From b2aa71a33ebbbc619db4549706e6437fb2e7da0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thomasabishop Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:19:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor tweaks --- posts/creating-a-router-cabinet.md | 2 +- posts/homeowner-at-last.md | 5 +- posts/setting-up-public-garage-bucket.md | 10 +- src/components/EolasListing.tsx | 6 +- src/pages/about.tsx | 172 ++++++++++------------- src/pages/home.tsx | 18 +-- 6 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-) diff --git a/posts/creating-a-router-cabinet.md b/posts/creating-a-router-cabinet.md index 7efce5d..76d80c5 100644 --- a/posts/creating-a-router-cabinet.md +++ b/posts/creating-a-router-cabinet.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ date: 2025-10-05 tags: ["personal", "projects", "diy"] --- -As you can see below my consumer networking was quite messy. I wanted to hide +As you can see below, my consumer networking was quite messy. I wanted to hide the wires but retain easy access and the ability to add further devices down the line. diff --git a/posts/homeowner-at-last.md b/posts/homeowner-at-last.md index 7e06ecd..ddd6095 100644 --- a/posts/homeowner-at-last.md +++ b/posts/homeowner-at-last.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: ["personal", "projects", "diy"] After many years of saving and renting I am finally a homeowner! I bought a bungalow which is what I always wanted, just outside of Bognor Regis. -I have a spare bedroom that I will use as my command centre and server room as +I have a spare bedroom that I will use as my command centre and server room, as well as a partially-converted garage that I will eventually transform into a workshop. @@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ I love doing DIY and handiwork so I will be posting details of my various projects on the blog. Here are some "before" pictures from the listing and a few that I've taken since -moving in. It's pretty much a blank canvas and won't require too much decorating -or major work. +moving in. ![The front of the house (not my van)](./img/home-front.jpeg) diff --git a/posts/setting-up-public-garage-bucket.md b/posts/setting-up-public-garage-bucket.md index 688914d..62396b7 100644 --- a/posts/setting-up-public-garage-bucket.md +++ b/posts/setting-up-public-garage-bucket.md @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ publicly accessible bucket of images that I could source from a URL within my home-made knowledge-management software ("Eolas"). Configuring unauthenticated public access to a bucket is not as straightforward -as S3 but it is possible, as I will demonstrate. +as S3, but it is possible. -I created a Garage instance accessible at `s3.systemsobcure.net` that I would -use for authenticated access to my buckets via the S3 API or `awscli`. I also +I created a Garage instance accessible at `s3.systemsobcure.net` that I will use +for authenticated access to my buckets via the S3 API or `awscli`. I also created a publicly-accessible bucket as a Garage "website" at `eolas.s3.systemsobcure.net`. Resources in this bucket are freely available without authentication, for example: @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ data is being replicated. This is known as a _layout cluster_. Once a valid layout has been created on a node, you can then create buckets that may be replicated accross nodes. -I will be creating a single node layout containing a single bucket where the -contents are publicly accessible. +I will be creating a single node layout comprising one bucket where the contents +are publicly accessible. ## Installation diff --git a/src/components/EolasListing.tsx b/src/components/EolasListing.tsx index 8cf1827..7d45d52 100644 --- a/src/components/EolasListing.tsx +++ b/src/components/EolasListing.tsx @@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ const EolasListing = () => { eolasApi.get(`entries?limit=5&sort=date`).then((res) => res.data), }) - console.log(data?.data) - return (
-

- Recent learning (external) +

+ Recent zettels

{isLoading && Loading...} diff --git a/src/pages/about.tsx b/src/pages/about.tsx index d6ec460..db57ea1 100644 --- a/src/pages/about.tsx +++ b/src/pages/about.tsx @@ -2,109 +2,89 @@ import MainTemplate from "@/templates/MainTemplate" import portrait from "../images/portrait-compressed.jpg" const AboutPage = () => { - return ( - -
-
-
- A portrait of the blog author -
-
- Pictured with the WITCH computer at the{" "} - - National Museum of Computing - - , Bletchley Park. -
-
+ return ( + +
+
+
+ A portrait of the blog author +
+
+ Pictured with the WITCH computer at the{" "} + + National Museum of Computing + + , Bletchley Park. +
+
-

- I'm a self-taught software engineer based on the south coast of - England. This blog is my technical scrapbook. I document the details - of my technical life so I can have a record of progress when I look - back.{" "} -

+

+ I'm a self-taught software engineer based in West Sussex, UK.{" "} +

-

- I completed a degree in Philosophy at the University of Warwick (2009) - and hold a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (2011). -

-

- Currently I work for{" "} - - ITV - {" "} - {""} - as a backend software engineer. Before that, I worked as a full-stack - engineer at the{" "} - - BBC - {" "} - and as a frontend engineer at{" "} - - Arria NLG - {" "} - and in several web developer roles. Before software I was a - teacher.{" "} -

+

+ Currently I work for{" "} + + ITV + {" "} + {""} + as a backend software engineer. Before that, I worked as a full-stack + engineer at the{" "} + + BBC + {" "} + and as a frontend engineer at{" "} + + Arria NLG + {" "} + and in several web developer roles. Before software I was a + teacher.{" "} +

-

- Some things I like: -

    -
  • 🐶 Staffies and other bull-breeds
    • -
  • 🎼 Classical music (Haydn, Mozart, JSB)
    • -
  • 🛸 Science fiction
    • -
-

+

+ Some things I like: +

    +
  • 🐶 Staffies and other bull-breeds
    • +
  • 🎼 Classical music (Haydn, Mozart, JSB)
    • +
  • 🛸 Science fiction
    • +
+

-

- Some things I'm interested in: -

    -
  • 🧑‍💻 Self-hosting and digital resiliance
    • -
  • 🖳 The history of computing and networks
    • -
  • 🇮🇪 Irish history and culture
    • -
  • ☸️ Buddhism
    • - {/* +

    + Some things I'm interested in: +

      +
    • 🧑‍💻 Self-hosting and digital resiliance
      • +
    • 🖳 The history of computing and networks
      • +
    • ☸️ Buddhism
      • + {/*
    • 📡 Civil communications infrastructure
      • */} -
    -

    - -

    - I self-host my own Git forge at{" "} - - forgejo.systemsobscure.net - {" "} - rather than use Microsoft GitHub. You can view my personal projects - there. -

    -
- - ) + +

+
+ + ) } export { AboutPage } diff --git a/src/pages/home.tsx b/src/pages/home.tsx index 981b303..e0e310f 100644 --- a/src/pages/home.tsx +++ b/src/pages/home.tsx @@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ const HomePage = () => {
+ + + post.tags.includes("highlight"))} + /> +
@@ -49,8 +56,8 @@ const HomePage = () => {
  • -

    - A public frontend for my local Zettelkasten creatd with +

    + A public frontend for my local Zettelkasten created with NodeJS, Python and React.

    • @@ -59,13 +66,6 @@ const HomePage = () => {
    - - - post.tags.includes("highlight"))} - /> - )