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2022-03-02

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about this blog

this will be the blog i wished i had when i was starting out.

generating this blog

i used zola to generate this blog.

procedure:

$ snap install --edge zola

$ zola init blog

.. edit _posts/ ..

$ zola serve

markdown syntax is found here.

that’s all there is to it. I don’t have a comment system or require anything more complex than straight text and images.

what hardware do you use?

my primary terminal / workstation is a lenovo thinkpad l380 running ubuntu 20.04. i bought it half price on sale, and have since replaced the stock keyboard with one that has a backlight.

i also own two raspberry pis, one of which is always on and tweeting when my plant needs water (atTiny85, sparkfun soil moisture sensor), while the other is used intermittently.

i love trying out new switches, and i rotate them depending on the task:

i highly recommend dell's ultrasharp 27 4k usb-c monitor. i have one and the screen real estate is excellent.

and what software?

nothing out of the ordinary: