how this site gets built

This site runs on my own (rented) computer, following Derek Sivers' technical independence framework. I recommend it.

But since everything here is independent, and under my own control and creativity, I've implemented a few notable tweaks.

• I pulled out some sections of the shell script that establishes the server
1. mostly, I yanked out the calendar stuff; I found it inconvenient to integrate with my other computers, and I'm lashed in to the Google and Apple ecosystems for family coordination anyways
2. also, I hosted the configuration files myself
• And I changed a bit of the configs
• primarily, the httpd.conf (web server configuration) so that it serves up the shell and config code appropriately.