Fix config and move onion link

archetypes/default.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}"
+title: {{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}
 date: {{ .Date }}
-draft: true
 ---
 

archetypes/posts.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 draft: true
 date: {{ .Date }}
-title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}"
+title: {{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}
-description: ""
+description:
 authors: []
 tags: []
 series: []

config.yml

@@ -39,21 +39,13 @@ menu:
 
 params:
   author: Sam Al-Sapti
-  license: >
-    <a rel="noopener noreferrer license"
-      href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>
-    &#183; Access via
-    <a rel="noopener noreferrer"
-      href="http://mldhltdackluvnqso7vk2azcg3ghjxbpw4im6alubymqkonb4kppqcqd.onion">onion service</a>
   description: Sam Al-Sapti's personal website
-  keywords: blog,developer,personal
   info: Software Developer, Privacy Advocate and Digital Minimalist
   avatarURL: /images/avatar.png
   dateFormat: January 2, 2006
-  since: 2023
+  since: 2022
   colorScheme: auto
   hideColorSchemeToggle: false
-  maxSeeAlsoItems: 5
   mask_icon_color: '#e76f51'
   social:
     - name: LinkedIn
@@ -81,3 +73,7 @@ params:
       url: posts/index.xml
       rel: alternate
       type: application/rss+xml
+    - name: Onion service
+      icon: fa fa-2x fa-tor-onion
+      url: http://mldhltdackluvnqso7vk2azcg3ghjxbpw4im6alubymqkonb4kppqcqd.onion
+      rel: noopener noreferrer me

content/posts/im-back-on-mastodon.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+draft: false
+date: 2023-07-16T16:52:06+02:00
+title: I'm Back on Mastodon
+description: In this blog post I describe why I decided to get back on Mastodon.
+authors: ['Sam Al-Sapti']
+tags: ['decentralization', 'privacy', 'fediverse', 'social media']
+series: []
+---
+
+May 1, 2023 marked one year since I deleted my Facebook account. That was the
+last account I had on the Big Tech social media platforms that all compete for
+our attention and behavioral data (technically I'm still on LinkedIn, although
+I rarely use it). How has it been? To say it mildly, liberating.
+
+Last summer, after reading *Digital Minimalism* by Cal Newport (fantastic book
+by the way, you should give it a read if you haven't), I also deleted my
+Mastodon account. At the time, I thought to myself that I really only used it
+as I used to use Facebook, wasting my time, and I probably did. Thinking back,
+I did really need a break from social media in general in order to get my mind
+back on track, and I'm glad I made that decision. I was still too used to
+Facebook and the likes. After deleting everything, I used the extra time I
+suddenly had to focus on life and finish my bachelor's degree. Now a year
+later, I decided to join the Fediverse again, so I created a new [Mastodon
+account](https://social.data.coop/@sam). I did so for a couple of reasons.
+
+The primary reason is that I felt a bit too disconnected from the online world,
+and since my career and interests are in IT, that didn't work for me. It is
+true that the best form of social interaction is outside the screen. But in the
+modern world we live in, technology can add substantial value to your life,
+**but only if you use it properly**. The book *Digital Minimalism* taught me
+what "properly" means (again, read it). By not being on any form of social
+media, I wasn't able to keep track of what the latest trends are and what
+people are talking about at the moment (in general but mostly regarding IT).
+But by using technology in a way where it enhances my life, instead of the
+opposite where the technology uses me, I can actually get some value from it.
+Although I'm technically back on social media, I believe I have the tools and
+the knowledge necessary for maintaining a healthy relationship with social
+media and my usage of it. For this reason, I've also decided that I won't ever
+support the attention seeking social media platforms, that is social media
+owned by Big Tech. Because let's face it, we can't really have a healthy
+relationship with a social media platform if it keeps trying with all its power
+to get us hooked on it and get us sucked into its reality, it's simply not
+possible.
+
+This leads me to my second reason. In order to support the world-wide migration
+to decentralized alternatives to Big Tech, I need to be on there myself. That's
+the best way to show my support for the Fediverse. Looking at the recent
+conflicts with Big Tech platforms, such as the recent changes in the Reddit API
+and privacy issues on other platforms, this is the best time to do so. I want
+to be a bigger part of that movement. Right now is the time where most people
+are starting to realize, that big centralized platforms maybe aren't the best
+option out there, and that decentralization is the better way.
+
+So, to summarize, did I regret leaving Mastodon? No, I didn't. But I'm glad
+that I'm back in the Fediverse, and I'll continue to support the move towards
+decentralized platforms. I truly believe that this is the right path forward.

content/privacy.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: Privacy Policy
 
 **_Last updated: June 24, 2023_**
 
-_This privacy policy applies to this website, as well as the free services
+*This privacy policy applies to this website, as well as the free services
-mentioned in the [about page]({{< relref "about.md#free-services" >}})._
+mentioned in the [about page]({{< relref "about.md#free-services" >}}).*
 
 ## Who we are
 
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ This website and the free services are owned and hosted by Sam Al-Sapti.
 No data is collected about the site's visitors. The webserver's access logs are
 discarded immediately, so the server doesn't persist any IP addresses or other
 personally identifiable information. Moreover, if you access this site over a
-VPN or Tor connection (`.onion` link available at the bottom of the page), the
+VPN or [Tor
-site won't even be able to learn your IP address in case of a compromise.
+connection](http://mldhltdackluvnqso7vk2azcg3ghjxbpw4im6alubymqkonb4kppqcqd.onion),
+the site won't even be able to learn your IP address in case of a compromise.
 
 Furthermore, the hosting provider of this site is [Hetzner Online
 GmbH](https://www.hetzner.com/). According to their privacy policy, they do not