Linux, Python, vim, git & nix LPvgn Short Stack
Future-proof your skills and escape the tech hamster wheel with Linux, Python, vim & git — now with nix (LPvgn), an AI stack to resist obsolescence. Follow along as I build next generation AI/SEO tools for porting Jupyter Notebooks to FastHTML / HTMX Web apps using the Pipulate free AI SEO software.

Ah-Ha Moments, Realizations & Critical Insights

These are cumulative tiny, critical insights that don’t merit their own standalone articles.

Social Media Necessary For SEO - Thu Apr 24

Even though I’m an SEO-guy, social media is the big bursty traffic driver. If you’re not leaving breadcrumbs back to your site, there are no breadcrumbs for people to follow who “live” on those addictive feed-consumption outlets — and means you have 100% reliance on people thinking to search on whatever topics you write about and happen to optimize well for. That won’t lead to the kind of exponential acceleration I’m trying to create. And therefore, whenever I write an article, I have to “give it life” in the appropriate social media channels, and that means getting the twitter cards, og and hero graphic on each article. Ugh! Get that plate spinning with an article to remind yourself… done.

Google Search Console 404s - Thu Apr 24

Do you ever notice that some of your 404s go away in Google Search Console (GS) over time, but not all of them? Persistent 404 errors in Google Search Console probably means persistent interest in the topic, and you should either consider bringing back the original content that was there (reworking for whatever reason it was removed), or a better 301 redirect to take advantage of that potential traffic asset. Google is saying it wants to show your site on the topics related to that page. It’s not giving up on you. Tackling these will be one of the things to do when home-hosting.

Collapse All Folders In VSCode - Thu Apr 24

I’m on VSCode and its forks. I don’t wanna be. I’m a vim sort of person. I’m only even on NeoVim because I want an init.lua for better AI macro support, instead of .vimrc where all those control characters are so hard to type and copy/paste. And all the best AI help is in VSCode and its forks like Cursor. But now that I am on VSCode/Cursor, I need to get over the biggest friction points. And that is directory-diving. Those nested directory panels are the productivity killers. I just found the inconspicuous “Collapse Folders in Explorer” link. Collapse them all — ALL THE TIME, then expand as necessary.