Notes

Shelving the new PC Build

Shelving the new PC Build

My rant at AI data centers for sending RAM, GPU, and storage prices soaring.

Pre-ordering the Nintendo Switch 2

How to add animated backgrounds to Google Meet

How I added an animated 'this is fine' background to Google Meet

Untagged filter in Readwise Reader

Creating a new filter view to find untagged items.

Mastodon Author Tags

Adding Mastodon author tags to my Hugo website

Secert Annual Spotify Trick

How to save £45 a year by paying for a 12 month subscription of Spotify
Automating My /Now Page

Automating My /Now Page

My post about automating my now page hit the front page of Hacker News!

Automating Now

The /now page is now automated!

Remove files from Git history

A quick how to guide on how to remove data from a repository's history

RSS Feeds

Paving the way to an open web using RSS feeds

An eSim database!

Compare eSims data plans with ease

A solar powered website

I found this awesome website last month and

Apple Watch Double Tap

How to get the double tap guesture without having to shell out for a new Apple Watch

Arc's secert reader mode

How to enable Arc's secert reading mode

Use an adblocker

Block those annoying scammers.

Mastodon Author Tags

Planted October 12, 2024

Mastodon 4.3 was just released a few days ago and it comes with an interesting new feature, ‘Author Tags’ (the term was coined by Robb Knight a few days ago).

Author Tags essentially allow you to add some metadata to pages on your website that links the content to your Mastodon profile, and when a post from your site is shared on Mastodon, the preview card should include a button titled ‘More from USER’ which links to the author’s Mastodon profile.

This is handy for instances where someone else might share one of your posts, giving readers not only a chance to read the article but also view/follow the author of said post. I think it’s a great new addition that is going to have an impact on all authors on the fediverse.

I ended up adding this to my Hugo theme by adding a new snippet of code (see below) to my head partial and updating my config.toml to include a Mastodon author parameter.

<!-- Mastodon Author Tag -->
{{ if .Site.Params.Mastodon }}
<meta name="fediverse:creator" content="{{ .Site.Params.mastodon.author }}" />
{{ end }}