Not another "How I set up this web site" post

2022-02-17

Everyone seems to have a "how I set up my web site" post. This site's a work in progress, anyway, and I don't expect it to be finished any time soon.

Why have a weblog?

I've been writing down thoughts and notes in a private TiddlyWiki. It's better than post-its when it comes to keeping my desk clean, but private notes are not far from a raw brain dump.

A weblog, by being public, is between private notes and polished writing: it's a way to push myself to write a bit better. (This holds even if no-one actually reads it.)

Expect uneven quality and themes. It's a web log, after all, not a collection of essays.