From eef8669f1befea98d86ccc5278f4b181067055c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Devon Campbell Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:26:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add message about self-hosting the site --- src/feed/welcome-to-my-literal-home.md | 10 ++++++++++ src/index.md | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/feed/welcome-to-my-literal-home.md diff --git a/src/feed/welcome-to-my-literal-home.md b/src/feed/welcome-to-my-literal-home.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b17324 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/feed/welcome-to-my-literal-home.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +title: Welcome to my literal home +relativeUrl: /index.html +date: git Created +tags: feed +--- + +Get out of my house! + +Nah, just kidding. I'm glad you're here. Instead of getting this site from a CDN somewhere near you, you're now downloading each of these files from a server right here in my home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've been working for several months now to minimize my personal data footprint on the corporate-controlled walled gardens of the internet, and I've made quite a bit of progress. This site was a particularly embarrassing piece of my online footprint that I wasn't yet hosting myself. I'm super happy with the system I have set up right now, and I may take the time to write up an article about it at some point. In the meantime, welcome to my home! diff --git a/src/index.md b/src/index.md index 112614b..05f85f2 100644 --- a/src/index.md +++ b/src/index.md @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ date: git Last Modified **Last updated {{ page.date | formatDatetimeForHumans }}** -The long-promised post on [how to enjoy video games in 2025](/blog/how-to-enjoy-video-games-in-2025) is live! I welcome kind replies on Mastodon. ("Kind" doesn't mean you have to agree, but please be respectful. Thanks!) +Get out of my house! -I hope it's helpful to someone or at least reinforces what you're already doing. +Nah, just kidding. I'm glad you're here. Instead of getting this site from a CDN somewhere near you, you're now downloading each of these files from a server right here in my home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've been working for several months now to minimize my personal data footprint on the corporate-controlled walled gardens of the internet, and I've made quite a bit of progress. This site was a particularly embarrassing piece of my online footprint that I wasn't yet hosting myself. I'm super happy with the system I have set up right now, and I may take the time to write up an article about it at some point. In the meantime, welcome to my home! -As will be the case with just about any update from now on, you'll be able to follow my latest [YouTube subscriptions](/lists/youtube-channels) since those are now updated automatically with each build. +In my previous update, I posted my long-promised opinions on [how to enjoy video games in 2025](/blog/how-to-enjoy-video-games-in-2025). I welcome kind replies on Mastodon. ("Kind" doesn't mean you have to agree, but please be respectful. Thanks!) I hope it's helpful to someone or at least reinforces what you're already doing.