Install notes on 1999.io and MyWord Editor

I am working with Ron Chester to set up some instances of the 1999.io and MyWord Editor blogging tools, and have some test installs working on my Digital Ocean instance. I did have to make a tweak to one of the files in the nodestorage app, will be filing a Github issue on this. However, I did want to capture a few points that I re-learned in doing this again:

Install separate instances of nodestorage for each app (using different ports), otherwise you will mess up one of the tool outputs.
The Twitter API setup at apps.twitter.com has changed a little bit, what used to be called consumer secret and API secret are now part of the API secrets at the top of the page with the secrets info.

If you want to try the installs, go to the following URLs:

http://fedwiki.andysylvester.com:1999 (1999)
http://andysylvester.com/files/mwe5/ (MyWord Editor)

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Interesting description of implementation of h-feed in a weblog.

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via Stephen Downes

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I can barely remember using Hypercard, wonder if anyone will do anything like it again…

Read: Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride into sunset

If I ever get tired of working in the aerospace industry, looks like there is plenty of need for old COBOL programmers….

Read: The Culture War at the Heart of Open Source

More thoughts on what “open source” means…

Read: Why open?

Here’s a part of open source that I have not thought about before:

Open source is a bottom-up, worker-led movement. The means and outputs of production are available to everybody. I think that’s beautiful – and, in a world where every aspect of our lives has been packaged and monopolized for profit, a powerful force for good.

Read: Microsoft open sources Calculator source code

This is pretty neat, will take a look at this sometime!