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Personal website thoughts

(it’s time)

  • projects
    • major and minor
  • work
  • writing
    • sync from Notion?
    • substack???
  • links
  • photos

inspirations

  • sophia
  • ekzhang
  • kipply (rip)
  • jefftk
  • tristan hume
  • pg
  • patio11

thoughts

  • most personal websites are showcases/galleries, how could one be interactive?
    • “talk with digital Austin, AMA”
      • sometimes chats with AI, sometimes just texts me
    • paste in your <x lw linkedin> and I’ll talk to you
    • update the site directly
      • via claude code thing?
        • quick fork & preview?
    • here’s a list of blog ideas; vote for ones you like
  • monthly update email
    • random selection of eg 10 people who get the monthly update email
  • what is a personal website about?
    • helping somebody understand you, an index
    • broadcasting yourself, amplification
    • form of self-expression, art
    • place to host your thoughts
  • websites as a medium
    • (and, “websites” can be quite broad; Notion is a website)

Unrelated

  • idea/minisite: crowdsource bounty for effortposts by specific people, ie “why won’t <fave blogger> write anymore?”
  • what’s a good stack for web dev now?

themes

  • “unlimited website works”
    • or, it’s a plugin which generates the theme of your choice
    • or a theme appropriate to the viewer