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# Welcome to my new blog
- URL: https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/welcome/
- Published: 2013-10-16T21:38:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-23T22:24:20.000Z
- Description: Hello World. This is my first — of hopefully many — blog posts.
- Author: Daniel Aleksandersen

Who starts a new blog in 2013? Well, I just did. You’re welcome.

“Write your post here.” The placeholder for new posts generated by [Nikola](https://getnikola.com/?ref=ctrl.blog), the static website generator, seemed like a fitting introduction to my new blog. I want to *write* more, and I want that writing to be done *here* on my own site where I retain full control and ownership.

I am working on several posts already and have many ideas for things to write about. However, the site will be a bit dry for content in the first few weeks. I will improve the site design too, once I’ve got some more posts here.

I’ve also begun working on a custom-built theme for Nikola for use with this site. As far as I know, it’s the only theme for Nikola using HTML5 sectioning and [h-entry](https://microformats.org/wiki/h-entry?ref=ctrl.blog). If you are interested in a juicy semantic theme for Nikola, I will be offering this site’s theme up for grabs soon. I intend to contribute it back to the Nikola project once I feel satisfied with it.

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