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README.md

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 I am currently using [Utterances](https://utteranc.es) to power on-site comments and [Goatcounter](goatcounter.com) to power page visits and site analytics. In the spirit of transparency, I have chosen both of these because they are open source and respect people's privacy (they won't track your off-site browsing history, for instance).
 
-Utterances uses GitGub issues to power comments on posts and requires a free github account in order to leave a comment. This has the added benefit of being easier to moderate than a public comments section.
+Utterances uses GitHub issues to power comments on posts and requires a free GitHub account in order to leave a comment. This has the added benefit of being easier to moderate than a public comments section.
 
 Goatcounter is a free page view and analytics counter that has the option of making my analytics dashboard public. If you visit [this link to my Goatcounter dashboard](https://oulipiansummer.goatcounter.com/) you will see the same information I see when I review my site traffic. I have chosen to not collect geographic information or language preferences at this time (the existing data on the dashboard is from me testing out the service) in order to respect my visitor's privacy.

_posts/2024-09-02-changing-directions.md

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+layout: post
+title: Changing Directions
+date: '2024-09-02 20:51:28 +0000'
+categories: [Blog]
+tags: [site updates]
+---
+## Oof
+
+In case you haven't noticed, things on this site have been pretty stale. After a roughly three month break and after finally deciding to shelve a long-suffering (and long in the tooth) Linux-based blog post series I was planning to write for a rainy day, I'm going to try and recommit myself to bringing this blog back to life one post at a time.
+
+## What's New
+
+It doesn't look like it, but I've updated this blog to version 7.1.0 of [https://github.com/cotes2020](https://github.com/cotes2020), which is pretty similar to what I was using before, only now I'm pretty sure any future updates won't be making huge changes to the styling. I take that to mean that, one day, I'm free to roll a custom theme, or at least a custom color palette. Stay tuned.
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+I've also switched my comments manager over to Utterances instead of Giscus for no particular reason other than I could and I wanted to see what it looks like. The consensus? About the same. I was under the impression that Utterances wouldn't require a GitHub account to comment, but it looks like it does (it's probably for the best, anyway). Follow me for more tips on how to implement blazing fast mediocrity and other non-starters.
+
+## What Will Be New Soon and Will Be Quickly Eroded Due To The Passage of Time
+
+I want to turn this space in a bona fide web community, and of course that starts with writing content people will be interested in. I've been doing some writing projects lately that I'm interested in sharing. Plus, I think this could be a good platform to talk about how I approach my hobby work in general and connect with like minded folks.
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+Of course I'll keep my web development portfolio up here, but I'm looking to expand my blog a little beyond purely professional, or even purely technology based works. Expect talk about fiction, poetry, the long-promised "occasional recipe" from my ancient [introduction post](/posts/in-introduction/), and more.
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+If you're looking for a place to share ideas, connect with friends, and have an excellent time, I'd like to personally invite you to this empty lot of a website where I intend to build something vaguely resembling that, very, very, soon(tm).