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In tech, there tends to be a lot of data-driven decision-making. On the surface, that sounds great. After all, shouldn't we all be making our decisions based on the data? Yes...sort of. Using data to inform a decision is a great idea. But, singular data points rarely
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All you need to do is install the Gutenberg plugin, then edit the social icons block again. Click on the Mastodon icon, and you can find the Link Rel field under the Block section in the Advanced settings area.
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Wow...it looks pretty dusty around here. Unfortunately, it's been well over a year since my last update or meaningful work on the site. On the positive side, I have a very messy and poorly maintained Notion entry keeping track of ideas and grand plans for all of
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Vision It’s time to discuss vision. No, not the Marvel character (well, maybe in another post, he is pretty interesting). Instead, it’s time to lay out my overall vision for what mmcd.io will be. In my information architecture post, I was very focused on version 1.0
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I’ll admit it: a big part of me keeps wanting to jump ahead to the visual design for this website. It’s getting tantalizingly close to that step, but I keep reminding myself that content is king. This is an old lesson, but one that bears repeating. With that
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In my last post, I questioned why naming stuff is so hard. I wrote an entire post elaborating on that topic in a multitude of ways…and then I picked the simplest possible name for this site. Gotta love plot twists, right? For those paying close attention, you might recall
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Ah, the eternal struggle of coming up with the perfect name—few tasks start with such optimism only to immediately become a frenzy of frustration. Unfortunately, there’s no established formula for picking a catchy, impactful name. Despite that, it’s relatively easy to recognize a clever name when you
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2020 was tough. Monumentally tough. So tough that I still wonder if it ever actually ended. So, here’s the thing: the standard WordPress “Hello World!” post just isn’t going to cut it for an intro here. Dealing with all that’s been going in the world for the