From 8d9bb125d9e2f9dc43776f9ee69c2c522359e01a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Adam Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 18:04:49 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Some actual sensible content for the 'Hello world' post --- _posts/2013-10-21-hello-world.markdown | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2013-10-21-hello-world.markdown b/_posts/2013-10-21-hello-world.markdown index 57106dd..2305aee 100644 --- a/_posts/2013-10-21-hello-world.markdown +++ b/_posts/2013-10-21-hello-world.markdown @@ -5,8 +5,24 @@ date: 2013-10-21 15:18:52 tags: company --- -In your mind, you are hearing the computer startup chime. +Hello, in fact, just to __you__ specifically. Thanks for looking in. - +Welcome to _Exciting_. + +(In your mind, you are hearing the computer startup chime.) + + + +This is a new company, with a new focus on exploring how to use simple software systems to make the world a little bit better. We are curious; we like to prototype things, often without knowing for certain whether or not they are going to work. [Printer](/printer) is a great example of that. Not knowing for certain that something is going to work is part of the fun, and fosters serendipity. + +Some of the projects that are now under the _Exciting_ banner, you may already be familiar with: [Harmonia](https://harmonia.io), [Printer](http://printer.exciting.io), [HeyLi.st](http://heyli.st), and maybe a few others. Some of the notable blog posts about them have also come along for the ride. + +[Go Free Range](http://gofreerange.com) was kind enough to foster these ideas in their infancy, but the time has come to give them a bit more space to grow in new ways. We are really exciting to start developing them in exciting new directions. I'll say a bit more about that in the near future on the [GFR Blog](http://gofreerange.com/blog). + +But it's not just about those projects; there will be (hopefully) many new things here as we get back up to the speed. If there's one thing that _Exciting_ is about, it's __momentum__. + +Speaking of which, we better get started. [Here's a freshly baked bit of software]({% post_url 2013-11-06-crimer-show-printer-publication %}) for you already! + +If you'd like to hear about what we get up to, why not [follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=exciting_io) or join our mailing list (see below) -- we'll try our very best to make it worth your while.