feat: webmaster

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 #+HUGO_WEIGHT: auto
 #+HUGO_SECTION: blog
 
-* 2024  [18/19]                                                       :@blog:
+* 2024  [19/19]                                                       :@blog:
 :PROPERTIES:
 :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: blog/2024
 :END:
-** TODO Wikipedia is a problem
-French Wiki bans contributors based on their opposition to trans people naming (https://eldritch.cafe/@Pandora/111980158155555456)
-Wikpedia has a list of /controvesion subjecs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_controversial_issues
+** DONE Being a webmaster is freaking cool
+CLOSED: [2024-02-28 Wed 19:25]
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: webmaster
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract On the joyes of peronal webpage
+:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r
+:END:
+Occasionally I'm seeing articles about the benefits of /blogging/.
+It's to be a way to socialize, or to counter the platforms.
+Both of those are true and great,
+But there is one more, which drives /me/: being a /webmaster/ is a way to create a place of my own.
+
+Most of this website is coded, designed[fn:design], and written by yours truly.
+There is a reason that this website doesn't look like any platform - be it wordpress, medium or twitter.
+What I am aiming for is a place on the web that will reflect who I am.
+Or at least who I perceive as me.
+
+When I was starting, I had a few failed attempts at actually doing something here.
+I wanted to pretend to be someone who I am not - a sad professional.
+I even had a version written in Next.js!
+Only when I abandoned any pretense and made this a /my/ place everything clicked.
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "netscape-v.png"
+#+begin_img-r
+Netscape, from days of past.
+#+end_img-r
+What allowed for that was an absolute power to do whatever I want.
+This is not something I would be able to do with any SASS platform.
+What is the biggest benefit hereis that doing everything myself reignited my passion from teen years - passion towards doing /cool things in the cyberspace/.
+I want to have an Emacs site? Sure, it takes 10 mins.
+I want it to look like a technical manual? Why not. CSS will accept even the dumbest idea.
+I want web buttons? Let's spend a full evening browsing and choosing.
+I want to try OpenBSD? Amsterdam[fn:ams] has me covered!
+
+I want to try something almost no one will ever notice?
+Here's my [[/me/now/][now]] page with ratings of movies, books and series I've recently finished.
+I think of putting more data-driven parts, like scrobbing from EMMS.
+It's so much fun!
+The possibilites with plain, old HTML and CSS are limitless.
+
+The other part of the equation is complete abandonment of any chance of monetization.
+The web runs on ads and sponsors (and porn), but do I want to participate?
+While earning millions from doing video edutainment may sound cool, for me it's a sad life.
+Mixing hobbies and work is ok up to a point.
+After that your hobby stops being fun.
+
+Those two ideas give mu (near) full freedom of expression.
+Do I want to criticize big tech?
+Do I want to promote piracy?
+Do I want to talk how much I love the open web?
+Nothing stops me, as I am not working for Google under the boot of The Algorithm.
+
+Here's the neat part: I love the technical aspect.
+Learning how to host a site in an unknown environment is cool.
+Doing HTML and CSS is cool.
+Designing simple site is cool.
+Doing what you /love/ is the coolest feeling out there.
+
+It may not be for everyone, but if you are reading this, I am sure you would succeed at creating your own space.
+It may be easy to just throw something on Instagram and watch the like counter go up, but it is not something that would fill me with joy.
+Participation in creation web of my dreams does.
+Not making Musk even richer also.
+Blocking Yandex from DDOSing me not so much[fn:yandex], but having learned how to do it does.
+
+So, this is my pledge: create a /website/.
+Want to write regularly? Have a blog.
+Want to write a Nethack guide?
+This, alone, is a great website.
+A /good/ website does not need to be regularly updated.
+Don't want to write?
+Create a Hello website.
+Give us a few tidbits about you, or about something dear to you.
+It is /your/ website after all.
+Your dog deserves a website!
+
+But make it your /own/.
+Go off-platform as far as you can.
+Know how to maintain a server?
+Do it!
+Want to have a site without the hustle?
+There are still great WYSIWYG SAAS product.
+Want to have video content?
+A simple index page with list of links is great!
+
+Just create your public space and send me a link :-)
+
+[fn:design] With mandatory credit to [[http://fabiensanglard.net/][http://fabiensanglard.net/]]
+[fn:ams] This site is running on a VPS provided by [[https://openbsd.amsterdam/][OpenBSD Amsterdam]] in exchange for money.
+No data is being sold, as it should never be.
+[fn:yandex] For the last few days Yandex tried to learn my code so freaking hard, that my Gitea instance was being killed all the time.
+The solution?
+Blocking that bot on my firewall.
+
 ** DONE Audio formats
 CLOSED: [2024-02-26 Mon 19:31]
 :PROPERTIES:
@@ -1360,3 +1450,16 @@ It's the New Year, so here are some cool links I've stumbled upon recently:
 But, most importantly, The Weaver published _TWO_ new articles on computer history:
 - [[http://wovenmemories.net/2023/12/30/First.Operating.System_Part.2.html][First Operating System -- Part Two]]
 - [[http://wovenmemories.net/2024/01/02/Subroutines.html][Subroutines]]
+
+
+* WIP
+** TODO Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) 
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: colossus-1970
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract A short review of SciFi classic 
+:END:
+** TODO Bringing back web buttons, antipixels, and banners
+** TODO Wikipedia is a problem
+French Wiki bans contributors based on their opposition to trans people naming (https://eldritch.cafe/@Pandora/111980158155555456)
+Wikpedia has a list of /controvesion subjecs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_controversial_issues
+** TODO Send webstie links to friends