This Is Just a Test.

Testing, testing, onetwo… Welcome!

So, looks like I’m dipping my toes into the blogosphere again, like it’s 2006 all over. Life was easier back then, some might even say better, but times were certainly interesting, especially for a passionate OpenSource/Linux nerd like me.

Twitter was still in its infancy, Facebook was on the rise, Google wasn’t evil, and noone tried to shove their algorithm-created crap down your throat.

I remember that Google had a fantastic service called Reader, which unfortunately ended on the cemetery like so many other Google offerings, but as long as it was available it was awesome.

I ran an instance of Antville on a university server for colleagues and friends, and of course we had our RSS feeds, like any self-respecting news outlet.

Well, life shifted, other things became more important, and the idea of keeping a personal blog faded more and more in my memory…

Until now!

I want to keep it simple this time, which means I don’t want to put up with the mess that something like a WordPress setup entails (PHP, database, security issues…). After some research I found that a Static Site Generator might fit my needs, and I decided to give Hugo a try.

For a supposedly “simple setup” it was actually quite a challenge to get this blog off the ground - Hugo’s documention is a mess - but for now I’m happy.

This is just a test. Let’s see how far it will take me.