Connor Hicks

We wanted to kick off the new year with a chill conversation about plugins within SaaS, and some of the reasons why Wasm is the ideal technology to make them safe. It was a good time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCL1oV6QCY

We use it at Suborbital, and I installed it on this blog as well. It's simple, privacy-oriented, and doesn't require any cookie banners. I'm a fan. The Google Analytics alternative without compromisePrivacy-focused website analytics from a sustainable company. A GDPR compliant, Google

There's something that bugs me about the current generation of server development frameworks. There's something about the rote "router that feeds into middleware and a handler" that feels in need of a shakeup. One of the first things I built in the early days

The combination of freezing rain, tree branches, and street lights is pretty nice

I find myself struggling to shift my mindset from 'small, low-effort, throwaway tweets' to 'intentional, medium-to-long-form posts'. I now have 4 drafts of posts that I think would be good topics to write about, but the mental block of making them '

I dont expect to be sending often, but when there is something important, I'll send it out that way. I may also do monthly recaps or something of that nature. Give it a try with me!

When I first set up this blog checks watch yesterday, I assumed that the editing experience on mobile would be trash, so I set up some 'email to post' automations using Zapier. As it turns out, that was entirely unneeded due to the beauty of PWAs, or Progressive

I recently bought a 'beater camera' (a used Sony A6000) to learn photography and photo editing, and now that I feel like I understand how to use the camera in terms of settings, buttons, and knobs, I'm now learning the basics of editing with Lightroom. I

https://www.theverge.com/23513418/bring-back-personal-blogging

All it does is send an email, and the Zapier automations handle the rest!