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…·4 min read·Dec 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.·2 min read·Nov 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…·2 min read·Nov 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…·4 min read·Apr 7, 2022--2--2
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…·4 min read·Mar 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…·5 min read·Mar 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…·8 min read·Mar 21, 2022--1--1
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…·6 min read·Mar 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…·4 min read·Feb 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…·3 min read·Feb 24, 2022--4--4