After lots of work (with some AI assistance), I have completed migrating all my reviews to @obsidian.md + Quartz! Check out my blog for an overview: williamvdg.me/posts/comple...

After returning from vacation I completed my four month test on travelling with the LTT Commuter Backpack. Check it out on my blog: williamvdg.me/posts/ltt-co...

The word “login” comes from throwing a log attached to a rope with knots overboard a ship to see how many knots go by over time (see also, knots as speed). You’d then put that info in the “log book.” You’d “log in” on a regular basis. This wasn’t from 1959, it was likely from 1689! Etymology baby!

Managing websites across multiple brands and regions often turns into a mess. See how Bejamas is using Astro to tame the microsite chaos:

bejamas.com/blog/multila...

Pope Francis survived a double pneumonia but not a five minutes meeting with JD Vance.

Just did a minor redesign on my website, and also released a “series” of posts with some things I would like to see changed on a couple of devices/OSes: williamvdg.me/tags/bad-thi...

I’ve moved all my reviews and notes to a new section on my website: williamvdg.me/notes. It’s taking files from Obsidian and publishing them via Quartz: quartz.jzhao.xyz.

Check out my experience on travelling with the LTT Commuter backpack for one month, now on my blog: williamvdg.me/posts/ltt-co...

We’re continuing to monitor changes to tariffs, and we will make additional adjustments if needed. For non-US customers, there is currently no tariff impact, and we’re keeping the same pricing and availability of our products.

With 32% tariffs on Taiwan in effect, we’ve increased system pricing for US customers by 10%. For now, we’re absorbing the remaining tariff cost. For our lowest-priced base configurations, where we can’t afford to absorb the tariffs, we’re currently pausing sale to the US.

GitHub Mobile does not use a lot of data usage in my *very limited* testing - I wrote a short blog post about it here: williamvdg.me/posts/github...

I have been re-watching the entire catalog of Star Wars content (mainly movies and TV shows), and decided that I should also play through the video games... but I could not find a complete list of them...

I switched from Utterances to Giscus on my personal blog. Here is how the transition went: williamvdg.me/posts/switch...

Check out my two "photography projects" from a recent-ish trip to Europe!
Men @ Work: williamvdg.me/posts/men-at...
European Flags: williamvdg.me/posts/europe...

I decided to break down the many options for reading lists, reviews, and all things books. Where I share them/how I use each platform can be found here: williamvdg.me/posts/where-...

Best of the fest! Volume 2 jsparty.fm/300

I compiled all of my social media accounts into one blog post!
Check it out: williamvdg.me/posts/social...