First post to a new blog!
Now comes the hard part… what do I make it all about? I guess coming up with that isn’t terribly difficult since the purpose of this site/blog is to publish interests of mine, and I have a lot of interests.
I could easily just publish on X, but I wanted a space that I almost fully control (I say “almost” because I still have a cloud service provider and domain provider that I don’t control). A blog/CMS site allows me to control the look of it, the content is absolutely not filtered, and I can build structure with menus/dropdowns/links/media wherever I want to place it. This isn’t possible on a site like X.
I have a lot of favorite topics, interests, and hobbies that I I like to focus on, so most my content will be quite random. This is where categories and tagging will come in handy! Some of the things I hope to create some posts about include:
- Technology – Linux, AI imagery, home automation, scripting, Python, servers, cloud computing/infrastructure, gaming, home PC building, retro-computing, soldering/electronics, DIY projects, lithium-ion cell projects, solar
- Automotive – electric cars, classic cars, cheap cars, quirky cars, automotive Youtubers
- Land Research – historical land use, records, deeds, plats, aerial/satellite photography, topography, 3D land imagery, rural exploration/urbex
- Music – saxophones, sheet music, music theory, electronic music/trackers, retro music/chiptunes, Spotify playlists, genres, instruments
- Firearms – handguns, shotguns, rifles, concealed carry, shooting range, scopes, air-powered handguns
- Art – 3D artwork, bitmap artwork/editing, traditional artwork, AI-generated art, memes
I have decided that some topics I have an interest in will not be on this site. These are things I will occasionally post about on X, but I’d like to keep this kind of content off this site to avoid divisive topics that just cause arguments, negativity, or cause me trouble with my coworkers/employer. I usually keep my place of employment hidden online, but I am actually proud of where I work and think it would be nice to occasionally post about the great work we’re doing there.
I probably won’t be enabling comments on this site either. This is mostly to avoid having to deal with bots/spam, and also because I really don’t have any interest in this site becoming a two-way discussion forum where I need to moderate content from people. I will be avoiding topics like: religion, politics, social identity, political correct/incorrectness, flat-earth theory, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, and whether or not pineapple should be on pizza.
That seems like enough “hello world” material. Alright then… off we go!