#wordpress 2021-04-11
2021-04-11 UTC
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[chrisaldrich] [tw2113_Slack_] the worst part is where to find that data and how to keep it in a place that makes sense. GWG has some play examples on his site where he's got a page for each game with some information and the play posts which reference those pages. Maybe that makes some sense?
# [chrisaldrich] It's definitely worth more of it if you're reading lots of material from a particular author and use the data to cross link what you're reading in my opinion.
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[tw2113_Slack_] yeah
# [tw2113_Slack_] kind of thinking if i do do something like this, instead of author being its own text field, it'd turn into either its own post type or a taxonomy.
# [chrisaldrich] taxonomy may be interesting, but also limiting if you want to add a full h-card with a photo, website, links to their books, mini-bio, etc. Goodreads has a pretty solid set of fields on their author pages. For me the more difficult part is, is it worth keeping a lot of that data on my website where I'm maybe less likely to maintain/update it?
# [tw2113_Slack_] term meta is your friend
# [tw2113_Slack_] I'd probably stick with just basic things like the wiki/personal site links
# [chrisaldrich] I probably feel more stressed out about all the data because I've got a massive personal library of a few thousand physical books and a digital library with over 4,000 titles. I'd like to own it all on my site, but I've got a lot of it in a Calibre database at present.
# [tw2113_Slack_] makes sense, i'm still below 300
# [tw2113_Slack_] correction, i'm at 301
# [chrisaldrich] books++
# [tw2113_Slack_] just ordered https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781631493072 earlier
# [chrisaldrich] just got 30 linear feet of new bookshelf space this past week. 🙈
# [tw2113_Slack_] sold old books?
# [tw2113_Slack_] donated to library?
# [tw2113_Slack_] house extension?
# [tw2113_Slack_] threw away old CDs?
# [chrisaldrich] I ought to spend some more time trying to sync my Calibre library with Goodreads before their API completely disappears. It would be useful if I could sync my calibre database with my website.
# [chrisaldrich] Sell books 🤣
# [tw2113_Slack_] at least i didn't crack the joke of "sell for profit"
# [chrisaldrich] I bought and put in two 7' bookshelves to have space for more books.
# [tw2113_Slack_] IKEA?
# [chrisaldrich] My parents are still sending me occasional boxes of books from my high school and college years.
# [tw2113_Slack_] i got through your Micro Monday episode earlier today [chrisaldrich] you had a very technical education 🙂
# [chrisaldrich] IKEA wouldn't be bad if they weren't backordered (likely because of the pandemic)
# [chrisaldrich] One of the largest Ikeas in the world is 20 minutes away in Burbank, but they haven't had stock for ages.
# [chrisaldrich] "got through" 🤣 hopefully it wasn't too boring....
# [tw2113_Slack_] nah, nothing like that, i enjoyed it
# [tw2113_Slack_] you were more than ready for what micro.blog was bringing, and as i recall, you just wanted to support it even though you didn't technically "need" the service like others may
# [chrisaldrich] One day I hope to have a collection like my friend Dick Macksey, sadly I'm not acquiring at a fast enough pace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvXUHI331k
# [tw2113_Slack_] Couldn't help but laugh when you hosted yourself for Jean "you forgot to ask me about how i found Micro.Blog"
# [tw2113_Slack_] to badly quote the moment
# [chrisaldrich] I had been listening to all the episodes since she'd started and it was the only question I knew I could plan on being asked. 🙂
# [tw2113_Slack_] i'm so far behind in too many podcasts
# [chrisaldrich] My listening habits died with my commute times last year. I need to take a "commute" walk two times a day just to catch up on listening.
# [chrisaldrich] need to = should try to
# [chrisaldrich] you can tell when I've been in the car for more than 20 minutes lately... It's the only time I'm making any /listen posts
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[jeremycherfas] A little bit of me just died.
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PauloPinto chrisaldrich: Dick Macksey, then man who introduced Derrida to America
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# [chrisaldrich] [paulopinto], yes, he was fairly well known for that. I've met half a dozen people who were at that little conference and remember very well... Dick was a spectacular guy. I miss him a lot.
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# [jeremycherfas] It’s ok [scojjac] I recovered quickly.
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