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Naty S
Naty's personal site, built with IndieWeb principles, is where she writes about tinkering with technology and hobbies. She likes to write how-to guides on things she's learnt and is passionate about open source, Hugo, online privacy, and self-hosting.
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What This Is AboutHand write, raw Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and make a webpage during the worldwide event, held in early August each year. Read HTML Energy’s Goals page to learn more. How to ParticipateVisit HTML Energy and go to...
PrefaceAfter reading a few posts from fellow bloggers about how much it costs them to run their site, I am intrigued as to how much I am actually paying for this passion project of mine! Check out the last section for more examples. Note...
This week’s weeknote will be shorter than usual—because I’m trying to write a lot more this month! Completed Passed my driving exam on my first go last week! 🎉 Really chuffed since the pass rate for first-timers is only around 30%. See...
I thought the beginning of this post’s title might catch your eye as it doesn’t sound like what usually appears on my blog! 🤣 But actually it’s a troubleshooting log with Hugo, Indiekit, and being a total noob with Node.js. How Hugo...
Last Minute Decision: Blaugust 2026Less than 30 minutes before August 1st ends (I better write this note quickly!) I have decided to participate in this rather infamous annual blogging event called Blaugust, created by, sadly the late,...
Last Minute Decision: Blaugust 2026Less than 30 minutes before August 1st ends (I better write this note quickly!) I have decided to participate in this rather infamous annual blogging event called Blaugust, created by, sadly the late,...
Reading Kali’s post about ownership triggered me to write this post about my memories of owning games and other types of media in my lifetime. The future is bleak. GamesGrowing up, I was a video game addict. Browsing the aisles lined...
Reading Kali’s post about ownership triggered me to write this post about my memories of owning games and other types of media in my lifetime. The future is bleak. GamesGrowing up, I was a video game addict. Browsing the aisles lined...
One Take PassThe phrase “one take pass” is probably not proper English. It’s a common phrase you’ll hear in Hong Kong for taking any sort of exam or test; meaning to pass the exam on your first try. If you’ve followed my weeknotes (W24,...
Driving UpdateTime really flies because I’ll be having the last two lessons next week, completing the driving course (9 x 1.5hr sessions). Although my instructor behaved increasingly unprofessional in the lessons—being on his mobile &...
Another Backend Heavy DayI updated almost all the Apache ECharts and Hugo code that generates my favourite page on BurgeonLab: the /stats page. With the new post types I’ve added recently: books, replies (separated out from notes), and...
DRY Principle: Hugo Layout TemplatesDRY stands for Don’t Repeat Yourself. Although what I did last night doesn’t affect the frontend / look-and-feel of my site, I am pleased to have done something I have been meaning to do for a long...
Book and World Snack FairThe annual Hong Kong Book Fair is here. I usually go every year and went last Friday. English books are available; but the majority are Chinese. My mom bought a cookbook and I didn’t get anything—there’s still...
Brewed a Coffee From 2022Today I brewed this special coffee with the Tsubame Kalita Wave 155 (flat bottom dripper) + 1Zpresso ZP6 Special hand grinder (4.8 clicks): Roaster: Manhattan Coffee Roasters (NL) Name: Sweet Valley Producer:...
Thank you so much, kind stranger, for being my first secret patron on Liberapay! I am speechless and so grateful for your generosity and support. If I had to guess what it is for, I’d put it down to the new Homebrew Website Club event...