1. EA
    Building a New Social Media Platform

    I recently created a /shorts/ page in my blog . This page is intended for shorter content. It’s a place I can use to share memes, tips, and small stories.

    My blog’s shorts page.

    I liked the idea of this. I thought it’s a good way to use the blog as my own twitter of sorts.

    And then I had an idea: If I encourage people to create a /shorts/…

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    15 Jun 2024

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    I should have used the debugger

    A week ago I was implementing a dynamic logo in a website which would change if the navbar has a dark background and change back if it’s light.

    My approach was to add two <img> tags, overlapping each other and toggling the front element (greater z-index) when the conditions are right.

    Seems good right?

    Well, It worked as expected but after s…

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    15 Jun 2024

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    New plans for the blog

    I recently saw Gwern’s blog . The design and content are great. I want my blog to be like this — a page in the internet that has its own personality and feels crafted. Currently, It’s just a dump of my thoughts and it’s using the default Jekyll theme. Though I like the look of it, I want to add more quality of life features to it while keepi…

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    15 Jun 2024

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    Blog redesign checklist

    I recently posted this: New plans for the blog

    To summarize, I’ll be redesigning this blog.

    In this article, I’ll list the things that I want my blog to have.

    Must haves #

    • User-clickable anchors for each post’s headers (h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)
      • If possible, must highlight if scrolled or by clicking table of contents.
    • Dark mode
    • Table of co…
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    15 Jun 2024

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    Just finished the redesign of the blog. It’s missing a lot of features (no dark mode) but I’m really itching to get this out. Here’s a comparison before and after image:

    Before vs After of the blog redesign

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    15 Jun 2024