Hosting Comments for this Blog: An Isso Adventure

Posted on Sun 15 March 2026 in general • Tagged with software, blog, webdev

A shiba looking concerned at a laptop. Credit: Ms Kng on Pexels

(To skip my narration and jump to the setup part, click here.)

As you might have noticed, fd93.me has comments now!

Specifically, comments powered by isso. In this article, I want to talk about the various decisions and technical steps that led me to the current setup. While this …


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The Most Minimal Kanban

Posted on Sun 31 August 2025 in general • Tagged with software, productivity

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed trying to manage everything I have to do. Lists work okay if they're short, but grow out of control and fuel new anxieties: am I failing to stay on top of things? Writing a daily agenda lets me get a ton of things done, but burns …


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Four Books on (Zen) Buddhism

Posted on Sun 10 August 2025 in general • Tagged with mindfulness, buddhism

I've had an interest in Zen Buddhism since my college years. Initially this was a rather silly and superficial thing: samurai were cool, and they practiced Zen. I think the first Zen-inspired book I read was The Unfettered Mind: Writings from the Zen Master to the Swordsman. Over the years …


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How to Setup Puppy Linux With Ventoy

Posted on Fri 01 August 2025 in general

Like many people in the 2020s, I travel a lot. I work in a different city to the one I live in, and spend a few days in one place and a few days in the other. I don't really mind travelling, but it comes with a few inconveniences.

One …


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