<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Dustin Mierau&apos;s Blog</title><description>Blog posts by Dustin Mierau on dustin.works.</description><link>https://dustin.works/</link><item><title>Hello</title><link>https://dustin.works/blog/hello/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dustin.works/blog/hello/</guid><description>So I&apos;ve built myself a website.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Good day!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alright, so, yes, I’ve built myself a website.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For years I have wanted to do this but could never make the time. A single place that I control where I can share my work and thoughts. No ads. No likes. Just a nice place for me to exist online and ideally a nice place for you to explore.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, welcome!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps you’ve already noticed, but this place is designed to feel like you’re browsing a tiny computer. &lt;em&gt;My&lt;/em&gt; computer filled with my &lt;a href=&quot;/blog&quot;&gt;thoughts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/photos&quot;&gt;photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/portfolio&quot;&gt;work&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;/talk&quot;&gt;ideas&lt;/a&gt;, plus links to &lt;a href=&quot;/rolodex&quot;&gt;people&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/files/links&quot;&gt;things&lt;/a&gt; that I like.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Though I have shared photos and posts elsewhere, it’s &lt;em&gt;writing&lt;/em&gt; that I want to spend more time on. Though I am still finding my voice, I do have thoughts and will use this space to get better at expressing them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please explore the &lt;a href=&quot;/programs&quot;&gt;Programs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/files&quot;&gt;Files&lt;/a&gt; I’ve written. Though this all may feel like a kind of desktop operating system, it is designed to work well with the web too: each program, folder, or file has a URL (notice the web browser address field change as you browse around) that can be bookmarked, an &lt;a href=&quot;https://dustin.works/rss.xml&quot;&gt;RSS feed&lt;/a&gt; that updates whenever I add something (a &lt;a href=&quot;/blog/hello&quot;&gt;blog post&lt;/a&gt;, a &lt;a href=&quot;/photos&quot;&gt;photo&lt;/a&gt;, a &lt;a href=&quot;/library/movies&quot;&gt;movie&lt;/a&gt;, etc.), and shareable links to anything and everything. Oh, and it works on mobile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My hope is that a system like this may give you a better idea of who I am than a brochure ever could.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for stopping by. Talk soon. :)&lt;/p&gt;
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