http://kirk.fun/about/ Recent content in About on Kirk.fun Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us http://kirk.fun/about/technical/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://kirk.fun/about/technical/ Static Site Generation This site is mostly statically generated using gohugo.io. The text files are prepared using a mark up language called mark-down. There are various tools available for editing mark-down files. I use a Linux program called Typora which allows writing in a mix of raw and formated text views. The basic theme for Hugo layout is ananke, although it has been modified slightly. Several several short codes have been added to change certain behaviors. http://kirk.fun/about/site-redesign/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://kirk.fun/about/site-redesign/ The mission of the redesign is to: make the texts more inviting and easier to read. have shorter articles rather than long .pdf files. segregate by topic where possible. turtle graphics discussion of art and math Girih Islamic art conceptual art vortex math education– should this be a separate topic? Reardan history South Reardan Homesteads WWII follow up on murder of Charles follow up on Rices Murders put off re-doing the turtle graphics stuff http://kirk.fun/about/site-story/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://kirk.fun/about/site-story/ This website started with an implementation of Turtle Graphics. This is intended to be used by people who want to learn how to program and how to do computer graphics. Turtle graphics provides an easy and interactive way to program. This program uses JavaScript which is the language built into almost all browsers. But what to draw? There are a lot of places for inspiration and collection of various examples. Advertising and graphic design are everywhere. http://kirk.fun/about/to-do-list/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://kirk.fun/about/to-do-list/ About the Lists This is really more than one list. This is a fairly complex project with a lot of moving parts. The lists is just a way to stay organized while getting a bunch of little steps working to make the overall project work. Site Architecture Development Tools Writing tasks Math and art tasks Girih tasks Photograph Tasks Priorities Site Architecture The final sites looks like: kirk.