Archives
All the articles I've archived.
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AI-Assisted Modernization: Two Days, Ten Years Strong
How an AI-assisted sprint refreshed my decade-old Jekyll stack: asset vendoring, visual tests, workflow guardrails, and a renewed commitment to Minimal Mistakes.
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Modernizing an Old Jekyll Blog with GitHub Actions and AI
Well, hello there, 2025. After years away, I rebuilt my Jekyll blog with GitHub Actions, CloudFront, and AI—streamlined publishing with modern tools and lessons learned.
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What I did at DrupalCon 2022
A summary of my experience and learnings from attending DrupalCon 2022 in Portland
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DrupalCon 2022 Code+ Presentation
My presentation to DrupalCon 2022 on Duke's Code+ cocurricular project, which promotes undergraduate diversity, equity, and inclusion
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In the Jekyll garden
Continuing my research on a static website workflow, I'm spinning up a new personal website as an excuse to try building...
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Loose Shorts and the TSA
“Sir, you better grab those shorts tightly, *no one wants them to drop*.” Thank you, captain O.
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Meet Holly
The Skrinaks adopt Holly from the Wake County SPCA
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Gratitude, and That's Right
Another day in the life of Kyle Skrinak
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Shinleaf Campsite
When I was 8, I played alongside a lake, against a star-splattered night with my brother and sister.
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My Hero, Karen — Part II
My squatting calves, trembling and tiptoe, are eager to get me out of there. Karen and I agreed — my only option is for me to jump and for Karen to "catch" me.<br/><br/> The two adult men, across the street, continue to savor their evening’s spectacle.
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Two Guys Watch a Burning House, Part I
I forget when in 1973 the Skrinak family house caught on fire. I’m guessing it was in late Spring, but that was so long ago.
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Jekyll, Hugo, and Me
The battle for a better static website generator
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Drupal Multisite on a Dime
How we Adopted CI/CD for TCA&S's Drupal Multisite Hosting for Trinity's 100+ Drupal websites
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Happy Third Lowcarbiversary
Join me as I celebrate three years of low-carb living. At the three-year mark, it’s safe to say the yo-yo dieting has stopped.
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Lorraine Barbara Kubik Skrinak
My Eulogy for my Mom. October 31st, 2019, 11 AM, at St. Andrews Catholic Church, in Apex NC
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Don't You Miss Carbs?
Imagine asking an alcoholic; "Don't you miss alcohol?"
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My Windows 10 Setup
Why Windows and how I like my default Windows 10 configured
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Diminished Zeal with Steady Commitment
Busy staying steady
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2019 DrupalCon Higher Ed Summit
The Higher Ed Summit organizers had considerably redesigned the schedule and makeup of the summit. I say to a significan...
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Old Again, New Again
Low-carb living has given me the confidence to spend time and money on my professional appearance.
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A Pound of Flesh and a Hot Tub
“Dad, can you pull your skin out, like a balloon?”
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How to Pick a Restaurant
Asking about one common and simple ingredient can expose a restaurant
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My Morning Routine
How stumbling into a morning routine became surprisingly transformative and motivational
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What is n=1?
When the evidence is scant, the policy is misleading and the result is inversely fantastic
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From My Wife’s Kitchen
Posts and logs from Kyle about food
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5 DrupalCon Nashville Take Aways
For our Drupal @ Duke meetup, here are my top five take-aways from this year's DrupalCon Nashville.
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DrupalCon Nashville 2018 Video Playlist
Below is my list of videos to catch up on DrupalCon Nashville 2018. The first is the youtube embed of my public playlist...
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DrupalCon Nashville 2018 -- 04-11-2018 Wednesday
* Biography, startup failures
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DrupalCon Nashville 2018 -- 04-10-2018 Tuesday
* New in 8.5
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DrupalCon Nashville 2018 -- 04-09-2018 Higher Ed Summit Day
* Converting vb-script site to a modern, responsive heterogeneous site with Drupal 8
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DrupalCon Nashville 2018 -- Higher Education Summit Notes
I will be leading two sessions at the DrupalCon Higher Education Summit on Monday, April 8th, 2018, and I’m using ...
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Drupal 8 Multisite documentation
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DrupalCon Baltimore 2017 — Backend Security notes
See the <a href="https://security.duke.edu/">Duke University IT Security Office</a> for comprehensive security standards...
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Drupal @ Duke meetup notes
Here are my hastily-assembled thoughts on Drupal 8 for 2017 at Trinity Technology Services.
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Vim for writers
Here's an excellent article on using Vim for narrative writing, as opposed to technical documentation. I love the idea o...
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Static Sites: Everything Old Is New Again
Making static pages like Grandpa used to