POSSE and Social Media

I’ve always wanted to control my social media from my main website and send messages out from there. I recently read about POSSE, which Google says is: > POSSE (Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere) in the context of the Fediverse refers to the strategy of posting content on a personal, self-hosted website (like WordPress or Hugo) and then automatically sharing it to decentralized platforms, such as Mastodon or PixelFed, via protocols like ActivityPub. This approach ensures you own your data while still reaching audiences in the federated, decentralized network. I first read out it on the Indie Web site on their creatively titled article POSSE. I’d love to figure out how to pop things I put here out to Bluesky and Mastodon. I’ll probably keep my Instagram and Flickr where they are. ...

February 13, 2026

Happy 2026! A bit belated but true nonetheless.

February 12, 2026

Testing Blog Posts on the Go

This is an automated post? Maybe.

February 12, 2026

I just bought an old hair styling chair (not quite a barber’s chair) for my height adjustable desk. It can raise and lower the same spread as the desk. Unfortunately, it’s about 50lbs (22kg-ish) so moving it out of the way when I want to stand will be a challenge. The funny thing is that I haven’t been in a barber’s chair since 1999.

March 23, 2025

I can now post things from the command-line! I’m using the Hugo blog engine and this is an example of archetypes. I’d love to figure out how to incorporate this to my fediverse (gxwalsh@hci.social) and bluesky (@gregwalsh.com).

March 19, 2025

Just integrated all of my old tweets into my web site. See them collected here.

March 18, 2025

My Garment Design Process - Baltimore City Community College 2023 Fashion Show

In this video, I layout my process for designing clothes including looking at historic garments, developing stories, and lots of sketching and prototyping. The entire fashion show can be found on Youtube.

August 29, 2023

I need to Update my Saved Wi-Fi Access Points

April 25, 2023
A benchy 3D print behind a La Frite SBC AML-S805X-AC

Prepping a La Frite SBC AML-S805X-AC to Work for OctoPrint

Goal In this post, I’ll show you how to get a Libre Computer La Frite SBC ready for using with OctoPrint. Introduction During the pandemic, I was looking for a web camera in order to outfit my family’s new work from home requirements. Somehow I stumbled onto the Linux Plumbers Conference Presenter’s kit at some online store. It included a 1080 Web Cam, two usb lights, a usb headset, a four-port USB hub, and a Libre Computer AML-S805X-AC (La Frite) 1Gb Single Board Computer all for $20. ...

March 18, 2023

Important elements of a Reflective Design Discussion

In order to run a reflective design discussion, we need to approach each problem as a unique case. The wrong problem is often identified by the students and we need to discover the features of the problematic situation. The problem is almost always a framing problem and not a solution problem. teacher gives an “artistic” performance of the complex knowledge and inventory and reframing. The process goes as follows listen to the student ideas, help reframe the problem, discuss a new frame for the problem, allow the student to make discoveries, and then allow the student present their ideas again and repeat this loop as necessary. ...

February 9, 2023