Keep Calm & ReFarm On!
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Markdown support in the RSS feed
Per this open issue posted to the Scripting-News repo, it sounds like it should be possible soon to have Markdown support in the RSS feed for this site -a feature i would very much like to leverage here, once it is truly available.
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FeedLand.org
Looks like Feedland.org is back up and running again. I was just about to file a bug report, so… NIce!
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Matt Mullenweg talk at Wordcamp Canada 2025
Matt gave a great overview of what-all is happening in the WP ecosystem.
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WikiLinks?
Looking for wiki-like functionality in a WordPress blog… I wonder if there’s a way to create them? I put the question to tech support at WordPress.com, and was advised as follows: The P2 Breathe theme enables front-end and collaborative editing, similar to a Wiki, and may suit your needs. Take a look at the theme…
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Behold the lilies of the field…
They do not weave or spin… Yet they are everywhere enlivening the aspect of our fields these days! Question : what is the botanical name of this plant?
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Blog Tech
Not that i don’t love WordPress… But i’m interested enough in this new development by “BlogFather” Dave Winer (of ScriptingNews fame) that i have decided to give his new platform a whirl -see my 1999.io blog for all the nitty-gritty.
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Presence
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” It’s been an unusual spring, weather-wise, and one of the nice surprises in that for me has been a good few days of this sort: mostly clear sky with scattered cumulus, steady moderate breeze coming out of NW,…
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Winemaking: Egg-White Fining
So: Having made ~300L of red wine that is truly excellent in all respects except clarity and mouth-feel (i.e. it is perfectly opaque, and “chewy,” almost in the mouth), i decided to take my friend ZéCarlos’ advice, and try this process of egg-white fining. Essentially, the steps folllowed were these: 1. Pump the wine from…
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Humble Abode
Tho modest in size, i guess it’s fair to say that our family home as it sits right now (at 37°04’19.03″ N 8°46’30.86″ W, if you type that into Google Earth, you will see) is not so humble -inasmuch as it is the only private home that fronts onto a very special little beach. …While…