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The Last Newsletter of 2024
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Happy new year!
Thank you for allowing this newsletter to be a bit late so we could celebrate the New Year. We are a week into 2025!
Our year-end event officially kicked off in December, thanks to our event planners! Thank you so much to them. They work so hard to organize, pull these events off, keep track of submissions, and display them with care. If you see a 32-Bit Cafe Event Planner in the wild, be sure to say hello and tell them how much you've enjoyed the events! ❤️
Thankfully, the New Year's event is our longest-running event, so you can still submit an entry by January 15th. You can also check out the event thread to see how others are doing. Can't wait to see what you do!
This newsletter is meant to be helpful and engaging. If you think we're missing the mark, reach out to xandra@32bit.cafe. We'd love your feedback.
Thank you for being here. The world is better with you in it.
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While brainstorming community ideas on the 32-Bit Cafe Discord server, Varve took up the mantle of creating a modernized and easy-to-use layout maker for new coders. This code generator has been on the to-do list for a long time, so thank you to Varve for working so hard on this resource!
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Join us in celebrating the ending of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 with the New Years '25 event! The year has been long but as it's coming to a close we'd like to reflect on where we've been, what we've done, and where we're going.
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If you have 5 minutes to spare, we'd love your thoughts! In our annual anonymous feedback survey, we like to get ratings and comments about our community as we move into 2025. Tell us what we're doing right and what we're doing wrong!
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Our Bluesky account is now officially @32bit.cafe. Give us a follow and share the good word about our account! We'll be opening up posts to be submitted by the community to get some social media help, so stay tuned!
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Bytemoth's website is a treasure trove of good vibes, nostalgia, and 1990s website design. He includes a wealth of information on a variety of topics, including saving money and technology. Check out his amazing and prolific links collection!
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Every third Sunday, James, Jay, or both of them, are hosting our Webweaving Workshops. You can always take a look at our Events Calendar to see the specific date of upcoming events. Our next workshop will be January 19. See you there!
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Blog Posts Around the Cafe
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Every month, we showcase a few blog posts from members of the 32-Bit Cafe. Sometimes around a theme, sometimes not. This month, these posts give us a glimpse into the lives of our community members, a snapshot in time of them. These blog entries have been submitted to our community blogroll.
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Memo observes the conundrum of the Free Software Foundation that, in the midst of a remote legal battle, refuses to use proprietary Zoom.
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Max reflects on his late diagnosis of ADHD at age 40. He considers the blog entry as a way to archive the beginning of his journey in being medicated.
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Manu asks himself about a site owner's responsibility in where a sudden surge of popularity might bring more eyes to websites linked on the site.
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Lucio dissects how different games, and types of games, utilize the act of waiting within their game worlds and how players might feel about it.
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Westley, in an effort to kickstart his journey again, explains his journaling system and how he manages to have the discipline to journal effectively.
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DivergentRays gives us some media recommendations and shares her unique Christmas tradition: visiting Las Vegas.
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Popular Forum Topics of the Month
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starbreaker shares a blog post written by someone frustrated with contemporary website building.
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Manatee throws a virtual party on the forums to include everyone across the globe!
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For one of our questions of the week, Luxe wants to know why you--yes, you--made a website.
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Melvian asks how folks are building their sites if not coding by hand, like using a CMS or SSG.
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