.. Comedic Borderline post example, created by `ablog start` on Feb 13, 2021. .. post:: Feb 13, 2021 :tags: ceremonial The Inaugural Post ================== Welcome to this blog, where Kent's unarchivable thoughts reside. I've been experimenting different blogging platforms since I was 12 (I am 27 at the time of writing), and none of them sticks. We'll see if this one will eventually work. In my own diagnosis, I wasn't happy with my blogging systems in the past because: * **If it's convenient to blog, it's hard to customize and maintain.** Both WordPress and Gatsby require constant hacking. And I hate having to deal with any sort of database server. * **If it's easy to customize and maintain, the writing process tends to be overly complex.** The problem with my last blog, essentially a React app, is I had to take care of the server side stuff (Next.js), so writing a post would involve working first on my laptop, then on the server, and then build and restart, the thing. I feel dizzy just trying to describe the process. What's different this time -------------------------- * This blog is powered by the `ablog `_ plugin for Sphinx---i.e., it's a static site generator. HTML slaps! * I forked ablog and basically managed to implement everything I want for now. The environment is super portable, so is its build. I'm hosting the site on Github. * I now write in reStructuredText---way more robust than Markdown. Stay tuned!