A short story on gun violence and fascism.

#CharlieKirk #GunViolence #Fascism #FAFO

Those “we’ve updated our privacy policy” notifications feel like a trap. And who has time to read every sentence in every one of them? And even if we do, most of us aren’t attorneys, making them nebulous anyway.

Thankfully, @Em0nM4stodon has your back with this guide on what to look for.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/03/red-and-green-privacy-flags/

#Privacy #PrivacyPolicies #RedFlags #InfoSec #WatchingTheWatchers

@mkj that’s weird about Hugo. I looked at it, but passed form some reason that I can’t recall. Maybe because I don’t know anything about Go.

I have been using Middleman for as long as I can remember. Just for regular sites. But I don’t like their blog setup. And there was a bug with something I wanted to do. So that’s how I landed with Jekyll. Which is working great so far.

So I relaunched my blog again. This time I’m hosting it myself. Never again with third-party platforms.

My bad experiences with Medium and @write_as led me here, to my own Jekyll solution.

My very first article published with this system talks about the journey and why this decision matters.

(Also, I have finally resolved to calling it a blog.)

https://markwrites.io/i-should-have-self-hosted-to-begin-with/

#Writing #Publishing #Design #Development #Accessibility #Blog

When I was giving a lecture in Wellington a while back, I missed my daughter’s soccer match. I wanted to know how it went. This is the conversation we had.

9 years old, y’all. Sassy af. She’s 16 now and nothing has changed.

#Parenting #Kids #Sass #Funny #Humor

An ADHD story…

I spent most of my life thinking I was incapable of being a human. Until 9 months ago when I received my diagnosis.

That alone was life changing. Just knowing who and why I am. Then I got some meds. I don’t have words to describe how helpful this has been.

I’m now 2 weeks into everyone being out of my meds. I’m all over the place with no focus.

1. That reliance is scary
2. ADHD is no joke
3.

#ADHD #Neurodivergent #NeuroSpicy #MentalHealth