diff --git a/content/post/2020/09/486-upgrade-sound-blaster.md b/content/post/2020/09/486-upgrade-sound-blaster.md index 621db47b..5970dafa 100644 --- a/content/post/2020/09/486-upgrade-sound-blaster.md +++ b/content/post/2020/09/486-upgrade-sound-blaster.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "486 Upgrade 1: Sound Blaster 16" date: '2020-09-18' subtitle: "A Classic ISA sound card, including MIDI daughter board!" tags: + - expansion card - soundblaster - am486 categories: diff --git a/content/post/2020/11/win98-upgrade-sound-blaster-audigy.md b/content/post/2020/11/win98-upgrade-sound-blaster-audigy.md index fbbd2c3f..5afad455 100644 --- a/content/post/2020/11/win98-upgrade-sound-blaster-audigy.md +++ b/content/post/2020/11/win98-upgrade-sound-blaster-audigy.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "Win98 Upgrade: Sound Blaster Audigy" date: '2020-11-24' subtitle: "From a Cheap PCI128 To EAX Advanced HD" tags: + - expansion card - soundblaster - win98 categories: diff --git a/content/post/2020/11/winxp-upgrade-sound-blaster-xfi.md b/content/post/2020/11/winxp-upgrade-sound-blaster-xfi.md index 82951ac2..cf690b9b 100644 --- a/content/post/2020/11/winxp-upgrade-sound-blaster-xfi.md +++ b/content/post/2020/11/winxp-upgrade-sound-blaster-xfi.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "WinXP Upgrade: Sound Blaster X-Fi" date: '2020-11-08' subtitle: "From Embedded Realtek To EAX 5 Blasting Sound" tags: + - expansion card - soundblaster - winxp categories: diff --git a/content/post/2021/01/win98-upgrade-geforce3.md b/content/post/2021/01/win98-upgrade-geforce3.md index fb43ef8c..03bd0911 100644 --- a/content/post/2021/01/win98-upgrade-geforce3.md +++ b/content/post/2021/01/win98-upgrade-geforce3.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "Win98 Upgrade: GeForce 3 Ti200 vs Riva TNT2" date: '2021-01-28' subtitle: "Get more out of that AGPx4 slot!" tags: + - expansion card - geforce - win98 categories: diff --git a/content/post/2021/03/getting-rid-of-tracking-using-lineageos.md b/content/post/2021/03/getting-rid-of-tracking-using-lineageos.md index 4ddd9a76..75a9df8b 100644 --- a/content/post/2021/03/getting-rid-of-tracking-using-lineageos.md +++ b/content/post/2021/03/getting-rid-of-tracking-using-lineageos.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - privacy - phone categories: - - learning + - software --- Since dipping my toes into the subject of [privacy](/tags/privacy), I kept on exploring more opportunities to take back my own data. This started out quite innocent with a few [changes to this site](/post/2020/06/tracking-and-privacy-on-websites/), that evolved into taking great care [not to spill my data](/post/2021/01/digitizing-journals-using-devonthink/) to "the cloud". Thank you, [Laura](https://laurakalbag.com) and [Daniel](https://ineed.coffee). It seems that a pattern emerges here. Consistently pulling the plug - I love it. diff --git a/content/post/2021/07/apples-app-store-design-mistake.md b/content/post/2021/07/apples-app-store-design-mistake.md index 2a5f1d05..69eb5526 100644 --- a/content/post/2021/07/apples-app-store-design-mistake.md +++ b/content/post/2021/07/apples-app-store-design-mistake.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ date: 2021-07-01T09:19:00 categories: - software tags: - - design + - design mistake --- Apple is usually known for their witty and minimalist design choices. Almost every single product that Apple puts out is much revered, from the original iPod to the [newest MacBook Air](/post/2020/12/developing-on-apple-m1-silicon/), including the packaging design. At least, until Big Sur, which with its [inconsistent interface elements](https://rubenerd.com/testing-from-big-sur/) is in dire need of redesigning---again. I'm also not a big fan of the big borders and spaciness in the title bars, but I guess we'll have to make do. diff --git a/content/post/2021/09/parking-machine-design-mistakes.md b/content/post/2021/09/parking-machine-design-mistakes.md index ddb57710..f9ad9bc0 100644 --- a/content/post/2021/09/parking-machine-design-mistakes.md +++ b/content/post/2021/09/parking-machine-design-mistakes.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ date: 2021-09-15T13:18:00+02:00 categories: - software tags: - - design + - design mistake --- Time for another [design mistake](/post/2021/07/apples-app-store-design-mistake/)! We spent a week at the seaside but were reluctant to cross country borders due to "these times". Not having to fumble in rusty French does make things a little bit better. Not having to install anything special on our smartphones to park too, since it was still in Flanders, and all these parking machines operate the same way. diff --git a/content/post/2022/02/thoughts-on-home-nas-systems.md b/content/post/2022/02/thoughts-on-home-nas-systems.md index 73832dac..ab7fe12c 100644 --- a/content/post/2022/02/thoughts-on-home-nas-systems.md +++ b/content/post/2022/02/thoughts-on-home-nas-systems.md @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ date: 2022-02-27T09:33:00+01:00 categories: - software tags: + - self-hosted - NAS - backup --- diff --git a/content/post/2022/10/why-are-software-engineers-engineers.md b/content/post/2022/10/why-are-software-engineers-engineers.md index f424ef18..b422bfe8 100644 --- a/content/post/2022/10/why-are-software-engineers-engineers.md +++ b/content/post/2022/10/why-are-software-engineers-engineers.md @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title: Why Are Software Engineers (Not) Engineers? date: 2022-10-10T08:53:00+02:00 categories: - programming +tags: + - software engineering --- Ever since a professor of a neighboring university remarked "I'm most proud of my graduates when they just call themselves _programmers_"---while he clearly loves his status as Prof. Dr.---I've been wondering: is there a thematic or conceptual difference between a programmer, a developer, and a software engineer? diff --git a/content/post/2022/11/capturing-vga-output-from-dos-on-winxp.md b/content/post/2022/11/capturing-vga-output-from-dos-on-winxp.md index ded338d7..dc23b858 100644 --- a/content/post/2022/11/capturing-vga-output-from-dos-on-winxp.md +++ b/content/post/2022/11/capturing-vga-output-from-dos-on-winxp.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ title: "Capturing VGA Output From DOS On Windows XP" date: 2022-11-30T10:00:00+01:00 tags: + - expansion card - screenshots - winxp - dos diff --git a/content/post/2022/11/governmental-infrastructure-website-design-mistakes.md b/content/post/2022/11/governmental-infrastructure-website-design-mistakes.md index 735738ef..4df583dc 100644 --- a/content/post/2022/11/governmental-infrastructure-website-design-mistakes.md +++ b/content/post/2022/11/governmental-infrastructure-website-design-mistakes.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ date: 2022-11-07T10:25:00+02:00 categories: - webdesign tags: - - design + - design mistake --- Our energy provider came up with a mind-boggling suggestion for monthly advances---values I immediately wanted to reduce. I'll take that risk to have to cough up a large sum at the end of this year, thank you very much. After logging in and trying to input new meter values, I bumped into a problem: I can't _reduce_ the number, even though our solar panels generate more than we consume. That _should_ be possible, but for some reason, our energy provider wasn't aware of us having those panels. Panels we have installed since... 2017. diff --git a/content/post/2023/02/how-long-to-beat-that-game-boy-cartridge.md b/content/post/2023/02/how-long-to-beat-that-game-boy-cartridge.md index 39d22845..8b1b3355 100644 --- a/content/post/2023/02/how-long-to-beat-that-game-boy-cartridge.md +++ b/content/post/2023/02/how-long-to-beat-that-game-boy-cartridge.md @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ categories: tags: - kotlin - android + - gameboy --- L[ast June](/post/2022/07/june-2022/), as part of a new course called Android App Development, our 2nd bachelor Engineering Technology students had to demonstrate their creative app development skills. As it was a new course---but a small one, at 3 ETCS points---I had to dig through Android and Kotlin docs to try to decide what to include and what to leave out. The end result is [yet another Hugo-generated online course](https://kuleuven-diepenbeek.github.io/appdev-course/) that is divided into two big parts: diff --git a/content/post/2023/03/verify-your-backup-strategy.md b/content/post/2023/03/verify-your-backup-strategy.md index 6ba227d9..70d593d8 100644 --- a/content/post/2023/03/verify-your-backup-strategy.md +++ b/content/post/2023/03/verify-your-backup-strategy.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: - backup - NAS - archiving + - self-hosted --- In [What Happens To My Digital Identity When I Die?](/post/2022/09/what-happens-to-my-digital-identity-when-i-die/), I thought about my data and what should become of it when I'm no longer here. I discovered then that not even my wife has access to many of my accounts and data, which was solved by drafting and printing out a document that's kept safe. That document also describes the current backup system and where to find what. diff --git a/content/post/2023/07/logo-convergence-design-mistakes.md b/content/post/2023/07/logo-convergence-design-mistakes.md index 05e84e19..135d933e 100644 --- a/content/post/2023/07/logo-convergence-design-mistakes.md +++ b/content/post/2023/07/logo-convergence-design-mistakes.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ date: 2023-07-14T11:00:00+02:00 categories: - braindump tags: - - design + - design mistake --- A short stay at a local holiday resort generated a big shock: they changed the iconic 25 year old _Center Parcs_ logo! I have fond memories of the Parcs we used to visit now and then when we were young. Meddling with such a logo felt like ripping out these nostalgic memories in my brain, ruthlessly replacing it with meaningless corporate convergence of rounded lines and sans serif fonts that so many companies are aiming for these days. Why? What was wrong with the old logo? diff --git a/content/post/2024/01/windows-11-design-mistakes.md b/content/post/2024/01/windows-11-design-mistakes.md index c1035ef4..2b14c427 100644 --- a/content/post/2024/01/windows-11-design-mistakes.md +++ b/content/post/2024/01/windows-11-design-mistakes.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ date: 2024-01-24T08:15:00+01:00 categories: - webdesign tags: - - design + - design mistake --- diff --git a/content/post/2024/04/isp-router-design-mistakes.md b/content/post/2024/04/isp-router-design-mistakes.md index abd129da..208e23ae 100644 --- a/content/post/2024/04/isp-router-design-mistakes.md +++ b/content/post/2024/04/isp-router-design-mistakes.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ date: 2024-04-30T09:00:00+02:00 categories: - software tags: - - design + - design mistake --- Time for another [design mistake](/tags/design), this time from our new Internet Service Provider (ISP). We switched last week because I required a business subscription as part of the cost-optimization plan. In Belgium, there's very little choice when it comes to ISPs, with two giants completely dominating the market: Proximus and Telenet. We used to have a Scarlet subscription which is the "cheap part" of Proximus, meaning all the hardware is from Proximus, it's just coated with another software layer. diff --git a/content/post/2024/05/the-backup-and-sync-strategy-revised.md b/content/post/2024/05/the-backup-and-sync-strategy-revised.md index 4573d068..b6d57a93 100644 --- a/content/post/2024/05/the-backup-and-sync-strategy-revised.md +++ b/content/post/2024/05/the-backup-and-sync-strategy-revised.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: - backup - NAS - archiving + - self-hosted --- After fiddling with various ways [to sync notes across multiple vaults](/post/2024/04/syncing-notes-across-multiple-vaults/) and iterating on [my local data backup strategy](/post/2023/03/verify-your-backup-strategy/), I figured I needed a new overview on the current design and the tools involved. I tried to keep things as simple and as low-friction as possible, with varied success, as you can see in the following naive attempt to draw the moving components in my notebook: diff --git a/content/tags/_index.md b/content/tags/_index.md index a5b04c2a..f23ac50b 100644 --- a/content/tags/_index.md +++ b/content/tags/_index.md @@ -12,21 +12,97 @@ The preservation of [once freshly baked](/post) but now perhaps stale thoughts.< {{< search >}} -## By Category +## By Categories + +Each article belongs to one or more of the following _categories_. Similar posts within a category are grouped together using _tags_, of which a curated selection is displayed to the right, highlighting the central themes on _Brain Baking_. `try {` -- [Programming](/categories/programming): Software engineering, programming languages, TDD, DDD, etc -- [Webdesign](/categories/webdesign): Design, layouting, website generation, privacy, speed, etc -- [Software](/categories/software): Productivity tools, writing toolchains, etc -- [Retro](/categories/retro): Disassembling retro machines, cartridges, circuit boards, etc -- [Education](/categories/education): Computing education, PhD work, findings in academica, etc -- [Learning](/categories/learning): Self-improvement, meta-learning, reading and journaling, etc -- [Cooking](/categories/cooking): That home-kneaded egg pasta and smokey sourdough bread, etc + `} catch {` -- [Braindump](/categories/braindump): A _catch-all_ (ha!) for random small and big thoughts of the day + `}` @@ -52,6 +128,4 @@ If that takes too long, [viewing all posts](/post) on a single page might help. ## By Tag -The following tags are the most used in my writing: {{< popular-tags >}}. - Behold a list of alphabetically sorted tags used in every article on this very website that appear more than once. Related articles share a set of tags. Happy clicking! diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/popular-tags.html b/layouts/shortcodes/popular-tags.html deleted file mode 100644 index 356c7b9d..00000000 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/popular-tags.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ - - -{{ range first 10 $.Site.Taxonomies.tags.ByCount }} - {{ .Name }} -{{ end }} - \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/themes/brainbaking-minimal/assets/sass/_brainbaking.sass b/themes/brainbaking-minimal/assets/sass/_brainbaking.sass index 12454a89..3220d1ab 100644 --- a/themes/brainbaking-minimal/assets/sass/_brainbaking.sass +++ b/themes/brainbaking-minimal/assets/sass/_brainbaking.sass @@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ ul justify-content: space-between align-items: baseline + &-3070 + @media (min-width: 600px) + flex-direction: row + + *:nth-child(1) + flex: 0 1 30% + margin: 0.1em + *:nth-child(2) + flex: 0 1 70% + text-align: right + &-8020 *:nth-child(2) opacity: 0.7