Another interesting session, but I slacked and didn't take notes on the spot 😱 Sometimes, you want to enjoy the conversation. Let's see what I remember!
RSS feeds, RSS readers, we love to talk about them. Alistair and myself discussed variations on the reader theme, with people at the centre, ebook versions, and reusing old devices to make reading the internet into a focused leisure activity.
Work on our websites? Small progress, big ideas 😅
- Greyson wants to bring CodePen experiments into his website, maybe with attached blog posts—which means adding a writing section next to his photography.
- Alistair is thinking about adding a small map-based game. Maybe a Minesweeper variant? They are all the rage these days, see Dragonsweeper and Tetrisweeper 💣️
- I'm looking at my code and want to replace those
<div role="..."> from a decade ago with modern HTML <main>, <nav>, etc. which would cause a cascade (ah!) of CSS changes. I tip-toe and trying to avoid the Full Redesign Syndrome™.
How do you focus on web or writing work? Some favourite strategies: make them leisure instead of work, find a place outside, switch off the internet. Offline documentation can help: software like Zeal or Dash.
How do we advertise HWC Edinburgh beyond word-of-mouth? The OpenTechCalendar faded around Covid times, should we explore Mastodon and other fresh social media?
Finally, a wild writing session appears on the calendar! See you on Tuesday 15th of July.