diff --git a/content/About.md b/content/About.md index ed7833d11..3e2e43ba0 100644 --- a/content/About.md +++ b/content/About.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: About compartir: true -lastmod: 2023-09-22 +lastmod: 2023-09-28 tags: - meta --- @@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ If you are aching for more: ### As of September 2023, I am… -… tending to my [digital garden](https://forgetfullnotes.com/). -… making simple Firefox [extensions](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/17772574/). +… tending to my [digital garden](https://forgetfulnotes.com/). +… making simple browser [extensions](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/17772574/). … collecting bookmarks with [Raindrop](https://raindrop.io/SemanticData). -… learning about [Vim](https://www.vim.org/), [NeoVim](https://neovim.io/), [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/), and [Helix](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix). -… slowly teaching myself game development with [LÖVE](https://love2d.org/). +… developing both a [theme](https://github.com/semanticdata/obsidian-sample-theme), and a [starter vault](https://github.com/semanticdata/obsidian-starter-vault) for [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/). ### Reaching Out diff --git a/content/Free Facts.md b/content/Free Facts.md index 89f39f7be..8e2f9ffb3 100644 --- a/content/Free Facts.md +++ b/content/Free Facts.md @@ -3,22 +3,37 @@ title: Free Facts tags: - collection compartir: true -lastmod: 2023-09-18 +lastmod: 2023-09-27 enableToc: true --- +### Dumping Chemical Weapons Directly into the Ocean + +After World War II, it is claimed that scientist did not know how to destroy the massive arsenals of chemical weapons. Russia, the UK, and the US opted for what seemed the safest and cheapest method of disposal at the time: dumping chemical weapons directly into the ocean. + +Experts estimate that 1 million metric tons of chemical weapons lie on the ocean floor—from Italy's Bari harbor, where 230 sulfur mustard exposure cases have been reported since 1946, to the US East Coast, where sulfur mustard bombs have shown up three time in the past 12 years in Delaware, likely brought in with loads of shellfish. +[Source](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/decaying-weapons-world-war-II-threaten-waters-worldwide-180961046/) + ### Lighting -Lightning is a significant force contributing to mountain erosion. [source](https://www.livescience.com/40701-lightning-strikes-erode-mountains.html) +Lightning is a significant force contributing to mountain erosion. +[Source](https://www.livescience.com/40701-lightning-strikes-erode-mountains.html) + +### MV Derbyshire + +The MV Derbyshire was a British ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976. It was lost on September 9, 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan. At 91,655 gross register tons, she is the largest British ship ever to have been lost at sea. +[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Derbyshire) + +### Rogue Waves + +Rogue waves are unusually large, unpredictable, and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to large ones. +In oceanography, rogue waves are more precisely defined as waves whose height is more than twice the significant wave height (Hs or SWH), which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record. Therefore, rogue waves are not necessarily the biggest waves found on the water; they are, rather, unusually large waves for a given sea state. +[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave) ### Sea Sickness Ginger is proven to help those who suffer from sea sickness. -### Yak Shaving - -Yak Shaving is programming lingo for the seemingly endless series of small tasks that have to be completed before the next step in a project can move forward. - ### Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation TMS is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to induce an electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction. An electric pulse generator, or stimulator, is connected to a magnetic coil connected to the scalp. @@ -29,17 +44,6 @@ A weasel word, or anonymous authority, is slang for words and phrases aimed at c Using weasel words may allow one to later deny any specific meaning if the statement is challenged, because the statement was never specific in the first place. Weasel words can be a form of _tergiversation_, and may be used in advertising, (popular) science, opinion pieces and political statements to mislead or disguise a biased view or unsubstantiated claim. -### MV Derbyshire +### Yak Shaving -The MV Derbyshire was a British ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976. It was lost on September 9, 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan. At 91,655 gross register tons, she is the largest British ship ever to have been lost at sea. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Derbyshire) - -### Rogue Waves - -Rogue waves are unusually large, unpredictable, and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to large ones. -In oceanography, rogue waves are more precisely defined as waves whose height is more than twice the significant wave height (Hs or SWH), which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record. Therefore, rogue waves are not necessarily the biggest waves found on the water; they are, rather, unusually large waves for a given sea state. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave) - -### Dumping Chemical Weapons Directly into the Ocean - -After World War II, it is claimed that scientist did not know how to destroy the massive arsenals of chemical weapons. Russia, the UK, and the US opted for what seemed the safest and cheapest method of disposal at the time: dumping chemical weapons directly into the ocean. - -Experts estimate that 1 million metric tons of chemical weapons lie on the ocean floor—from Italy's Bari harbor, where 230 sulfur mustard exposure cases have been reported since 1946, to the US East Coast, where sulfur mustard bombs have shown up three time in the past 12 years in Delaware, likely brought in with loads of shellfish. [source](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/decaying-weapons-world-war-II-threaten-waters-worldwide-180961046/) +Yak Shaving is programming lingo for the seemingly endless series of small tasks that have to be completed before the next step in a project can move forward. diff --git a/content/Guide.md b/content/Guide.md index b4115ab95..34a901fc8 100644 --- a/content/Guide.md +++ b/content/Guide.md @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ --- title: Garden Exploration Guide description: Want to explore the garden but don't know where to start? You came to the right place. +summary: Want to explore the garden but don't know where to start? You came to the right place. tags: - meta -lastmod: 2023-09-27 +lastmod: 2023-09-28 compartir: true --- diff --git a/content/Projects Overview.md b/content/Projects Overview.md index 9da983480..ea2299e22 100644 --- a/content/Projects Overview.md +++ b/content/Projects Overview.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ --- title: Projects compartir: true -lastmod: 2023-09-27 +lastmod: 2023-09-28 --- A few of my projects. +## Active + ### MiguelPimentel.do Personal blog and landing page. @@ -26,13 +28,6 @@ Possible replacement for my current blog. --- -### Dotfiles - -[[NeoVim|Nvim]], GitHub, Obsidian configuration files. -[Source](https://github.com/semanticdata/dotfiles) - ---- - ### Obsidian Sample Theme Personal Obsidian theme. @@ -45,6 +40,13 @@ Personal Obsidian theme. Opinionated Obsidian starter. [Source](https://github.com/semanticdata/obsidian-test-vault) +## On Stand-By + +### Dotfiles + +[[NeoVim|Nvim]], GitHub, Obsidian configuration files. +[Source](https://github.com/semanticdata/dotfiles) + --- ### Sorry, Minnesota Only (Firefox) diff --git a/content/Public Journal.md b/content/Public Journal.md index d62f2c63a..2cdc7388b 100644 --- a/content/Public Journal.md +++ b/content/Public Journal.md @@ -3,23 +3,39 @@ title: Public Journal description: This new section will explore the concept of maintaining a Public Journal. It takes inspiration from The Journal of an Enigmatic Mind. compartir: true enableToc: true -lastmod: 2023-09-27 +lastmod: 2023-09-28 --- > [!info] Acknowledgements > -> This page takes inspiration from the [Journal of an Enigmatic Mind](https://speyllsite.pages.dev/journal/). It explores the concept of keeping a public journal, something I haven't done before. Anything that encourages me to write more is a positive in my opinion. +> This page takes inspiration from the [Journal of an Enigmatic Mind](https://speyllsite.pages.dev/journal/). It explores the concept of keeping a public journal, something I haven't done before. + +## 2023-09-28 + +### Notes + +* Made massive changes to [Zola-Tale](https://github.com/semanticdata/zola-tale). Namely the README. +* Implemented and deployed a new [dark mode] switch. This was only possible after refactoring all styles. + +> [Link Of The Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Silkwood?useskin=vector) ## 2023-09-27 -**Notes** +### Zola Tale + * Continue testing on [Zola Tale]. Implemented a new, from the grounds up, dark mode. +* Fully refactored all stylesheets. + +### Notes + * Revisited a few text editors I have been watching for a bit. Looked at [Lapce](https://github.com/lapce/lapce), [Lite XL](https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl), and [ecode](https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode). They are looking good, but they are not a point in where I want to dig deeper into using them. -**GitHub** +### GitHub + * Created a new repo [Obsidian Sample Theme](https://github.com/semanticdata/obsidian-sample-theme) with the aim to contain my newest project, a Obsidian theme. I have put together some basic CSS properties I'm playing around with. -**Digital Garden** +### Digital Garden + * Synchronized the forked repo with it's base. * Updated dependencies and _package-lock_. * Updated the [[Guide|Garden Exploration Guide]]. Added additional links. @@ -28,16 +44,19 @@ lastmod: 2023-09-27 ## 2023-09-22 -**Notes** +### Notes + * Many days worth of changes reported on this entry. * Started looking at modal editors more seriously. I intend to slowly learn Vim key bindings. * I have been reading and watching videos about [Vim](https://www.vim.org/), [NeoVim](https://neovim.io/), [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/), and [Helix](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix). * Updated [[Projects Overview]]. -**Blog** +### Blog + * Testing [Zola Tale](https://github.com/semanticdata/zola-tale) as possible replacement for the blog. It emphasises the writing, only providing an About page for the curious. This has become a more popular idea in my mind. In the past, I have tried to merge my Blog and my digital garden without success. I'm leaning on that. Only articles and an 'About' page will be enough to accomplish the goal I have with the blog. On the other hand, this encourages more people to visit my digital garden, as I plan to write about it on the blog. -**GitHub** +### GitHub + * Many changes made to the [Obsidian Starter Vault](https://github.com/semanticdata/obsidian-starter-vault). Added two new plugins, and updated the README. * Contributed [PR #8](https://github.com/zbrox/anpu-zola-theme/pull/8) to add dark mode toggle to the [Anpu](https://github.com/semanticdata/anpu-zola-theme) Zola theme. * Placed the following projects in _"stand-by"_: @@ -46,7 +65,8 @@ lastmod: 2023-09-27 * [Zola Quartz](https://github.com/semanticdata/zola-quartz) * [Silicon Dioxide](https://github.com/semanticdata/silicon-dioxide) -**Digital Garden** +### Digital Garden + * It has changed domains. Currently being hosted on [forgetfulnotes.com](https://forgetfulnotes.com/). * After experimenting with the idea of keeping my code base in Quartz v3.3, using Hugo as the base, I felt the amount of effort was unjustified. For now, I have settled on using the latest version of [Quartz](https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz) as the base for my [[Digital Garden|digital garden]]. * You can find its source code in [Forgetful Notes](https://github.com/semanticdata/forgetful-notes). @@ -57,13 +77,15 @@ lastmod: 2023-09-27 ## 2023-09-12 -**Notes** +### Notes + * Added configuration for [Alacritty](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty) to my [dotfiles](https://github.com/semanticdata/dotfiles) repo. * I have been trying out Brave's vertical tabs. Initially, I didn't like them, and as I continue to review, I keep finding myself liking them less and less. I am not quite sure why the vertical tabs implementation in the Firefox sidebar feels much better to me. I am done trying the feature out. They did not fit my current workflow. The implementation left a lot to be desired. * Trying out Brave's vertical tabs. Initially, I do not like it. * Created a new repo to hold my [dotfiles](https://github.com/semanticdata/dotfiles) and configurations. -**Silicon Dioxide** +### Silicon Dioxide + * Expanded adjustments and changes made to [Silicon Dioxide](https://github.com/semanticdata/silicon-dioxide) repo. * Fully rebranded from Quartz (port) to Silicon Dioxide. * Deployed the site using GitHub Pages. @@ -75,11 +97,13 @@ lastmod: 2023-09-27 ## 2023-09-01 -**Notes** +### Notes + * Renamed multiple GitHub repos. Namely, `hugo-lowkey` was renamed to [miguel-pimentel-do](https://github.com/semanticdata/miguel-pimentel-do), `hugo-quartz` was renamed to [stressed-dev](https://github.com/semanticdata/stressed-dev). Both, together with [forgetful-dev](https://github.com/semanticdata/forgetful-dev), are now named based on their domains. * Created new repos [test-hugo-lowkey](https://github.com/semanticdata/test-hugo-lowkey), and [test-hugo-quartz](https://github.com/semanticdata/test-hugo-quartz) to test GitHub Actions. This proved fruitful as I was able to understand, simplify builds, and deployments. Mainly, eliminated the need to deploy Quartz v3.3 from the `gh-pages` branch. -**Digital Garden** +### Digital Garden + * _"Downgraded"_ from [Quartz v4.0.7](https://github.com/semanticdata/forgetful-dev) to [Quartz v3.3](https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz/tree/hugo) in an effort to retain control of fewer moving parts. * It is no longer hosted in [forgetful-dev](https://github.com/semanticdata/forgetful-dev). It can now be found in newly created [purple-was-taken](https://github.com/semanticdata/purple-was-taken); which also follows the domain naming convention mentioned in the first bullet point. @@ -89,13 +113,17 @@ lastmod: 2023-09-27 ## 2023-08-30 -**Notes** +### Notes + * Started work on a new repo, [obsidian-starter-vault](https://github.com/semanticdata/obsidian-starter-vault). Aiming to release an Obsidian start-up setup I like. -**Blog** + +### Blog + * Published (again) the guide to [[Unlock Firefox Sidebar]] after reading a comment in [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) asking for exactly that. I responded with a link to the article on [Dev.to](https://dev.to/semanticdata/unlock-the-sidebar-width-in-firefox-22p0). Originally, I removed the guide from my [blog](https://miguelpimentel.do) because I didn't think it fit with the content at the time. * Overhauled Taxonomies (Categories and Tags) within the [blog](https://miguelpimentel.do). Created specific pages to format the titles, and define how the taxonomy pages are displayed/organized. -**Digital Garden** +### Digital Garden + * Compiled, and published a collection of [[Bookmarklets]]. * Cleaned up and published [[Inspirations]]. * Making the Garden more explorable by adding direct links to the [tags] page from the [_index](/). @@ -107,12 +135,14 @@ lastmod: 2023-09-27 ## 2023-08-25 -**Notes** +### Notes + * Reformatted blog posts from [Prose Poetry](https://github.com/semanticdata/prose-poetry). Cleaned it up a bit. * Updated MiguelPimentel.do entry in the [512KB Club](https://512kb.club/). * Submitted Forgetful.dev into the [512KB Club](https://512kb.club/). -**Digital Garden** +### Digital Garden + * Started my new **Public Journal**. * About a week ago I upgraded my [[Digital Garden|digital garden]] from `Quartz v3.3` to `Quartz v4-Alpha`. * Today I upgraded the Garden backend from `Quartz v4-Alpha` to the official `Quartz v4` release. diff --git a/content/Upcoming Concerts.md b/content/Upcoming Concerts.md index f33424536..652f5e904 100644 --- a/content/Upcoming Concerts.md +++ b/content/Upcoming Concerts.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tags: * 2023-09-14 – [Eric Clapton](https://seatgeek.com/eric-clapton-tickets/saint-paul-minnesota-xcel-energy-center-8-2023-09-14-7-30-pm/concert/5981512)❌ * 2023-09-17 – [Queens of the Stone Age](https://seatgeek.com/queens-of-the-stone-age-tickets/minneapolis-minnesota-the-armory-minneapolis-2023-09-17-7-pm/concert/6046669)❌ * 2023-09-14 – [Three Days Grace, Chevelle with Loathe](https://seatgeek.com/three-days-grace-and-chevelle-with-loathe-tickets/prior-lake-minnesota-mystic-lake-casino-hotel-2023-09-17-6-pm/concert/6038876)❌ -* 2023-09-22 – [Tiesto](https://seatgeek.com/tiesto-18-tickets/minneapolis-minnesota-the-armory-minneapolis-2023-09-22-8-pm/concert/6002643) +* 2023-09-22 – [Tiesto](https://seatgeek.com/tiesto-18-tickets/minneapolis-minnesota-the-armory-minneapolis-2023-09-22-8-pm/concert/6002643)❌ ### October