Uncategorized How to move your blog from Medium to Wordpress Medium recently shut down their third-party API without any notice. I was immediately incensed and decided to migrate my blog away from Medium. You can read more angst on this post and followup discussion on HackerNews about why I left. This article will show you how to migrate your content
Uncategorized Medium needs to support Latex for math and science Medium is a great story telling platform but it falls short for publishing any serious science and math related articles. The big issue with this type of content on Medium is that it relies on math which can’t be easily rendered on Medium. Most writing platforms struggle with math
Uncategorized Mind blown: the fast growing hierarchy for laymen — aka enormous numbers WARNING — I’m not a mathematician so I probably made a bunch of errors. Please leave corrections in the comments. A few years ago I stumbled upon an article by famed computer scientist and quantum physics expert Scott Aaronson titled “Who can name the bigger number?” The article inspired a
Uncategorized 9/11 from the eyes of a New Yorker I witnessed the attacks of September 11th 2001 first hand in New York City as the World Trade Center towers collapsed before my very own eyes. It was a painful day for many people all over the world but it was uniquely different for those of us that lived in
Uncategorized Top 10 greatest music artists of all time. This is my list of the greatest music artists of all time. My only criteria is that they have to be modern (so Beethoven doesn’t qualify.) For each selection I’ve listed the reasons why they are on my list. I mostly looked at each artist’s influence both
Uncategorized Donald Trump’s valet guy thinks Trump is in over his head I attended a wedding a couple of weekends ago at Trump’s Mar A Lago estate & club in Palm Beach Florida. After a glorious wedding party I stood in the front driveway waiting for my Uber to take me back to my hotel. One of the valets came over
Uncategorized The Chromebook Pixel is Medium’s best writing platform A bespoke writing experience from the Google’s top of the line notebook I love to write on Medium. The supplied editor is gorgeous and makes it drop dead easy to produce beautiful articles. Unfortunately, the editor doesn’t do much to help with my atrocious grammar. Without proper grammar,
Uncategorized Star Wars Rogue One — you have to see these screenshots If you haven’t seen the teaser trailer for the new Star Wars movie Rogue One you need to stop what you are doing and go watch it: The story takes place before Star Wars IV A New Hope and follows the adventure of the rebels who steal the Death
Uncategorized I trust Medium to host my blog and you should too Update: On February 1st, 2019, I moved my website away from Medium and back to Wordpress. I'm currently hosting my site on Wordpress.com. I mention the reasons for the move in this blog article. A few hours ago I completed the migration of my personal blog to
Uncategorized How to make your Medium Publication look professional Medium recently announced new customization features for publications that finally allows for personalization. This article will show you how to make your publication look great. If you are posting your content to Medium you are already a step ahead of the curve. To take advantage of the new customization options
Uncategorized The Nike Air Pressure and my spoiled self "No, you can't always get what you want" as the famous Rolling Stones song goes "but if you try sometimes, you just might find—you get what you need." I've wanted things in life that I couldn't always get, but
Uncategorized The Cunning Game of Werewolf It is one of the most culturally significant games you've probably never heard of. It goes by many names—Mafia, Assassin, Town of Salem—but I know it as Werewolf. It's a party game played with nothing but a deck of cards and a group of
Uncategorized TREE(3) is a big number, I mean really big. Mind sufficiently blown. I like really big numbers. When I say “really big” I don’t mean numbers like a million or a billion, I mean numbers like Graham’s number which is so big that if you were try to store every digit in your brain it would sooner
Uncategorized My Fuji X Pro2 review (for street photography) I’ve been an amateur photographer ever since I took a photography class in high school. I love the process the technology and looking at great photos. I also feel great pride when someone enjoys my work. Most of my work is street photography so my camera setup is very
Uncategorized EZRaider All-Terrain Scooter I think the scooter situation is out of control. Can you imagine seeing one of these driving down the street? What exactly is the purpose of this? Price: $12K+ | Buy | Link DSRaider’s EZRaider is a four-wheeled electric all-terrain scooter. It’s size and foldable form lets you easily transport
Uncategorized This is why you should post all of your content on Medium Medium is quickly becoming the go-to destination for many bloggers. They are abandoning their self hosted blogs for Medium and for good reason. For those of you on the fence this article will help you understand the benefits of Medium and why you should consider making it your home too.
Uncategorized The iPad Pro is an awesome travel device I just finished my first trip with my iPad Pro and I can say with confidence that this is my new all in one travel companion. If you travel a lot (as I do) then you should take a long hard look at the iPad Pro. It is a wonderful
Uncategorized Vlogging is killing longform content for good Vlogging is the new blogging. Watching video is just much more entertaining than reading text. Millennials have the attention span of a toddler with attention deficit disorder and prefer watching video to reading. It is also easier than ever to create video. Apps like iMovie work on your smartphone or
Uncategorized Apple’s new Magic Keyboard The new Apple Magic Keyboard is a fantastic update to an old keyboard that has needed an update for years. The new version gets a few important upgrades that make it worth the $99 price tag. Is it Magic? No. Should you buy one over a Logitech keyboard? Depends. Apple
Uncategorized Grammarly is the secret to better writing I’m a bad writer. I love to tell stories, and I enjoy writing, but I’ve never been good at it. Maybe it is the way my mind works, or maybe I just don’t have enough practice. Either way I look for tools, tricks, anything that will make
Uncategorized Cool time-lapse video of downtown Austin and the Lake Originally posted 18 July 2015 to joshkerr.com I took this time lapse video using interval mode on my FujiFilm XT-1 camera and stitched it together into a video using Lightroom. It took me ten minutes to make this cool video. I plan to create more in the near future.
Uncategorized Custom domains on Medium Medium just released a new feature that allows you to assign a URL to a publication. This in effect allows you to host a blog on your own custom domain. And with that I’m going to make Medium my personal blog. I’m done hosting my own blog.
Uncategorized My favorite summer hiking gear 2015 edition The summer is here and if you live in a warm state like Texas you probably do a lot of outdoor activities like for example hiking. I love to hike and I love gear so here is my list of my favorite 2015 outdoor hiking gear. Keen Uneek sandals Is
Uncategorized Why I’m switching from from Full Frame DSLR cameras to the FujiFilm XT-1 I’m a maniac when it comes to cameras. I absolutely love them. Photography is a passion of mine, and the camera equipment is an obsession. Since I was a little kid, I used to sneak into my dad’s study while he was at work to play around with
Uncategorized Josh Kerr and President Obama I met the President of the United States and it was an experience I will never forget. The president visited Austin to discuss his plans for promoting entrepreneurship in the US. The meeting happened at Capital Factory. He briefly spoke and then socialized with us. Originally published at www.joshkerr.
