My path was perl -> php -> wordpress -> static generator + disqus and dealing with spam pre disqus (for me, wordpress' anti-spam features didn't work, kismet, e

My path was perl -> php -> wordpress -> static generator + disqus and dealing with spam pre disqus (for me, wordpress' anti-spam features didn't work, kismet, etc...) I'm sure there are solutions but the problem I have with a static generator is that unlike wordpress I have no online preview. Sure I can run the generator on my local machine, even setup some watch build so I can update and refresh but I use 7 machines regularly. With wordpress, any machine let me draft a new post and pick it up else where and preview it but ATM I've lost that feature. Maybe (it's hosted on github), I could setup a staging repo and have it build PRs to a staging site but a full PR is way more work than just typing and clicking 'preview' in wordpress. To add, my site does some processing that would be not be previews just using github's markdown preview in the editor. I don't know if that's why I blog less than I used to but it is arguably friction. If I think of something to write I need to be in front of the correct computer with stuff synced and setup and if I don't finish I need to check in the unfinished article in some draft position, then later check it out on some other machine, and finally when it's done, move it to a folder that is used in the build. It also takes me serious time. A typical post would take 4-8hrs. Write, proofread, edit, add pictures or diagrams. Just barfing thoughts out is twitter/facebook. Otherwise, I think I just have less to write. I started blogging in the 90s selfishly, it was way more fun when it felt special. Now everyone writes (twitter, facebook, medium, etc...) so not nearly as special.