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Re: Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?

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Thanks! For anyone reading this who wants more information on how they work without needing to dig through the site's source code, there's a quick demo I have up on JSFiddle. This was written a while ago, I suspect there are easier ways to make this work today. - Asides using only floats: http://jsfiddle.net/danShumway/0wqkk578/ There are a few irritations I have with the sidenotes that I want to clear up in the rede…

That great. I wanted the same sort of formatting for my blog so I started with the Tufte CSS project but I think I like your implementation better. If I was to start again I would probably steal your ideas. I love sidenotes in general but they tend to break down on vertically oriented mobile devices. It took me ages come up with a solution and even then I am not really happy with it.

The best solution I've seen for making sidenotes responsive is to move them into the body text. Examples:

http://craftinginterpreters.com/a-map-of-the-territory.html

https://www.martigeon.com/textbook-themed-webdesign/

I'm not sure how well this would work for shorter notes though.

Re: Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?

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When I've finally solved an annoying technical issue I've spent hours trying to fix, typically with web development, I like to write it down to save others the same pain:

https://matthewhoelter.com/blog/

Some of my most popular posts are:

* Painless Deployment of Ruby on Rails: https://matthewhoelter.com/2018/09/18/deploying-ruby-on-rail...

* Setting up HTTPS for localhost: https://matthewhoelter.com/2019/10/21/how-to-setup-https-on-...

Currently my site is built on Jekyll, but I've been thinking about migrating to Ghost.

Re: Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?

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I write regularly about security, programming, and several other topics at http://robertheaton.com/ . They’re detailed, offbeat, and very funny. I’ve broken several high-profile privacy abuses, most notably:

* Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application that you open - https://robertheaton.com/2020/02/05/wacom-drawing-tablets-tr...

* “Stylish" browser extension steals all your internet history - https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extensio...

* HP printers try to send data back to HP about your devices and what you print - https://robertheaton.com/2019/09/15/hp-printers-send-data-on...

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I write the Steve Steveington Chronicles, in which you and your good friend, Steve Steveington, exploit weird security and privacy edge cases in the internet:

* Fun with your friend's Facebook and Tinder sessions - https://robertheaton.com/2014/12/08/fun-with-your-friends-fa...

* How Tinder keeps your exact location (a bit) private - https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/09/how-tinder-keeps-your-lo...

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I write a lot for “advanced beginners” - people who understand how for-loops and if-statements work, but who aren’t sure what to do next:

* Programming Projects for Advanced Beginners - https://robertheaton.com/2018/12/08/programming-projects-for...

* https://robertheaton.com/pfab

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I write about being a parent:

* Childbirth: a father's-eye view - https://robertheaton.com/2019/06/17/childbirth-a-fathers-eye...

* Plus five more episodes (and counting), linked from the bottom of that post

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Finally, I write detailed explanations of complex technical topics:

* HTTPS in the real world - https://robertheaton.com/2018/11/28/https-in-the-real-world/

* How does Tor work? - https://robertheaton.com/2019/04/06/how-does-tor-work/

Re: Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?

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I write a blog called The Art of Ass-Kicking at https://www.jasonshen.com

I cover personal growth from the lens of an athlete (ex NCAA gymnast), tech founder (YC/Techstars backed), and deliberate practice / psychology lens.

- https://www.jasonshen.com/2019/long-hours-are-bs/

- https://www.jasonshen.com/2017/ridejoy-lessons-learned/

- https://www.jasonshen.com/2016/beyond-the-10000-hour-rule/

- https://www.jasonshen.com/2011/gymnastics-lessons-overcoming...

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