Mark Pitblado

About:

Mark Pitblado is a blogger with a focus on building effective note taking systems.

Website:

www.markpitblado.me

Specializations:

Blogger

Interests:

Note taking systems

Incoming Links:

Adam Douglas Colin Walker Kev Quirk Manu

Outgoing Links:

Brian Krebs Rach Smith

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2025-01-18 •

The author started blogging to have a personal space on the web for writing and self-expression. They use Eleventy in a git repo on Codeberg for minimal upkeep and cost. The author writes posts using Neovim and feels inspired duri...

2025-01-18 •

The text discusses the concept of planet scale, where companies and individuals strive for global reach and influence. It explores the impact of this mentality on individuals, the desire for fame and fortune, and the pressure to a...

2025-01-18 •

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2025-01-18 •

The author discovered a tool called 'cheat' for storing and accessing cheatsheets from the command line. They wanted to use it with their online notes written in markdown and organized through mkdocs. The author explains the basic...

2024-12-23 •

The blog post reflects on the evolution of the blog over two years, the changes in platforms and themes, the challenges of maintaining a personal website, and the importance of a personal website as a base for online presence. The...

2024-12-16 •

The blog post discusses the importance of proofreading before publishing, and introduces two tools, Lychee and Vale, that can help with the proofreading process. Lychee checks for invalid links, while Vale checks for spelling and ...

2024-12-11 •

The blog post discusses the concept of hedonic adaptation and the journal of great expectations as a tool to document how our thoughts about happiness differ from our experience with happiness. It emphasizes the importance of sett...

2024-12-07 •

The author received an email from a company stating that his account was removed. He was upset and wanted an explanation, but the company did not provide one. The terms and conditions of the company state that they have the right ...

2024-12-05 •

The Verge has launched a subscription offering that includes full-text RSS feeds, allowing readers to access articles without ads and in their preferred style. This move supports journalism and moves away from a web focused on adv...

2024-12-02 •

The blog post discusses the complexity of workplace software and categorizes it into four layers. It delves into the despised enterprise software and the need for fancy tools for communication and task management in large organiza...

2024-11-25 •

The blog post outlines a guide for setting up a system using tmux and neovim to edit and run code simultaneously. It explains the features of tmux, how to install it, and how to customize it to display information. It also covers ...

2024-11-22 •

The author reflects on the time he has lived so far and how it compares to the lifespan of various things and events. He discusses the Lindy Effect and how it can be applied to different aspects of life, and how permanence is pain...

2024-11-16 •

The author discusses the process of building their first rust crate, Ratatui, which is a terminal user interface that performs similar functions to vja as a command line tool for Vikunja. They talk about the setup, current feature...

2024-11-08 •

The author discusses the importance of note-taking and the value of reading and re-reading books. He also explores the idea of trusting ourselves and those around us to voice opinions, rather than relying solely on references and ...

2024-11-05 •

The blog post discusses five game-changing terminal tools that are easy to install and set up, and make a huge difference in day-to-day tasks. The tools mentioned are zoxide, lazygit, cargo-update, % key in vim, and bat. The autho...

2024-10-25 •

Yubikeys are small physical devices that can be used to store MFA codes, and are a great solution for storing TOTP codes. They are made to last a long time and can hold 32 TOTP codes. If someone steals one of your Yubikeys, you ca...

2024-10-16 •

The blog post discusses the pressures and uncertainties faced by people in their twenties, including milestones, climate change, economic uncertainty, and the impact of social media. The author also shares his thoughts on the topi...

2024-10-04 •

The blog post discusses the shift towards paywalls for news content, the impact of large language models on news, and the challenges faced by journalists and news outlets. It highlights the need for readers to recognize the value ...

2024-09-28 •

The blog post by Mark Pitblado explores the concept of human memory as a caching system, divided into tiers based on retrieval speed and accessibility. Tier 0 involves instant recall of information, like one's birthday, stored in ...

2024-09-28 •

Mark Pitblado discusses the creation and philosophy behind nevermonetize.com, a site advocating for non-monetized applications and websites. He reflects on the challenges and beauty of maintaining a simple, consistent message that...

2024-09-28 •

The blog post introduces Readeck, a lightweight, open-source read-it-later app that offers a simpler alternative to more complex apps like Omnivore. Readeck is easy to self-host using a single Docker container and performs efficie...

2024-09-28 •

The blog post by Mark Pitblado provides a step-by-step guide on setting up transactional emails for self-hosting using Mailgun. It covers the process of buying a domain, linking it with Mailgun, integrating SMTP details into an ap...

2024-09-28 •

The blog post discusses the overabundance of software applications available for various tasks and questions the necessity of using them for every aspect of life. It emphasizes the importance of defining objectives before choosing...

2024-09-28 •

The blog post discusses the pros and cons of using URL shorteners. While they offer ease of communication and link tracking benefits, they also pose security risks by obscuring the destination URL, making it difficult for users to...