Peter ConradLightweight Markup: AsciiDoc, reStructuredText, and Markdown ComparedA lightweight markup language is a form of markup — text whose formatting appears as inline annotations — designed to be lightweight. While…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Peter ConradThe AffairI was just hanging up the phone when she walked in. I’d been talking to my tail-light guy. Someone had smashed my tail light.Nov 27, 2022Nov 27, 2022
Peter ConradThe Lazy Way to Update Static HTMLSo you have a website. How charmingly antique. I have one too! And you’re using static HTML instead of a CSS—good for you! Much harder to…Nov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022
Peter ConradI Tried Going Linux-Only—Here’s How It WentI’m pretty comfortable with macOS, Windows, and Linux, switching between them as needed. I mostly use macOS at work, and my personal laptop…Apr 7, 20222Apr 7, 20222
Peter Conrad3 Pigments You Shouldn’t Use (and One You Should)If you’ve taken up watercolors, you’re surely familiar with the popular colors of today: the Cadmium Reds and Yellows; Hooker Green, Sap…Mar 25, 2022Mar 25, 2022
Peter ConradHow I Fulfill Your OrderHere at Attempted Not Known, we pride ourselves on personally crafting quality comic/objects. But what actually happens when your order…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
Peter ConradinDev GeniusKeep Your Notes in Git the Easy WayIf you take a lot of notes, you probably already have a system. Maybe you use Notion or Confluence; maybe you’re bullet journaling; maybe…Mar 21, 20221Mar 21, 20221
Peter ConradBringing an Antique Watercolor Kit Back to LifeMy dad gave me a bunch of his old art stuff. One item was this antique Winsor and Newton watercolor box, probably from the 1960s. I’ve been…Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
Peter ConradI Played Fortnite Nonviolently—Here’s How It WentI’ve been playing Fortnite Battle Royale. It’s a video game in which 100 players run around an island shooting each other until only one…Feb 26, 2022Feb 26, 2022
Peter ConradMarkdown Showdown: Two Great Note-Taking ToolsIf you aren’t using Markdown to take notes, you’re missing out. Because Markdown uses text symbols to indicate formatting, you don’t have…Feb 24, 20224Feb 24, 20224