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  • Binary Code

    Code that isn't text code, or even image code, but just bits and bytes.
  • CSS

    Definition
    A programming language used mainly for declaring styles in webpages.
  • Programming Language

    Definition
    What are programming languages, their types, how they work, and examples.
  • Problem!: Linux .Desktop Files Don't Allow Relative Paths?!

    Linux
    My Blog
    Rant
    Today I tried to do things the Linux way and was once again disappointed by its pervasively anti-user design.
  • Note: RSS Taught Me Web Design

    My Blog
    After using a pleasant RSS client, I learned my web design was so terrible I was forced to change it.
  • Note: WordPress is Used by Everyone

    Explanation
    You may have heard that "most website are made with Wordpress." Turns out they are not!
  • My Review of Fluent Reader

    Freeware
    Linux
    macOS
    Open Source
    Review
    Windows
    A great RSS client for casually browsing articles with thumbnail support, although it has many, many shortcomings.
  • Podcast

    Definition
    Something similar to a blog in audio format: it's a series of audio "episodes" published using the RSS technology.
  • Peertube

    Definition
    Fediverse
    Long Video Posts
    RSS
    Technology used to create video-sharing websites like Youtube and Vimeo that are connected to the Fediverse (like Mastodon).
  • What is The Difference Between Youtube and Vimeo?

    Comparison
    Vimeo and Youtube are both video-sharing websites, but there is a key difference between them: who pays the bill.
  • Vimeo

    Definition
    Video-sharing website where you can upload and share videos with others.
  • How to Use RSS to Follow a Blog on Tumblr

    Tutorial
    Tutorial: how to follow a user on Tumblr using RSS..
  • Note: Most of My Website's Storage Costs Comes from a Single Error Log File

    My Blog
    Today I realized of the 419 megabytes of my website, 196 are taken by a single log file.
  • RSS Formats Supported by WordPress

    Reference
    Wordpress supports four RSS formats by default: RSS 2.0, RSS 0.92, RDF (RSS 1.0), and ATOM 1.0.
  • Some Links Aren't Actually Links

    Explanation
    Some websites have things that look like links, but aren't actually links, lacking the superior functionality that real links would have!
  • Problems of Hotlinking

    Explanation
    There are 4 problems that can be caused by hotlinking: slashdotting, breach of privacy, security risk, and link rot.
  • Hotlink

    Definition
    Hotlinking is the practice of embedding images (or other resources) directly from somebody else's website in your website.
  • Javascript

    Definition
    The programming language used by websites to program your web browser.
  • Useful!: No More "e+", Wolfram|Alpha Gives Me All The Digits!

    Discovery
    While making a list of the total number of possible unique values per bit length, I had a problem: most online calculators will omit digits when you have too many digits in the result of the calculation!
  • 88x31px

    Definition
    Internet History
    Dimensions of images used as buttons that link to websites in the Geocities era.
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