I was debating trying something similar. I have my own domain for use of Nextcloud and my own email, but I have toyed with the idea of making a website similar to a digital journal. Whether its documenting how I figured out something (usually technological), or just some other passing thoughts, or for a way for family to see what I have been up to. I really don't want to monetize it or try to make it popular, but I have mulled it over in my head.
I say failed because I don't feel very good with writing my findings publicly when other people may find this information trivial. What if people realize that I don't know how to use gdb?
What you had is actually really close to what I was thinking. I like the idea of talking about some technical thing I figured out, and group it with other ideas or interests (like your photo page, I liked the photos!).
I am currently protoyping the idea with my wedding page. I built a self hosted WordPress service, learning how to set it up and maintain it has been an interesting challenge.
And to me, I'd ask why does it matter if you don't know how to use gdb or $TOOLSET? A lot of learning has to start at some point, and for all you know what you figure out either helps someone new or it shows someone else a new way to use it.
Nice idea, but not sure why you need a dedicated app like Day One ($36 p.a. for premium) to keep a journal though. You could do the same thing in pretty much any notes app for free, or just keep a Word doc or similar.
I agree. A journal is supposed to be "your place" usually that no one knows about. When you use apps and note apps to journal in your data is being sent somewhere and the sacredness "your place" idea is gone.
I'm a developer so I created my own simple PHP version. The habit-changing feature I added was having the script email me every day. So every day I get an email asking what I did the day before. Like texts, I find it hard to ignore emails, so I actually reply. Previously, when I had to remember to add an extry, I'd go weeks without journaling.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 28.1 ms ] threadHas anyone else tried that?
In a good way!
I say failed because I don't feel very good with writing my findings publicly when other people may find this information trivial. What if people realize that I don't know how to use gdb?
I am currently protoyping the idea with my wedding page. I built a self hosted WordPress service, learning how to set it up and maintain it has been an interesting challenge.
And to me, I'd ask why does it matter if you don't know how to use gdb or $TOOLSET? A lot of learning has to start at some point, and for all you know what you figure out either helps someone new or it shows someone else a new way to use it.
No one will be able to scan your content and process you/sell you things.