My photos just hit 50K views on Unsplash! Gotta be happy with that!
I wish there was a way to git diff life so I could see what has happened between yesterday and today.
Bad AI-generated images are a guaranteed way to cheapen your content and drive away users. Creating high-quality visual content is essential for engaging your audience. Take the time to make something good, or don’t bother at all. Quality matters.
I put together a new photography page on my site. It contains photos I have taken. You will now click the below link and view these photos. You will enjoy the experience.
Just posting this here for no specific reason at all.
In the same vein as ‘Is it better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all?’ I propose:
Is it better to make something and have it scraped for an AI or to have never made anything at all?
My links page has been going really well!
Implantation of My xG3v2 Bio-magnet
The procedure of me getting an xG3v2 bio-magnet from Dangerous Things implanted in my hand via injection.
My Experience Biohacking
I'm pretty much a cyborg now.
My experience getting an xG3 bio-magnet implanted in my hand. Covering the implantation, healing, and my newfound abilities.
https://vale.rocks/posts/my-experience-biohacking
Were you all just gonna let me keep on living without telling me about the rch unit?
This is so insanely useful for one specific thing I ended up fixing with JS the other day.
I know it’s time to take a break when I start pulling this stunt:
body {
color = white;
}
Put together a links page on my site today. A curated collection of my bookmarks and findings while surfing the web.
Watch your step. There are rabbit holes!
Do let me know if you have any more links I should check out.
Yet another step up for the next year. We’re skipping 1080p and aiming straight for 1440p!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
My plan for 2025 is to put out more everything and focus on what sticks. The goal is to experiment, learn, and double down on what works.
2024 has very much been a year of general experimentation and exploration for me. Now I want to start testing things more aligned with my goals and putting the knowledge I gain to use!
I’d be rich if I got a dollar every time I read OpenAI as OpenAPI and OpenAPI as OpenAI. Drives me loopy.
I love the process of creating and refining things to perfection!
The OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) loop is a powerful framework—not just for decision-making, but for building better products and experiences.
It’s also invaluable in avoiding wasting time building things that nobody wants or needs.
I ensure I write crap that I don’t publish so that if I ever become a super famous writer and then cark it, there’ll be something to tack to the end of special editions.
Still a bit of work to do, but I’ve put together a firehose of my web activities and mirrored many of my microblog posts to my site. Trying to embrace the IndieWeb a bit further.
Sloppy AI-generated thumbnail images serve as a good litmus test for whether something is worth clicking.
Seriously, it’s great to know what is gonna be slop without even having to even click through.
Instead of pulling up the ladder behind you, why not add some more rungs or lower it a bit for the next person? Helping others succeed is not just a great way to give back—it creates a stronger, more inclusive community for all. Let’s build each other up.
Received my physical diploma in the mail! I truly am a fully licensed front-end developer!
Wrote My favourite colour is Chuck Norris red over on HTMHell.
Lost my pet chicken of 8 years today. She was with me from primary school all the way through high school and beyond.
She hasn’t been well these past few days. Today when I came out to see her, she really wasn’t well but was still hanging on. I think she was waiting for me to see her before she went.
I picked her up and cradled her for a while before she passed in my arms. There is a bit of comfort knowing I was with her in her last moments and that she wasn’t alone.
I’ll miss you Garbin. Love you.
I might have neglected to re-add the analytics script to the head of my website. That’s a few days of data I won’t be getting back…
The Implementation of This Site
No bodging here. None at all. Nope.
A breakdown and overview of the implementation of Vale.Rocks, how it used to be built, how it's built now, and its associated infrastructure.
https://vale.rocks/posts/the-implementation-of-this-site
People have been trying to go to /now, /about, and /links on my site. I don’t have these pages nor links to them anywhere. Wonder if it’s time to make some…
ARIA sure you need those roles and attributes?
You oft hear of regurgitation, but not much about standard gurgitation.
Media Review Reasoning
How many stars equals good?
A breakdown of the reasoning behind my reviews with particular emphasis on the five-point and binary rating systems and why I dislike them yet go along anyway.
https://vale.rocks/posts/media-review-reasoning
Been upgrading and building on this. Pretty happy with it now. It has tons more engines added, a nicer UI (still simple—speed is the priority), and snaps inspired by Kagi which are lovely.
