Starting the Site

I am starting this site as a simple static notebook.

The machinery is intentionally small: Markdown, Hugo, Git, static HTML, and RSS. The site should be easy to read, easy to move, and easy to maintain.

The point is not to build a fancy website. The point is to have a durable place for notes that would otherwise disappear into chats, browser tabs, notebooks, and temporary files.

I want this site to become the record of what I am actually building and learning: Void Linux, C, shell, Unix tools, qutebrowser, small systems, electrical trade notes, and the practical details of keeping a useful computer setup running.

A personal site is slower than social media, but that is the advantage. It rewards writing things down carefully. It gives me one place to return to. It makes the domain the identity instead of an account on a platform.

For now, the rule is simple:

• write in Markdown
• keep the layout boring
• publish static HTML
• make RSS available
• avoid JavaScript unless there is a real need
• keep the system understandable enough to rebuild from scratch

This is the first version.