I wanted to validate the presence of an rssid in my front matter

Let's just say that I was not happy with the manual process that I had been using to create the unique and permanent IDs for my RSS feed entries. There was friction as it required that I run a special node script every time I generated a post. So, here's how I made it fully automated. I just had to do it. Here goes... The process is based on...

I’ve long believed that the American media would be more clear-eyed about the rise and return of Donald Trump if it was happening overseas in a foreign country, where we’re used to foreign correspondents writing with more incisive authority. Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought...

Update: Here's a list of all of the executive orders issued by Trump in 2025. Here's a list of just some of the destructive things that the Trump administration has done in the few short days since the inauguration...in no particular order: A funding freeze on a bunch of shit, including all foreign aid The removal of all DEI info on all...

As I have written, several times over the last few days, I've made a change to the way that I create IDs for my RSS feed entries. As a result, shortly after releasing this post, perhaps in a day or two, if you are getting my content via RSS, you will likely see a flood of 20 or so new entries in your feed reader. There are many more posts on the...

As has been pointed out to me, the IDs I was using for my RSS feed entries were not as permanently unique and robust as they could be. As one who can sometimes not let go of a bone once it's been picked up, I decided to do something about it. Right now, I'm sitting on a branch of this site that has a new ID for each entry that is based on the MD5...