Build Awesome is a rebrand of 11ty/Eleventy, backed by a successful $40k Kickstarter. But this attempt to monetize static site generators repeats the same mistakes that killed Gatsby and Stackbit—and misunderstands who actually builds static sites.
Eleventy (abbreviated 11ty) is an open source JavaScript based static site generator that allows the user to select their own preferred template engine and theme, which in practice can and does enable use of microformats2.
Recapping what I did in March 2026
Although for some things it’s fairly obvious that keeping a backup is good idea – like photos and videos – there’s some things that I often forget to think about. So as a reminder to me, and perhaps a warning to others, I’m making a blog post on it, and also having a bit of a chat on general digital decluttering and my current apps…
RSVP instead of RIP is a joke from a podcast I like. Because of the move, I am not using my 43" screen (!) at this moment.…