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by marc_io 7y ago
Yes, it's very meta. But I enjoyed their openness in describing a real issue they had and how their own tool entered the cenario as a part of the solution.
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Decoupling the pieces that make up the editorial process brings modern practices to the table, for sure, but it also adds another level of management that the enterprise market as a whole just doesn't seem to enjoy. It's easier to
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Stackbit is awesome. I would love to see support for WordPress in the list of CMSs.
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Certainly, what I mean is that it's actions can be also be seen as good under certain moral code.
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“Meditation” is such an umbrella term that it is impossible to make general statements about it without being too specific. Benson, for example, was studying advanced techniques practiced in Tibet (such as the “tummo” technique mentioned in
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Well, maybe, but that's the human condition also. All of our actions — even the most well intentioned ones — can have unexpected and even disastrous consequences.
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Yes, Google is not neutral, it definitely have a clear, intentional agenda. But it's non-moral (not imoral, or evil) as are all corporations. It just uses it's power as a way to complete it's objectives. This is way different
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I noticed this too, the tires just doesn't fit very well in the overall design.
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Low poly is the new black.
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The themes are quite easy to tweak and all that tech stack upgrade mess is just not an issue. You can update the app itself just by downloading the new version. So it's nice for busy developers too.
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I've learned some of the most useful things in my entire life through mindfulness meditation.
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And portable too.
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The closest solution to what you described in my opinion is Publii, which is open source and works very well with many static hosts. The whole process outlined in the article is very complicated and utterly unnecessary if you are not a deve
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by marc_io 7y ago
For a more contemporary – and informed – view of Astrology, please read “The Passion of the Western Mind” and “Cosmos and Psyche” (important: you must read in that order), by Richard Tarnas.
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No, the EPUB format is basically a self contained zip format that includes a bunch of (X)HTML files and their connected assets.
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Regarding plugins and functionality, not really. But the deployment is easier — and free. For simple sites, it's a real alternative.
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This. I see that a lot of people just dismiss WordPress without knowing it — or it's ecosystem — enough. Of course that it does have lots of issues, but it's place for certain use cases it very difficult to beat.
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So you should try Publii CMS. It's a good use case for this. Very “client oriented”. It can deploy static sites to Netlify, Github Pages, FTP, and so on.
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Another option is to use a static WordPress hosting, like Shifter, Hardy Press or Strattic.
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Publii + Netlify
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Publii: https://getpublii.com/
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This can also be done either with a free WordPress.com account or with a simple shared hosting that supports WP (if you are willing to pay). Medium has no exclusivity on this.
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Yeah, but he did it AFTER the leap of faith. It makes all the difference. This is all about letting go of your ego.
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by marc_io 8y ago
> Is there a "user-servicable" static site generator? I'm not aware of one, if it exists. Yes, there is: https://getpublii.com/
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This. Publii is a nice, cheap and simple solution to self host your blog.
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Use Publii ( https://getpublii.com ) to easily create a static site on your computer and Netlify ( https://www.netlify.com ) for hosting. All free and fast to setup.
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Also Webflow, Duda, Mozello.
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by marc_io 8y ago
Check out Publii, then (Open Source too). It's quite similar to WordPress in a lot of ways, but it's a desktop app that uploads static files. https://github.com/GetPublii/Publii