Synapseal Arclights

Well, here we are.

In search of the leanest blog engine available, I've discovered chronicle blog compiler.

What is a "blog compiler"?
It's a program that takes text files and formats them into static web pages. Since the web pages are static, there isn't any more server load than would be extant in serving any html page (In other words, the server isn't rendering PHP or perl or python code every time someone loads the page, reducing server load).
I'm still writing the blog posts in html in a txt file like I was with Polkadot, just doing it on my local machine and then using rsync to upload it to the server (see? another reduction in server load)

In other news, anyone interested can find the old Polkadot blog over yonder

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It's cold out thar!

The economy is in the crapper, so if you've turned the heat down to save some money, but have trouble sleeping due to the cold, this hint may be of help.

Just take an empty 2 liter soda bottle and fill it with boiling water (be careful, the boiling water can burn you).
Make sure to fill it to the absolute top, and tighten the cap on it. If you don't fill it up to the top, as the water cools, the bottle will contract. Don't worry about the bottle melting, it's not going to melt except under direct flame (thousands of degrees).

Wrap the hot bottle in a bath towel or old sweatshirt (direct contact with the plastic can cause burns) and stick it down by your footsies (or wherever warmth is needed).

Stay warm!


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I'm not usually one to beat my own drum, but times are getting tough.

I am a veteran who's turned to webmastering because it's difficult for me to hold a "regular" job. I have trouble moving around a lot and doing jobs where I don't have to move around much seems the thing to do.
That being said, I've never been good at selling my services. so I figured I'd just blog about some things I've learned over the years that some of you may never have considered, but can save or make you money. I figured that if you make or save money with the information in these blog posts, you could pretend you hired me for a consultation (where I usually tell folks about these things).

You can help me out with a donation via PayPal gift (send to
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