“That’s it, I’m not dealing with this WordPress bullcrap anymore. I’m going to make my own site. What’s the most self-hosted I can get, away from all this tomfoolery?”

Mad Scientist (Biomedical Machine Learning Researcher) Mira Welner drops by the ‘Cast to talk about hosting a ludicrously cool web site on a Raspberry Pi. When your website lives in your bedroom, you have maximum control over your infrastructure, but also your roommate tripping over the cable can take your online presence down at a critical moment.

Along the way we discuss how Millenials and Gen Z approach technology, finding a job in 2025, and how academics and tech bros are different kinds of crazy.

Mira's web site is mirawelner.com.

Phil, along with his partners, will make a good web site for you at Tiger Pajamas (dot com).

Visit phil's web site, the coolest web site on the entire internet, at phils-web-site.net.

Music: Out of Tune by Bad Custer. Phil is one fourth of Bad Custer. Listen to more of our music at badcuster.com

“When I learned flexbox a month ago, that was the best two days that I can remember."

Ashley "8 of Pentacles" McQuaid joins the Cast to go deep on the joys and sorrows of Being On The Computer. We discuss Ash's past as a Neopets microcelebrity, reminisce on the Bleeding Cowboy Font era of Tumblr, and recall the bygone days of doing school projects for the Microsoft Kinect. Finally, we talk about our shared experience owning a company and shipping sites as two thirds of Tiger Pajamas Web Site Company, and how Ash's time in the Vibe Mines gave her the power to craft a really personal design process for our clients.

Ash's web site is 8ofpentacles.com.

Ash and Phil will make a good web site for you at Tiger Pajamas (dot com).

Visit phil's web site, the coolest web site on the entire internet, at phils-web-site.net.

Music: Out of Tune by Bad Custer. Phil is one fourth of Bad Custer. Listen to more of our music at badcuster.com

“Redditors are scum and they belong in prison.”

Pugilistic wordsmith Nik "Ludic" Suresh hops on the Cast to answer the question: Is blogging so fucking back? What follows is a spirited conversation about his chosen platform, unlocking the secrets of Extreme Networking, getting accused of hacking Hacker News, why Squarespace sucks ass, and, most importantly, comic book movies.

Ludic's web site is ludic.mataroa.blog. Learn more about his company, Hermit Tech, at hermit-tech.com.

Visit phil's web site, the coolest web site on the entire internet, at phils-web-site.net. Phil and his friends will make a good web site for you at Tiger Pajamas (dot com).