Farewell old theme, hello new theme!
I liked the theme prior to this (I somehow managed to stick with it for a year), but was craving for something simpler, one where I could focus on the writing rather than obsessing over the aesthetics of the site. The inspiration came mainly from two websites – Derek Kedziora's website for the layout and Kevin Cox's website for the color scheme.
This was also a good opportunity to simplify the structure of my site, since I started from scratch with a new directory and copied necessary files from the previous directory. I also got around to making some edits to older posts. Still have a combination of major and minor fixes to make, but I think I've reached a point where I can take a break and focus on posting for sometime.
Progress on installing Linux on a Mac
After publishing the last weeknote, a fellow Recurser reached out with links on how I could install the WiFi driver without requiring an Ethernet connection. Those links were a good starting point, and I finally found a solution that worked!
However, I've had issues with WiFi again the next few times I ran the machine. I didn't come around to focusing on this much, so that's on my list for the coming week. Might make a post about this once I get it working.
Touching grass
I've become a homebody since the last few years (thanks 2020), and I finally feel like I'm taking efforts towards going outside more. In the last two weeks, I've stepped out not once, not twice, but THRICE. Big achievement.
Linkers are tough to understand
I finally finished reading the chapter about Linkers from CS:APP, and oh my linkers are cool but hard to grasp. I like working on some sort of tiny project to solidify my learning, but I don't have a strong project idea for linkers. So I'm just going to hope this knowledge comes to use when a linker error shows up.
I'm also surprised how I didn't really read physical books much during my time at uni, but I'm willingly reading one (and enjoying it) when there's no academic pressure. Oh, the joys of self-learning.
Learning plan is evolving
I spent this weekend identifying specific concepts I always wanted to learn, and tried looking for project ideas that will help me learn them. I also looked out for resources that could provide the foundational knowledge.
I'm scared, but also excited.