Thursday, November 11, 2023

Data minimization is for minimalists

Marcus Eldridge

Who has the time to write out an actual blog post for all of these topics? I mean, we could use AI to do it, but have you ever tried to get it to be funny? It's terrible. Half the time it just refuses because it's technically illegal to write a detailed guide about acquiring sensitive personal information on strangers. So, instead, this post is about demonstrating all the styles you can use in the blog post template.

This is a heading

It's a big heading too. Not too big, mind you. Some would say it's just the right size at 24px. Did you notice that you can use inline code blocks in here? That's pretty neat. You can also make text bold and italic, which is pretty standard stuff, to be honest. We've also got this clean and minimal link style, with an ever-so-subtle hover effect. Go ahead, try it.

Looks like an inline image is about to come up, those are pretty useful in a blog post:

This is a subheading

Which means it's a bit smaller than the big heading. Notice the perfect harmony of the typography scale here—it's incredibly pleasing. There's a lot of line-height on this body copy, which makes it super easy to read—in fact, you can just skim the whole thing. There's also a lot of spacing between the paragraphs, which gives the whole post a super light and airy feeling.

Sometimes you'll need to quote something important someone said. You can use a block-quote for that:

This is a block-quote. You can use it to quote other people or to just make something stand out from the rest of the post. It's visually separated from the rest of the article because it's indented and has a lovely little border on the left. If you want, you can make this italic too.

Occasionally, you'll need to break some information down in list form, and we've got you covered there. Here are 4 reasons lists are cool, according to AI:

  1. Organization: Lists help to organize information clearly, making it easier to read, understand, and remember.
  2. Prioritization: They allow users to easily prioritize items, which can be crucial for productivity.
  3. Clarity: Lists break down complex information into manageable, discrete items, which can simplify communication.
  4. Motivation: Completing items on a list can provide a psychological boost. The act of checking things off as done is satisfying.

It can be a bit weird if an article just sort of ends, so we added separators. That way you can add your conclusion right after.


This is much less weird. I can just write a couple of lines here that sum everything up, and then the article can just sort of stop. No one reads down here anyway; it just needs to visually look like something is happening.