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@@ -64,15 +64,17 @@ With regard to RSS, I feel *all* blogs should have an RSS/Atom
feed. There are some fantastic ones out there that don't!
When setting up RSS, I finally grokked something while reading a [blog
-post](https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/) by Cory Doctorow where he advocates for RSS: RSS *is* social
-media.
+post](https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/) by Cory Doctorow where he advocates for RSS:
+
+I realized that **RSS is a genre of social media.**
# Sources of Inspiration
I took (and continue to take) inspiration from blogs I've seen in the
wild, such as:
-1. https://maurycyz.com/
+1. <https://maurycyz.com/>
+
I ripped off a lot of CSS (and general design decisions) from this
site. 😁 The great thing about this site is that it proves that you
can be both a highly intelligent and original thinker without being
@@ -84,15 +86,17 @@ wild, such as:
As a shout out, the author even gives some quick lessons on setting
up a blog and writing the HTML and CSS for a simple website (which
I also took pointers from! This guy probably did a better job of
- explaining what `width: 100%;` means then a lot of resources I've
+ explaining what `width: 100%;` means than a lot of resources I've
seen online.)
-2. https://nullprogram.com/
+2. <https://nullprogram.com/>
+
For pointers on how to establish a convention for blog post
slugs. This author uses the date-based scheme, which I adopted in
the end.
-3. https://elly.town/
+3. <https://elly.town/>
+
For general compactness of aesthetic. While I don't plan on going
that route, the nod to S-expression syntax is nice.