Blogging

Removing backgrounds from images is always an annoying task which I always need to google. And every time I end up on a different website where you can upload an image and then download a low-resolution version without the background, and you’ll have to pay for the high-resolution. Turns out MacOS preview can do this just fine. I keep finding these little gems in MacOS that completely remove the need for any external app or saas. Such as Apple Reminders. ...

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Why bother with a personal website? Why not just write blog posts on LinkedIn? I want to own my data. I want to have complete freedom. I want to write whatever I want. This post captures it beautifully. Links: 202305171305 https://matthiasott.com/notes/simple-truths-about-personal-websites

My recent post on E/N blogging led to a realization: posting on social media will be something I do for myself, instead of doing it for others. When Facebook came out when I was 16 I posted quite a lot on social media. 5 years later I found it very embarassing to read back through those posts and I deleted everything, and since then I have been been holding back on social media posting and deleting my accounts several times. ...