Happy New Year! Yep, it's that time of year again. A time of new beginnings, cleaned slates, and Winter weather (in the Northern Hemisphere). So, bundle up near the warmth of your PCs exhaust fans, and bask in the glow of artificial light from it's connected display. Because, dear reader, it's time to start anew! And what better way to achieve that, than with a clean install of NixOS?READ_MORE =>

Since I finally managed to break the CI/CD pipeline for this site, I've been thinking a lot about that infamous quote from the Senator for Alaska. Not for its accuracy (or lack thereof), but because in this one instance, I did, in fact, break (or jam) a critical tube that gets this site out to the internet. Though, I should admit that's not what took this site offline for 4 hours (we'll get to that part soon)... READ_MORE =>

This wasn't the post I planned to write. Initially, I thought this post was going to be dedicated exclusively to my bespoke content management system. Where, I thought I’d wax poetic for a while about how sometimes the best solutions, are tailor made. However, I’ve since come back to my senses to realize that the best solution is the one with the smallest number of compromises, hand crafted be damned... READ_MORE =>

This article was a long time coming, it's also quite long. In some respects, this might feel like an article created from a few separate articles I stitched together, and perhaps it is. However, I felt it was important to talk about the primary technologies I used in developing/deploying this site, because they're all pretty tightly integrated... READ_MORE =>

Bot Clicker is a satirical mini-game I made for the landing page where you click on robots to make the clicker counter go up, and in return, they puff up and make enlightening sounds and social commentary... READ_MORE =>

Hello internet, my name is Lani, and welcome to the official launch of laniakita.com 🎉, my over-engineered (oops 🤗) website and blog. This is where I’ll be showcasing some of my work, as well as my thoughts on developing sites/apps for the modern web (& more, probably)... READ_MORE =>