From dc2fd65e6bfeaa2c475d5042f64263ac9427c22f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Preston Pan Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 10:28:58 -0800 Subject: completely changed backend --- website/about/contact.html | 21 +++++++++++ website/about/index.html | 22 +++++++++++ website/about/technology.html | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 130 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/about/contact.html create mode 100644 website/about/index.html create mode 100644 website/about/technology.html (limited to 'website/about') diff --git a/website/about/contact.html b/website/about/contact.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2751af8 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/about/contact.html @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +$$START TITLE +Contact +$$END TITLE + +$$START CONTENT +

Contact

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+ Here are some ways that you can contact me: +

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+ I do not use other services because they are worse than these protocols in my opinion. + If you know nothing about technology and want to contact me, use email. Otherwise, use + IRC. I do run an irc server but it is mostly inactive. +

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About Website

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+ This website was made without complex javascript or css so that it is easy to load + and read on all browsers, including terminal and js-less browsers like netsurf. + Additionally, I wrote a shell script to generate this website automatically + from a hiearchical filesystem of html files. If you're interested, simply run: +

+ +git clone git://prestonpan.tech/prestonpan.git + +

Articles

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About Technology

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+ This article is about the technology that I use, both in software and in hardware. +

+ +

Computer Hardware

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+ I personally use a thinkpad X200 which is librebooted and a thinkpad X230, which has + the default vendor BIOS. I use old thinkpads because: +

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+ Also, the feeling of using a thinkpad is just quite nice. There is no real other way to + describe it, you just have to try it yourself. +

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Antiphone

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+ I don't have a phone. Actually, that is a lie. I do have one, but almost never use it. + They are not useful to me and I don't use conventional social media so I have no need + for them. Computers are much better at making software and articles, and also computers + can more easily run open source software (not that it matters inherently but to me + most open source software is just better because I can basically do what I want with + my computer). It doesn't feel like you own a phone when you buy one; someone else owns + the phone, and you buy the rights to use it. With most computers, the general feeling + is that you own it. +

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Software

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+ I try to use minimal software where I can. The general philosophy is one of the UNIX + philosophy; you have simple components and you make them do complex things via piping + and whatnot. +

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Operating systems

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+ I would consider using and have used these operating systems: +

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+ I would recommend all of these to try out. They all have their unique upsides and downsides, though you could probably + get all linux distros to work in almost the same way if you wanted to. If you're looking for something new (and better + designed than linux in my opinion) you could try OpenBSD and 9front. +

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Systemd

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+ It doesn't actually matter if your distro uses it or not. +

+ +

Userland

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+ I tend to use suckless userland programs because they tend to follow the UNIX + philosophy and their software is just better than the competition. For example, dwm can do swallowing, and I + have not encountered any other window manager that will do that natively (you might need a program to do it for + you). The st terminal supports everything as long as you add patches, but even if you don't, it's still better + than most other terminal emulators that want to do too much. The dmenu program is just good because you can + make custom scripts and that increases the usability of your computer like five-fold. +

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+ Also see their rocks/ page for most of the software that I use. You can also see + my dotfiles for the software that I use. +

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+ For OpenBSD, I mostly use cwm with the defaults and most of the same programs I use for gnu/linux. For 9front, + I use the base system mostly (obviously). +

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