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To publish or not to publish, that is the question

June 03, 2026 — ~calvusrex

My apologies to William Shakespeare 😂

To publish, or not to publish, that is the question:

Whether 'tis nobler to dwell within The walled gardens of the mighty platforms, There to harvest likes and fleeting notice, Or to take up domain, server, and editor Against a sea of convenience, And by persistence build a place of one's own.

To write, to host, no more. And by a host to say We end the tyranny of engagement, The heartache of algorithms, And the thousand manufactured urgencies That modern creators suffer.

To write, to host. To host, perchance to matter. Ay, there's the hope.

For in that quiet corner of the Net What conversations may yet bloom, When we have shrugged off metrics, trends, and reach, Must give us courage.

That is the spirit That keeps the small web alive.

Tags: smallweb, algorithms, Shakespeare, parody, humor

Updated envs.dev page is safe!

June 03, 2026 — ~calvusrex
Pretty much have this website designed and just need to do some minor tweaks and populate some info.

The nice thing is that in Brave browser, with Shields Up, I get 0 trackers, ads and more blocked! No ads or trackers in Brave

That is the goal of my presence here. A safe, smallweb friendly, secure, comfortable place on the edges ofg the internet!

Tags: Brave, smallweb, safe, tracking, ads, website