Hello, from Obsidian

I spent a couple hours this morning trying to post from Tinderbox to Ghost. I was partially successful, but it wasn't easy, and getting it the rest of the way will be painful. Just for kicks, I looked for how to do it in Obsidian, and immediately found

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

What if I made Hugo my daily notes blog and left Ghost for “real” posts? You see what’s happening, right? I want a static website, but I don’t want to deal with managing a static website, so instead of just bucking up and making a decision, I use

I have neither reduced, nor simplified

At the beginning of 2024, I had grand plans to Reduce & Simplify. I was also determined to use what I have. I've done neither of those things. It's November. I tried for a while. Or rather, I tried a bunch of different times, which had

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Notes for today Still deciding whether to post my daily journals here or over on daily.baty.net. I prefer them over there, but everyone I've asked says they'd rather I posted everything here. I get the all-in-one-place benefits, but then my blog ends up looking

Fun with software today

I had fun today exploring my options for a browser-based workflow.

Adding an :ID: property to Org-mode files in directory

I wanted to add an :ID: property to several hundred files, but only if one didn't already exist. I cheated and asked ChatGPT for help. It helped.

Adding an Edit link to Ghost posts

How I added a subtle link to edit the current page or post in Ghost.

Floating images in Ghost

There is no built-in method in Ghost for floating an image and having text flow around it. It's a significant omission, and one which they say is "too hard" and have no plans to change. OK fine, I'll do it myself. I found a

Roll-185 (Canon AE-1 Program HP5)

The Canon AE-1 Program was my first real camera. Unfortunately, I no longer own that original from 1982, so I bought another one in 2013. It's not a great camera, but it works. I like to put a roll through it now and then.