Steve Simkins

Feeds: a Minimal RSS Aggregator and Client

There are many like it, but this one is mine

Wisdom from a Clear Pen

What a clear little pen helped me realize about minimalism and opulence

Deep Green

Spring Website Updates

Some fun updates I've made to my personal website

Building Personal Software in Rust

The good, the bad, and the ugly of using AI to build software

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Indexing Standard.site

A journey to index a new standard for content publishing and why it matters

Machines

Migrating from lazy.nvim to vim.pack

Genesis

A Case for Birding

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Native Treesitter in Neovim

Returning to Neovim

Once again coming back to the editor I can't shake

Keystroke Dynamics: My New Rabbit Hole

Back to Basic

Wading my way through the mess that is programming today

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Programmers on the Verge of Extinction

Examining the parallels between art, AI, and the existential threat to programmers

Sipp

Cryptography Focused

Pencils

The Strangers Case

The Bar-tailed Godwit

Introducing Sequoia: Publishing for the Open Web

A new CLI tool for publishing existing blogs to the AT Protocol

Experimenting with Svelte

The Peace of Wild Things

AT Protocol Primer

What is the AT Protocol and why does it matter in the grand scheme of the web

AT Protocol Primer

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Juno Mission

Good Days

I made a standard.site aggregator

Domain Steal

Standard.site Integration

Standard.site: the Publishing Gateway

Another deep exploration into ATProto and implementing lexicons

Bird Lists

Tape Collection

The First Update

ATProto, POSSE, and Personal Sites

My little weekend experiment to bring micro updates to my personal site

2026, the Future of this Website, and the Web Itself

A small reflection and set of plans for making a ripple in a big lake

How Gemini Gives me Hope for a Future Internet

A journey down a deep rabbit hole thanks to cassette tapes

Alcove: An RSS Reader for the Open Web

Pushing forward the consumption of content without the invasion of privacy

Concerning Omarchy and Distro Philosophy

Some thoughts on how distros should be approached and where people should go

Programming Bowls

Realizing how much of the programming space is just bowls

When AI Gives the 'Ick'

Ever look at something made by an AI company that gives you the 'ick'?

Resurrect the Old Web

Let's go back to when social media was about people

Turning Solidity NatSpec into Interactive Markdown UI

An exploration on how NatSpec could be used to not only maintain context but provide user interfaces

The Meaning of Life

42? Sorta, but not exactly

Learning Rust With AI

A glimpse into a better way of learning to code, where you put the LLM in the backseat while you drive

Vibe Coding and Kodak Cameras

A perspective on the rise of AI coding and how it relates to technological shifts throughout history

Why You Should Learn jq in 2024

Discover why learning jq isn't just about boosting your productivity, it's about becoming a more curious developer

Building a Guestbook with PGlite, Clerk, and Pinata

A quick walkthough of how I built a guestbook for my website

Leaving Neovim for Zed

A journey through text editors and how I landed on Zed after years of Neovim

Building Snippets.so

Insights into why snippets.so was built and the tech stack behind it

A Terminal Based Workflow

A deeper look at why a integrated terminal workflow is more than just using vim

Why I Learned Vim

A brief look at my history and how ordinary jobs lead to learning programming and Vim/Neovim

How to Encrypt and Decrypt Files on IPFS Using Lit Protocol

Experience the power of decentralized storage, encryption, and token gating with this tutorial

How to Run Your Own Public IPFS Gateway

Learn how to run a public IPFS gateway with a custom domain using Digital Ocean

How to Migrate from Neovim to VSCode

Some tips on how to eaily move to VSCode as a Neovim user (sorry Primeagen)

How To Create a Weekly Photo Zine

Learn how to use ChatGPT and Pinata to make a custom web photo zine with zero developer experience

48 Hours Disconnected

I spent two days with zero access to my cell phone or computer, and this is what I discovered

Arc: The Internet Computer

How the Arc web browser is paving the way for the future of consumer computers

My Developer Journey

How I learned web development and transitioned into the tech and Web3 space

How to Mint an NFT on Sui using Pinata and the Sui JS SDK

Learn how to use the Sui SDK and Pinata to mint an NFT

How to Create a Dynamic App NFT Resume

Level up your job search with a dynamic app NFT resume that will wow any employer.

A Case for IPFS on Layer 1 Blockchains

There are so many new blockahins appearing and they all need a solution to off-chain storage

Scaling Your NFT Project: A Beginner’s Guide to IPFS

Storage ain’t sexy, but if web3 is gonna take a leap, it's one of the biggest problems we need to solve for.

Resizing IPFS Images with Pinata’s Image Optimization Tools

Learn how to use Pinata's Dedicated Gateway image optimization tools

How to Create 3D NFTs on Solana

Learn how to scan and mint real life objects on Solana

How to Offset Your NFT Project Carbon Emissions with Aerial

Learn how Aerial is helping make NFTs carbon neutral with their emissions API

The Power of Dedicated Gateways

Dedicated Gateways. What they are, why they're essential, and how they can revolutionize a creator's next project.