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diff --git a/src/blog/books-read-in-2023.html.erb b/src/blog/books-read-in-2023.html.erb new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1c15cd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/blog/books-read-in-2023.html.erb @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +title: Books Read in 2023 +date: January 31, 2024 +--- +<p> +Figured I should write this before January is over, so that I can claim I +published it just after the year turned over. +</p> + +<p> +Well, turns out, reading-wise, 2023 was the year of Plato. As mentioned back in +<a href="<%= path_to 'blog_books-read-in-2021' %>">the 2021 list</a>, I've set +out on reading through his works. At this point I'm about half-way through. I +didn't know what I was getting myself into when I first opened up the +collection, but I have to say I'm really enjoying myself. Not only are Plato's +words worthy of pondering and contrasting with modern thought, they're also +entertaining. Ideas that shaped over two millenia of philosophy are interspersed +with wit, humor, sometimes even sharp sarcasm. +</p> + +<p> +Anyways, here's the list of dialogues I got through last year: +</p> + +<p> +<ol> + <li> Parmenides </li> + <li> The Sophist </li> + <li> The Statesman </li> + <li> Philebus </li> + <li> Symposium </li> + <li> Phaedrus </li> + <li> Alcibiades </li> + <li> Second Alcibiades </li> + <li> Hipparchus </li> + <li> Rival Lovers </li> + <li> Theages </li> + <li> Charmides </li> + <li> Lysis </li> + <li> Protagoras </li> + <li> Gorgias </li> +</ol> +</p> diff --git a/src/blog/why-didnt-anyone-tell-me-about-baguettes.html b/src/blog/why-didnt-anyone-tell-me-about-baguettes.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..36cc7ce --- /dev/null +++ b/src/blog/why-didnt-anyone-tell-me-about-baguettes.html @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +title: Why didn't anyone tell me how easy it is to make baguettes? +date: August 4, 2025 20:54 +--- +<p> +Seriously. I've never done much baking and always had the impression that +bread-making is an arcane art, and a time consuming one to learn. +</p> + +<p> +Well, yesterday night, while doing some late-night internet browsing, I happened +upon <a href='https://stephango.com/baguette'>this post</a> by a random tech bro +(Steph Ango, CEO of Obsidian). The title intrigued me, the photo convinced me, +and literally 5 minutes later I was mixing the four ingredients in my kitchen. +</p> + +<p> +In the morning, I followed the rest of the instructions, and now I am a proud +owner of two crunchy baguettes. Well, one-and-a-half now, and soon to be zero. +</p> + +<p> +They weren't perfect, mind you. They burnt a bit on the bottom, so I'll have to +play around with the baking parameters. But despite that they're tasty, crunchy +on the outside, soft and full of air pockets on the inside. I'm confident that +with a few tweaks I'll be able to make ones as good as any store-bought baguette +of this type. +</p> diff --git a/src/links.html.erb b/src/links.html.erb index 8e345f1..bcf3b98 100644 --- a/src/links.html.erb +++ b/src/links.html.erb @@ -5,26 +5,14 @@ Here are some websites I follow or enjoy visiting from time to time. <ul style='column-count: 2;'> <li> <a href='https://lukesmith.xyz'>Luke Smith</a> </li> <li> <a href='https://jacobwsmith.xyz'>Jacob Smith</a> </li> - <li> <a href='https://tomfasano.net'>Tom Fasano</a> </li> <li> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIIMmCfJxBv5-jGTK3iIMw/videos'> Chad Haag's Channel </a> </li> - <li> <a href='https://houseofedwards.xyz/index.html'>House of Edwards</a> </li> - <li> - <a href='https://www.yaroslavps.com/'>Yaroslav de la Peña Smirnov</a> - </li> - <li> <a href='https://michaelc.xyz/'>Michael from Texas</a> </li> - <li> - <a href='https://cheapskatesguide.org/'> - The Cheapskate's Guide to Computers and the Internet - </a> - </li> <li> <a href='https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/'>Low←Tech Magazine</a> </li> - <li> <a href='https://arjunyadav.xyz'>Arjun Yadav</a> </li> - <li> <a href='https://tdarb.org/'>Brad Taunt</a> </li> <li> <a href='https://unixsheikh.com/'>Unix Sheikh</a> </li> + <li> <a href='https://vitalik.eth.limo/'>Vitalik Buterin's website</a> </li> </ul> <p> |