Jack Baty has been doing some interesting things with Tinderbox lately. From self-contained html exports with embedded images, to file attachment management.

I'm looking forward to playing around with these ideas when I get back to Florida. Right now, I'm typing this on a folding table, seated in a piece of patio furniture. I suspect this is the reason why my back has been bothering a lot more the past few days. I'm hunched over this laptop too much.

But in this week of Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for smart people like Jack, who share their ideas and insights with everyone. The Tinderbox community is blessed with an abundance of such people, like Mark Anderson who maintains A Tinderbox Reference. Michael Becker, who hosts many of the Tinderbox meet-ups. And lots of regular participants at the forum.

Which is to say nothing of the generosity and engagement of the developer, Mark Bernstein, who is responsive to support requests, new feature ideas and always present in the community.

As disillusioned and cynical as I have grown about the value and utility of "personal computing," Tinderbox remains a bright spot that illuminates the promise of the vision many of us once had, now beclouded by bad actors, corporate greed, and the empowered worst aspects of human nature.

Anyway, I'm grateful for this app and this community.

Originally posted at Nice Marmot 09:32 Tuesday, 26 November 2024