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prodigalknighton X402, a static blog monetization excercise

I think this adds too much friction to trying to view a website and most people, upon seeing this sort of paywalling (regardless of how much or how little is being asked) will just not go to a site that's implemented this.

prodigalknighton Shrimple – A Simpler, Nicer Markdown

Add to that using -> to designate a link with a numbered URL for the actual href (numbered hrefs are already in Markdown), and also needing to indent list items... this is a solution in search of a problem.

prodigalknighton Fast Software, the Best Software (2019)

To be fair, cd folder/folder is also instant in a command line in Windows, it's just the GUI aspects that are slow. Comparing Windows Explorer to a terminal is comparing apples to oranges.