the man's postings contrasting the hyperlinks of the past and the stream of today. I will try some more but he makes some real interesting points.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 21:24:33 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  4. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:39:50 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • maiki
    I followed a bunch of links and ended up at the man's website. I'll see if I can find that
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:39:50 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  5. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:38:11 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • maiki
    I think this is where my search for this guy started--- https://gnusocial.no/url/1103688
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:38:11 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink

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    1. Iran's blogfather: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are killing the web
      from the Guardian
      Hossein Derakhshan was imprisoned by the regime for his blogging. On his release, he found the internet stripped of its power to change the world and instead serving up a stream of pointless social trivia
  6. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:22:27 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • maiki
    @maiki I like your point about view-source and learning how to code from that. The "web" is a disaster at this time. I think "the point" right now should be for normal people to reclaim the web and maybe make it closer to what it was. I read an interesting article not too long ago by the "Father of Iranian Blogging" who returned to the web after a few years in an Iranian prison and said that the web has lost it's web-ness. Corporate silos have taken over and you don't ever really leave their sites or what "they" want you to see. I think that individual people building websites is a good idea. Forget all the platforms! Sit at the computer. open a text editor and pound out a website or twenty! I don't know maybe I am babbling, but I have just spent an our doing just that on gitlab...
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:22:27 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  7. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:13:02 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    in reply to
    • Algernon Whistlewright
    @whistlewright I should probably have said that I changed my gitlab username to whistlewright. It is at https://gitlab.com/whistlewright or whatever the format is over there
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:13:02 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink

    Attachments

    1. James D Morgan
      from GitLab
      GitLab.com
  8. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:10:12 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    I am cheating. Gitlab has a built-in IDE and I am using it from a web browser. I feel so icky and kind of dirty.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:10:12 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  9. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:08:42 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Right now I am just working away at a simple "blog" webpage, even though I have no real intention of going back to blogging.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:08:42 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  10. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:07:34 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Renamed my gitlab repo to whistlewright and I am trying to figure out how to use it. Odd to say but it works a little differently than giuthub did.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 20:07:34 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  11. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:44:30 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    It has been an interesting change in our thought process to see that God (Or nature, or the world, or whatever term doesn't offend your sensibilities) provides what we actually need to live and that everything above that is gravy. If I was set-up properly we could get all of our water needs met for free (and I live in a desert) and there is more than enough food floating around that only requires some work to get it to the table.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:44:30 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  12. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:36:30 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    I can not say that we are successful off-gridders. I can not say that we are anywhere near self-sufficient. If I didn't have a job last year or this year we would have starved. But it is a good feeling to know that we can provide a good portion of our food even from our urban farm.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:36:30 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  13. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:34:26 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Today high temperature was 84 degrees. Tomorrow's high is predicted to be 44. Ahead of this massive drop we harvested our tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant, etc and moved our herbs that are in planters indoors. We have the good fortune of of having "volunteer" basil growing all over the estate. We harvested all of that and plucked the leaves for drying. I bet we over a pound of basil drying right now.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:34:26 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  14. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:33:03 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Algernon Whistlewright deleted notice {{tag:gnusocial.no,2018-10-14:noticeId=4234284:objectType=note}}.
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 18:33:03 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  15. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 15:49:58 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Learned about Gauchito Gil last night in an episode of #RiverMonsters. He is now a "folk saint" in something called "folk Catholicism." Kind of a neat story though.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauchito_Gil
    In conversation Sunday, 14-Oct-2018 15:49:58 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  16. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Friday, 12-Oct-2018 21:16:26 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Just saw Wade on #RiverMonsters eat some hákarl. It sounds disgusting and Anthony Bourdain said it was the most disgusting thing he's ever eaten. Got to admit I am curious. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hákarl
    In conversation Friday, 12-Oct-2018 21:16:26 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  17. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:47:34 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Oh cool... Wade is going from Scotland to #Iceland chasing clues about Nessie. I'd love to go there someday. #RiverMonsters
    In conversation Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:47:34 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  18. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:41:11 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    Urquhart Castle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urquhart_Castle
    In conversation Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:41:11 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  19. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:37:51 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    The Wikipedia article on Nessie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster
    In conversation Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:37:51 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
  20. Algernon Whistlewright (whistlewright@gnusocial.no)'s status on Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:23:21 EDT Algernon Whistlewright Algernon Whistlewright
    • INACTIVE
    Hopefully someday soon I'll have some time to help you out. Afraid that for the time being I am just following vidcommons on my Mastodon acct. I need to follow them on Hubzilla and here on gnusocial
    In conversation Friday, 12-Oct-2018 20:23:21 EDT from gnusocial.no permalink
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