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ldstephens
A weblog by ldstephens. This is my little corner of the web where I share whatever’s on my mind: stories, random thoughts, and the occasional rant.
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June 28, 2025 John Gruber Having an ignorant conspiracy nut lead the Department of Health and Human Services is angering and worrisome, to say the least. But it’s also incredibly frustrating, because Donald Trump himself isn’t an anti-vaxxer. In fact, one of the few great achievements of the first Trump...
June 4, 2025 I’ve used BBEdit on and off over the years. Remember TextWrangler? It’s never been my primary Markdown writing app, though I’ve always wanted it to be. I was accustomed to apps like iA Writer, Typora, MarkEdit, and Ulysses—all of which come with built-in keyboard shortcuts for common Markdown syntax: ⌘B...
May 31, 2025 Hey friends, when I'm looking for an answer or doing research, I rarely use Google anymore. I've been using ChatGPT instead. Depending on what I'm after, it can take forever to dig through Google results to find what I need. ChatGPT just gets to the point. ChatGPT also learns about me. It knows I use...
May 17, 2025 I've always done Time Machine backups every Friday, which is fine for most things. But when it comes to the 11ty project for this blog, I wanted something more frequent. I make changes throughout the week, and if I break something, I want to be able to restore from a recent backup. So, I decided to...
April 28, 2025 Patrick Rhone But your body, once it’s done, it’s done. So, it’s even more important to use and maintain it as well as you can, for as long as you can. Because it’s irreplaceable. So, put the best fuel (food) in it you can. Make sure that fuel is clean and high-quality (organic, sustainable, balanced,...
April 26, 2025 Some advice if you’re starting a blog for the first time (or it’s been awhile): Share your thoughts on whatever. You’re a blogger, not an opinion columnist in the washington post. Change your mind! Write about why you changed your mind! Write however you want. Run-on sentences. Weird grammar. Write in...
April 26, 2025 My old chair was plastic, and the left support piece that connects the back to the seat broke. I lived with it for a couple of months because I was too lazy to look for a new one. On Friday, I finally decided to get off my ass and get a replacement. I knew what I wanted and asked ChatGPT for...
April 21, 2025 Some quick thoughts on the future of the iPad. Since the iPad launched in 2010, it's been the go-to device for kids. It's safe, simple, great for games, learning, and videos. These iPad kids have grown up with it as their first computer. It's estimated that a significant portion of iPad users are kids...
April 21, 2025 After realizing that I don’t need a code editor to process a new blog post in 11ty I have a new workflow: Write the post in Markdown with front matter using Drafts. Save as file to the Desktop, naming it with the post slug. Drag the file into the appropriate Dropzone folder that moves it into the...
April 20, 2025 Hey friends, I’m still learning how to use 11ty, and every now and then something clicks. I've come to the realization that I don't need to write blog posts in a code editor like VS Code. If I'm just writing a post, a regular text editor does the job just fine. All I need to do is drop the Markdown...
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