BurgeonLab
BurgeonLab
Naty S
Naty's personal site, built with IndieWeb principles, is where she writes about tinkering with technology and hobbies. She likes to write how-to guides on things she's learnt and is passionate about open source, Hugo, online privacy, and self-hosting.
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My blog relies on SourceHut (aka sr.ht) Git repo and Builds (their continuous integration/CI, like GitHub Actions). They’ve been down for around two days and I couldn’t deploy my site to my static host, Bunny Storage (this is my...
If you follow me on Mastodon or read my recent weeknotes, w12 and w14, you may have noticed fellow blogger, Hyde at https://lazybea.rs has posted my collaboration post for his Over/Under interview series! A few friends have told me they...
WritingLast week I’ve written more than usual because Hyde has invited me to his long-standing interview series called Over/Under. I’m really honoured to be the 60th entry! Read it on Hyde’s blog and definitely check out the other...
WordPress PlaygroundWordPress released my.wordpress.net earlier this month and I only got round to testing it out. An in-browser WordPress sounds great for local testing and experimentation—great for tinkerers like me! I finally tested...
It’s my first time coming across another Chinese IndieWeb user! They are a digital art creator and blogs (in Simplified Chinese) about Japanese anime, art, and computer technology. V1sta made some IndieWeb 88x31 buttons and drew this...
After discovering TiddlyWiki from @jbaty, I went ahead to give FeatherWiki (a lightweight version of TW) a spin as a personal brain-dump bin. I really like how it’s just a lightweight, 58kb HTML file! I used it on Android but failed to...
Blogging ItchesAlthough I’ve been exclusively blogging with Hugo on BurgeonLab in the past four months (largely putting my first blog, Eclectic Passions and photography project on the back burner); I have been getting an itch to: Check...
A few months ago, @joelchrono asked me to collaborate on a post he was working on which involved sharing a game one would bring to a desert island. I realized I never cross-posted the submission on my own blog; so here’s a copy of it:...
What is LanguageToolLanguageTool (LT) is an open source proofreading service for over 30+ languages. It is an EU-funded project and I have been a fan for over a decade. It offers cloud services; a free basic plan that detects basic...
BackgroundNavigation menus, like top nav bars and footer menus, typically add an active CSS class to the current page’s link, providing visual feedback and highlights the page you’re currently on. This is a common user experience (UX)...
F1 Shanghai RaceAs a long time Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes fan (especially Toto), seeing the podium last weekend was amazing. I’m thrilled and delighted for Lewis finally getting his first Ferrari podium. Enjoyed Kimi getting his first...
I haven’t used Indiekit to post anything recently! Quick update on the blog: I’ve been busy working on my new Hugo theme redesign—learnt to use Git branches, forked the Anubis2 theme code so I could squash unused/overriding CSS rules,...
Contributing to Collaborative ProjectsDuring the HWC: Pacific event last week, Reilly mentioned a blogger called Molly White who writes about technology. I saw her photo and realized I watched her getting started guide on Wikipedia in...
Plumbing AchievementLast week, I tacked a leaking pull-out/sprayer-style kitchen tap at home. The cartridge/handle area had been leaking slightly for some time; but it got significantly worse last week when the handle stopped working...
CNYHappy Chinese New Year to you, my dear reader! It’s the Year of the Horse this year—may all of you be galloping to success (馬到功成), be full of vitality like a horse and dragon (龍馬精神), and to be in the forefront of what you do (一馬當先). 1...