Hello and Welcome!

Hi, I'm Alan.

I've been running my site for a couple decades. There's a bunch here, but you caught me in the middle of rebuilding and the main link list isn't redone yet. Here's a few hand-picked posts that'll give you an idea of what it's about in the mean time.

My Django Notes - I've started using Django to build a personal "new tab page" for my browser. This is where I'm putting my notes. It's mainly copy/paste boilerplate code right now. I'll fill in more details on the specifics of how things work over time.
Why I Built Neopoligen - The reasons I designed my own markdown file format replacement and built a website builder for it
The AI Ouroboros - Thinking about how AI eating itself
Photoshop and Lightroom get alt text editing - This is great. You can now add and edit image alt text directly in photoshop and lightroom. If we can get the social networks on board this will be a huge benefit to folks who use assistive tech
The Clicky Sound - I discovered I have bipolar disorder at the end of 2017. It started with a manic episode that sent me to the psych ward. It was followed by two years of bipolar depression that landed me back there for my own safety. This is the first thing I wrote when I was finally recovered enough to start making things again
How Computers Work: The 1s And 0s - Starting with a light switch, this post shows the basics of how computers work. It all comes down to 1s and 0s
How To Grow Your Digital Garden With Sub-Domains - I was struggling with my website. I kept wanting to do things, but the framework I was using added so much friction I rarely made progress. Then, I had an idea. What about sub-domains...
Thoughts On Digital Gardens In 2024 - A big part of the reason I wrote my own website builder was to make it easier to experiment with my site. I don't tend to think of it as a "digital garden" these days, but I still like the term and it's a good framing for thinking about the work that goes into a site
My links page ↗ - this is a collection of projects I've worked on in the past. Most of the projects are built on sub-domains which I was using for my digital garden a few years ago. (The goal is to get most things moved here over time now that I have a website builder that's easier to use)

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