Fix all aliases

.gitignore

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Cargo.lock
 .dev.vars
 
 # Obsidian
-.obsidian/themes
+/content/.obsidian/themes
 .obsidian/appearance.json
 .obsidian/workspace.json
 

content/.obsidian/workspace.json

@@ -40,9 +40,29 @@
                 "source": false
               }
             }
+          },
+          {
+            "id": "55b0a9f99b36a7a9",
+            "type": "leaf",
+            "state": {
+              "type": "markdown",
+              "state": {
+                "file": "blog/2020-08-03-Joystick-to-Voltage.md",
+                "mode": "source",
+                "source": false
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "id": "593c8a945e0bc198",
+            "type": "leaf",
+            "state": {
+              "type": "empty",
+              "state": {}
+            }
           }
         ],
-        "currentTab": 2
+        "currentTab": 4
       }
     ],
     "direction": "vertical"
@@ -108,7 +128,6 @@
             "state": {
               "type": "backlink",
               "state": {
-                "file": "blog/2019-08-11-Setting-up-JA.md",
                 "collapseAll": false,
                 "extraContext": false,
                 "sortOrder": "alphabetical",
@@ -125,7 +144,6 @@
             "state": {
               "type": "outgoing-link",
               "state": {
-                "file": "blog/2019-08-11-Setting-up-JA.md",
                 "linksCollapsed": false,
                 "unlinkedCollapsed": true
               }
@@ -147,9 +165,7 @@
             "type": "leaf",
             "state": {
               "type": "outline",
-              "state": {
+              "state": {}
-                "file": "blog/2019-08-11-Setting-up-JA.md"
-              }
             }
           },
           {
@@ -179,8 +195,10 @@
       "command-palette:Open command palette": false
     }
   },
-  "active": "22ff53eb1a88a69b",
+  "active": "593c8a945e0bc198",
   "lastOpenFiles": [
+    "blog/2020-08-03-Joystick-to-Voltage.md",
+    "blog/2019-08-11-Setting-up-JA.md",
     "blog/2018-06-27-BecomeRanter.md",
     "blog/2017-11-24-weatherballoon-lost.md",
     "blog/2019-06-12-Styiling-GitHub.md",
@@ -191,9 +209,7 @@
     "blog/frc-languages.md",
     "blog/2020-09-24-Gopro-Webcam.md",
     "blog/2023-10-20-obsidian-blogging.md",
-    "blog/2019-08-11-Setting-up-JA.md",
     "blog/2020-08-13-Drivetrain-navigation.md",
-    "blog/2020-08-03-Joystick-to-Voltage.md",
     "blog/2019-06-23-googlectf.md",
     "blog/2022-07-02-robotics-journey.md",
     "blog/2020/08/23/notetaking-with-latex.md",

content/blog/2017-11-24-weatherballoon-lost.md

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 ---
-title: "We lost a weather balloon in another country" 
+title: We lost a weather balloon in another country
-description: "..and made the news because of it"
+description: ..and made the news because of it
 date: 2017-11-24
 tags: news
 draft: false
 extra:
-  excerpt: Beal science project succeeds - maybe too much - as weather balloon floats into U.S.
+  excerpt: Beal science project succeeds - maybe too much - as weather balloon floats
+    into U.S.
+aliases:
+- /blog/weatherballoon-lost
 ---
 
 A news article was written about a project I was involved in. It's even headed by a photo I took!
@@ -31,4 +34,3 @@ Once found on the American side of the border, a corresponding article was writt
 ## The balloon on the other side
 
 ![](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/tiogapublishing.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/38/1384aff6-d120-11e7-bd7f-e7d82bd3ef3c/5a1826bd8b199.image.jpg)
-

content/blog/2018-06-27-BecomeRanter.md

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: Using a python script to create devRant posts based on the style and content of another user
+title: Using a python script to create devRant posts based on the style and content
+  of another user
 description: if/else ++
 date: 2018-06-27
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - python
+- python
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2018/06/27/becomeranter
+- /blog/2018/06/27/becomeranter
+- /blog/becomeranter
 ---
 
-
 Ok... The title is slightly wrong. There are actually 2 scripts.. Sorry about that.
 
 This is a guide on installing and using the [BecomeRanter](https://github.com/Ewpratten/BecomeRanter) script.

content/blog/2019-02-20-hatchfield.md

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 ---
-title: "Robot reveal: HATCHField"
+title: 'Robot reveal: HATCHField'
 description: What I have been working on for the past few months
 date: 2019-02-20
 tags:
-  - video
+- video
-  - frc
+- frc
 draft: false
 extra:
   excerpt: HATCHField is a competitive robot built by Raider Robotics.
   icon: las la-play
+aliases:
+- /blog/hatchfield
 ---
 
 My roles in this project included:

content/blog/2019-06-12-Styiling-GitHub.md

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ layout: page
 title: GitHub's CSS is boring. So I refreshed the design
 date: 2019-06-12
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - github
+- github
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/12/styiling-github
+- /blog/2019/06/12/styiling-github
+- /blog/styiling-github
 ---
 
 I have been using GitHub since 2017, and have been getting tired of GitHub's theme. I didn't need a huge change, just a small refresh. So, to solve this, I whipped out [Stylus](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/styl-us/) and made a nice little CSS file for it.

content/blog/2019-06-16-Graphing-w2a.md

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ title: Graphing the relation between wheels and awards for FRC
 description: AKA. Why programmer + reddit + matplotlib is a bad idea.
 date: 2019-06-16
 tags:
-  - frc
+- frc
-  - data-analysis
+- data-analysis
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/16/graphing-w2a
+- /blog/2019/06/16/graphing-w2a
+- /blog/graphing-w2a
 ---
 
 I was scrolling through reddit the other day, and came across [this great post](https://www.reddit.com/r/FRC/comments/byzv5q/i_know_what_im_doing/) by u/[MasterQuacks](https://www.reddit.com/user/MasterQuacks/).

content/blog/2019-06-21-Robot-Experiences.md

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ title: What I have learned from 2 years of FRC programming
 description: Robots are pretty cool
 date: 2019-06-21
 tags:
-  - frc
+- frc
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/21/robot-experiences
+- /blog/2019/06/21/robot-experiences
+- /blog/robot-experiences
 ---
 
 Over the past two years (2018 / 2019), I have been a member of my school's [FRC](https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc) team, [Raider Robotics](https://frc5024.github.io). Specifically, a programmer.

content/blog/2019-06-23-googlectf.md

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ title: I gave Google's CTF a short try and learned a thing or two
 description: But exams got in the way and took all the fun
 date: 2019-06-23
 tags:
-  - ctf
+- ctf
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/23/googlectf
+- /blog/2019/06/23/googlectf
+- /blog/googlectf
 ---
 
 Honestly, I completely forgot that this was the weekend of Google's online [CTF Qualifications](https://g.co/ctf) for 2019 and was late, unprepared, busy, and did not have a team to work with.

content/blog/2019-06-24-LanguageHunt2.md

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "The language hunt: Part 2"
+title: 'The language hunt: Part 2'
 description: A quick followup
 date: 2019-06-24
 tags:
-  - frc
+- frc
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/24/languagehunt2
+- /blog/2019/06/24/languagehunt2
+- /blog/languagehunt2
 ---
 
 This is a very short post, just to explain the result of [The language Hunt](/blog/frc-languages).

content/blog/2019-06-26-BashSmash.md

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ title: BashSmash
 description: A tool for driving people crazy
 date: 2019-06-26
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - bash
+- bash
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/26/bashsmash
+- /blog/2019/06/26/bashsmash
+- /blog/bashsmash
 ---
 
 I was watching this great [Liveoverflow video](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiOhNze_4fjAhUiB50JHR12D8AQwqsBMAB6BAgJEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6D1LnMj0Yt0&usg=AOvVaw2nOgft0SoPZujc9js9Vxhx) yesterday, and really liked the idea of building escape sequences with strings. So, I built a new tool, [BashSmash](https://pypi.org/project/bashsmash/). 

content/blog/2019-06-27-PWNlink.md

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ title: I had some fun with a router
 description: cleartext passwords + external management = death wish
 date: 2019-06-27
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - cybersecurity
+- cybersecurity
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/27/pwnlink
+- /blog/2019/06/27/pwnlink
+- /blog/pwnlink
 ---
 
 I was playing around with some D-link routers today and remembered an [ExploitDB Entry](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33520) I read a while ago. Many D-link routers have a great feature that allows remote management and configuration queries. Interestingly, this cannot be disabled, and one of the pages contains a cleartext version of the admin password (yay!).

content/blog/2019-06-27-Python.md

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ title: Hunting snakes with a shotgun
 description: Python is a little too forgiving
 date: 2019-06-27
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - python
+- python
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/06/27/python
+- /blog/2019/06/27/python
+- /blog/python
 ---
 
 A rather large number of people know me as "the guy who does weird things with python". I would object to this title, but it is quite accurate. So, here are some of the things I like playing with in python. None of these are actually breaking the language, just little known facts and syntax. At some point I will share about actually breaking the language. For now, enjoy the weird things I have found over the past 6 years.

content/blog/2019-07-01-devDNS.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "devDNS"
+title: devDNS
-description: "The DNS over devRant service"
+description: The DNS over devRant service
 date: 2019-07-01
 tags: project
-aliases: [/blog/2019/07/01/devdns]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2019/07/01/devdns
+- /blog/devdns
 ---
 
 Over the past year and a half, I have been hacking my way around the undocumented [devRant](https://devrant.com) auth/write API. At the request of devRant's creators, this API must not be documented due to the way logins work on the platform. That is besides the point. I have been working on a little project called [devDNS](https://devrant.com/collabs/2163502) over the past few days that uses this undocumented API. Why must I be so bad at writing intros?

content/blog/2019-07-06-ScrapingFRCGithub.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Scraping FRC team's GitHub accounts to gather large amounts of data"
+title: Scraping FRC team's GitHub accounts to gather large amounts of data
-description: "There are a lot of teams..."
+description: There are a lot of teams...
 date: 2019-07-06
 tags: frc
-aliases: [/blog/2019/07/06/scrapingfrcgithub]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2019/07/06/scrapingfrcgithub
+- /blog/scrapingfrcgithub
 ---
 
 I was curious about the most used languages for FRC, so I build a Python script to find out what they where. 

content/blog/2019-07-13-Lookback-GMAD.md

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ title: Taking a look back at GMAD
 description: Fun, Simple, and Quick
 date: 2019-07-13
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/07/13/lookback-gmad
+- /blog/2019/07/13/lookback-gmad
+- /blog/lookback-gmad
 ---
 
 One day, back in June of 2018, I was both looking for a new project to work on, and trying to decide which Linux distro to install on one of my computers. From this, a little project was born. [Give Me a Distro](http://ewpratten.retrylife.ca/GiveMeADistro/) (or, GMAD, as I like to call it) is a little website that chooses a random distribution of Linux and shows a description of what you are about to get yourself into, and a download link for the latest ISO.

content/blog/2019-07-15-MindMap.md

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ title: Mind map generation with Python
 description: Step 1
 date: 2019-07-15
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - python
+- python
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/07/15/mindmap
+- /blog/2019/07/15/mindmap
+- /blog/mindmap
 ---
 
 While working on an assignment with [Coggle](https://coggle.it) today, I noticed an interesting option in the save menu. *Download as .mm file*. Having rarely worked with mind maps before, and only doing it online, it never occured to me that someone would have a file format for it. So I took a look.

content/blog/2019-08-10-Why-I-Carry-NFC.md

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ title: My weird piece of EDC
 description: Reasons why I always carry NFC cards with me
 date: 2019-08-10
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/08/10/why-i-carry-nfc
+- /blog/2019/08/10/why-i-carry-nfc
+- /blog/why-i-carry-nfc
 ---
 
 Im back with a quick little post about something I cary with me everywhere I go, EDC (Every-Day Carry) if you will.

content/blog/2019-08-11-Setting-up-JA.md

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ title: How I set up ひらがな input on my laptop
 description: I3wm makes everything 10x harder than it should be
 date: 2019-08-12
 tags:
-  - languages
+- languages
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
-  - linux
+- linux
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/08/12/setting-up-ja
+- /blog/2019/08/12/setting-up-ja
+- /blog/setting-up-ja
 draft: false
 ---
 

content/blog/2019-08-24-Shift2.md

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ title: Keyed data encoding with Python
 description: XOR is pretty cool
 date: 2019-08-24
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - python
+- python
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/08/24/shift2
+- /blog/2019/08/24/shift2
+- /blog/shift2
 ---
 
 I have always been interested in text and data encoding, so last year, I made my first encoding tool. [Shift64](https://github.com/Ewpratten/shift64) was designed to take plaintext data with a key, and convert it into a block of base64 that could, in theory, only be decoded with the original key. I had a lot of fun with this tool, and a very stripped down version of it actually ended up as a bonus question on the [5024 Programming Test](https://github.com/frc5024/Programming-Test/blob/master/test.md) for 2018/2019. Yes, the key was in fact `5024`.

content/blog/2019-08-27-GitHub-cleanup.md

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 ---
 layout: page
 title: I did some cleaning
-description: Spring cleaning is fun when it isn't spring, and a computer does all the work
+description: Spring cleaning is fun when it isn't spring, and a computer does all
+  the work
 date: 2019-08-27
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - github
+- github
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/08/27/github-cleanup
+- /blog/2019/08/27/github-cleanup
+- /blog/github-cleanup
 ---
 
 As I am continuing to check items off my TODO list before school starts, I have come to an item I have been putting off for a while. **Clean up GitHub Account**. Luckily, I discovered a little trick to make the process of deleting unused repos a little easier!

content/blog/2019-09-04-wrong-python.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Doing Python OOP the wrong way"
+title: Doing Python OOP the wrong way
-description: "In the name of science!"
+description: In the name of science!
 date: 2019-09-07
 tags: project random
-aliases: [/blog/2019/09/07/wrong-python]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2019/09/07/wrong-python
+- /blog/wrong-python
 ---
 
 If you know me, you probably know of the many weird things I do with python. Most recent of which being this [FizzBuzz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fizz_buzz) implementation in one line of python code:

content/blog/2019-09-11-Buildingimgfrombin.md

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ title: Building images from binary data
 description: Simple, yet fun
 date: 2019-09-11
 tags:
-  - python
+- python
-  - images
+- images
-  - project
+- project
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/ef7b3166/
+- /post/ef7b3166/
-  - /ef7b3166/
+- /ef7b3166/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/09/11/buildingimgfrombin
+- /blog/2019/09/11/buildingimgfrombin
+- /blog/buildingimgfrombin
 extra:
   uses:
   - twitter

content/blog/2019-10-05-BillWurtz.md

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ title: Using an RNN to generate Bill Wurtz notes
 description: Textgenrnn is fun
 date: 2019-10-05
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
-  - python
+- python
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/99g9j2r90/
+- /post/99g9j2r90/
-  - /99g9j2r90/
+- /99g9j2r90/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2019/10/05/billwurtz
+- /blog/2019/10/05/billwurtz
+- /blog/billwurtz
 ---
 
 [Bill Wurtz](https://billwurtz.com/) is an American musician who became [reasonably famous](https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/billwurtz/realtime) through short musical videos posted to Vine and YouTube. I was searching through his website the other day, and stumbled upon a page labeled [*notebook*](https://billwurtz.com/notebook.html), and thought I should check it out.

content/blog/2019-11-18-Realtime-robot-code.md

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Programming a live robot"
+title: Programming a live robot
-description: "Living on the edge is an understatement"
+description: Living on the edge is an understatement
 date: 2019-11-20
 tags: random frc
 redirect_from:
- - /post/e9gdhj90/
+- /post/e9gdhj90/
- - /e9gdhj90/
+- /e9gdhj90/
-aliases: [/blog/2019/11/20/realtime-robot-code]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2019/11/20/realtime-robot-code
+- /blog/realtime-robot-code
 ---
 
 > *"So.. what if we could skip asking for driver inputs, and just have the robot operators control the bot through a commandline interface?"* 

content/blog/2019-12-11-Cron.md

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "I used cron for the first time"
+title: I used cron for the first time
-description: "And I didn't die"
+description: And I didn't die
 date: 2019-12-11
 tags: random
 redirect_from:
- - /post/cd9dj84kf0/
+- /post/cd9dj84kf0/
- - /cd9dj84kf0/
+- /cd9dj84kf0/
-aliases: [/blog/2019/12/11/cron]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2019/12/11/cron
+- /blog/cron
 ---
 
-
 [Cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) has always been one of those "scary sysadmin things" in my head. But today, I finally used it!
 
 ## My need

content/blog/2020-01-20-BrainFuckInBash.md

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ title: Compiling BrainFuck with a shell script
 description: That was easy
 date: 2020-01-20
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - bash
+- bash
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/es3v140d/
+- /post/es3v140d/
-  - /es3v140d/
+- /es3v140d/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/01/20/brainfuckinbash
+- /blog/2020/01/20/brainfuckinbash
+- /blog/brainfuckinbash
 ---
 
 [BrainFuck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck) is an [esoteric programming language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_language) that is surprisingly easy to implement. It is almost on the same level as "Hello, world!", but for compilers and interpreters. In this post, ill share my new little BrainFuck compiler I built with a bash script.

content/blog/2020-02-21-darth-raider.md

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 ---
-title: "Robot reveal: Darth Raider"
+title: 'Robot reveal: Darth Raider'
 description: What I have been working on for the past few months
 date: 2020-02-21
 tags:
-  - video
+- video
-  - frc
+- frc
 draft: false
 extra:
   excerpt: Darth Raider is a competitive robot built by Raider Robotics.
   icon: las la-play
+aliases:
+- /blog/darth-raider
 ---
 
 My roles in this project included:

content/blog/2020-04-20-LudumDare46.md

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Ludum Dare 46: Jamming with friends"
+title: 'Ludum Dare 46: Jamming with friends'
 description: Recapping the development of *Micromanaged Mike*
 date: 2020-04-20
 tags:
-  - gamejam
+- gamejam
-  - ldjam
+- ldjam
-  - javascript
+- javascript
-  - project
+- project
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/ebsdjtd9/
+- /post/ebsdjtd9/
-  - /ebsdjtd9/
+- /ebsdjtd9/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/04/20/ludumdare46
+- /blog/2020/04/20/ludumdare46
+- /blog/ludumdare46
 extra:
   uses:
   - twitter

content/blog/2020-05-19-Running-RoboRIO-Native.md

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Running RoboRIO firmware inside Docker"
+title: Running RoboRIO firmware inside Docker
-description: "Containerized native ARMv7l emulation in 20 minutes"
+description: Containerized native ARMv7l emulation in 20 minutes
 date: 2020-05-19
 tags: frc roborio emulation
 redirect_from:
- - /post/5d3nd9s4/
+- /post/5d3nd9s4/
- - /5d3nd9s4/
+- /5d3nd9s4/
-aliases: [/blog/2020/05/19/running-roborio-native]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/05/19/running-roborio-native
+- /blog/running-roborio-native
 extra:
   excerpt: This post covers how to run a RoboRIO's operating system in Docker
 ---

content/blog/2020-06-05-32u4-upload.md

@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ title: Flashing code to a 32u4 chip
 description: Notes for my future self
 date: 2020-06-05
 tags:
-  - avr
+- avr
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/65f9kjl4/
+- /post/65f9kjl4/
-  - /65f9kjl4/
+- /65f9kjl4/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/06/05/32u4-upload
+- /blog/2020/06/05/32u4-upload
+- /blog/32u4-upload
 extra:
-  excerpt: A reference post that explains how to flash new software to an atmega32u4 chip
+  excerpt: A reference post that explains how to flash new software to an atmega32u4
+    chip
 ---
 
 The [ATmega32u4](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/atmel-7766-8-bit-avr-atmega16u4-32u4_datasheet.pdf) (aka. 32u4) chip is one of my favorite microcontrollers to work with. It is a low power, 8-bit, [AVR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVR_microcontrollers)-based system developed by [Atmel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmel). They are commonly used in [Arduino Leonardo](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Arduino_BoardLeonardo) development boards and programmed via the [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software), but I prefer having as much control over the device as I can. So I choose to program these chips directly in [AVRASM](http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/40001917a.pdf) and [AVR-C](https://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-manual/).

content/blog/2020-08-03-Joystick-to-Voltage.md

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 ---
-title: "Notes from FRC: Converting joystick data to tank-drive outputs"
+title: 'Notes from FRC: Converting joystick data to tank-drive outputs'
 description: and making a tank-based robot's movements look natural
 date: 2020-08-03
 tags:
-  - frc
+- frc
-  - math
+- math
-  - python
+- python
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/08/03/joystick-to-voltage
+- /blog/2020/08/03/joystick-to-voltage
+- /blog/joystick-to-voltage
 extra:
   uses:
   - katex
-  excerpt: This post covers the algorithm I devised for converting joystick data to motor commands at Raider Robotics
+  excerpt: This post covers the algorithm I devised for converting joystick data to
+    motor commands at Raider Robotics
 ---
 
 I am starting a new little series here called "Notes from FRC". The idea is that I am going to write about what I have learned over the past three years of working (almost daily) with robots, and hopefully someone in the future will find them useful. The production source code I based this post around is available [here](https://github.com/frc5024/lib5k/blob/cd8ad407146b514cf857c1d8ac82ac8f3067812b/common_drive/src/main/java/io/github/frc5024/common_drive/calculation/DifferentialDriveCalculation.java).

content/blog/2020-08-13-Drivetrain-navigation.md

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Notes from FRC: Autonomous point-to-point navigation"
+title: 'Notes from FRC: Autonomous point-to-point navigation'
 description: The tale of some very curvy math
 date: 2020-08-13
 tags:
-  - frc
+- frc
-  - math
+- math
 extra:
-  excerpt: This post is a continuation on my "Notes from FRC" series. This time,  I cover an extremely simple, yet very effective way to get a  tank-drive robot from A to B autonomously.
+  excerpt: This post is a continuation on my "Notes from FRC" series. This time,  I
+    cover an extremely simple, yet very effective way to get a  tank-drive robot from
+    A to B autonomously.
   uses:
   - katex
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/08/13/drivetrain-navigation
+- /blog/2020/08/13/drivetrain-navigation
+- /blog/drivetrain-navigation
 ---
 
 This post is a continuation on my "Notes from FRC" series. If you haven't already, I recommend reading my post on [Converting joystick data to tank-drive outputs](/blog/2020/08/03/joystick-to-voltage). Some concepts in this post were introduced there. Like last time, to see the production code behind this post, check [here](https://github.com/frc5024/lib5k/blob/ab90994b2a0c769abfdde9a834133725c3ce3a38/common_drive/src/main/java/io/github/frc5024/common_drive/DriveTrainBase.java) and [here](https://github.com/frc5024/lib5k/tree/master/purepursuit/src/main/java/io/github/frc5024/purepursuit/pathgen).

content/blog/2020-08-23-Notetaking-with-LaTeX.md

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Taking notes with Markdown and LaTeX"
+title: Taking notes with Markdown and LaTeX
-description: "Using a lot of tech to replace a piece of paper"
+description: Using a lot of tech to replace a piece of paper
 date: 2020-08-23
 tags: pandoc latex bazel
 extra:
-    excerpt: >-
+  excerpt: I have completely reworked my school notetaking system to use LaTeX.  This
-        I have completely reworked my school notetaking system to use LaTeX. 
+    post outlines how I did everything, and my new workflow.
-        This post outlines how I did everything, and my new workflow.
 redirect_from:
- - /post/68df02l4/
+- /post/68df02l4/
- - /68df02l4/
+- /68df02l4/
-aliases: [/blog/2020/08/23/notetaking-with-latex]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/08/23/notetaking-with-latex
+- /blog/notetaking-with-latex
 ---
 
 *You can view my public demo for this post [here](https://github.com/Ewpratten/school-notes-demo)*

content/blog/2020-09-03-Bazel-and-AVR.md

@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ title: Compiling AVR-C code with a modern build system
 description: Bringing Bazel to 8-bit microcontrollers
 date: 2020-09-03
 tags:
-  - avr
+- avr
-  - embedded
+- embedded
-  - bazel
+- bazel
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
 extra:
-  excerpt: In this post, I cover my process of combining low level  programming with a very high level buildsystem.
+  excerpt: In this post, I cover my process of combining low level  programming with
+    a very high level buildsystem.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/68dk02l4/
+- /post/68dk02l4/
-  - /68dk02l4/
+- /68dk02l4/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/09/03/bazel-and-avr
+- /blog/2020/09/03/bazel-and-avr
+- /blog/bazel-and-avr
 ---
 
 *The GitHub repository for everything in this post can be found [here](https://github.com/Ewpratten/avr-for-bazel-demo)*

content/blog/2020-09-10-CodeSpaces-For-FRC.md

@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ title: Integrating GitHub Codespaces with FRC
 description: Robotics software development in your browser
 date: 2020-09-10
 tags:
-  - github
+- github
-  - frc
+- frc
-  - project
+- project
-  - java
+- java
 extra:
-  excerpt: "I was recently accepted into the GitHub Codespaces beta test program and decided to try it out on the largest open source project I am  currently involved with. "
+  excerpt: 'I was recently accepted into the GitHub Codespaces beta test program and
+    decided to try it out on the largest open source project I am  currently involved
+    with. '
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/09/10/codespaces-for-frc
+- /blog/2020/09/10/codespaces-for-frc
+- /blog/codespaces-for-frc
 ---
 
 I was recently accepted into the [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces) beta test program. After reading through the documentation, I wanted to find a good use for this new tool, and decided to try it out on the largest open source project I am currently involved with. At *Raider Robotics* (@frc5024), we maintain a fairly large robotics software library called [Lib5K](https://github.com/frc5024/lib5k). The goal of this library is to provide an easy-to-use framework for new programmers to use when writing control systems code. As this library has become more complex, we have recently forked it into its own GitHub repository, and completely reworked our dependency system to match that of any other large OSS project. I figured that setting this repository up to use Codespaces might make it easier for other developers at Raider Robotics to make small changes to the library without needing to pull in the nearly 5GB of dependencies needed just to compile the codebase.

content/blog/2020-09-17-Ultralight-writeup.md

@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 ---
 layout: page
 title: Building a mini maven server
-description: "Project overview: The Ultralight maven server"
+description: 'Project overview: The Ultralight maven server'
 date: 2020-09-17
 written: 2020-09-05
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - github
+- github
-  - maven
+- maven
-  - java
+- java
 extra:
-  excerpt: In this post, I explain the process of building my own personal  maven server, and show how simple maven servers really are.
+  excerpt: In this post, I explain the process of building my own personal  maven
+    server, and show how simple maven servers really are.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/2jf002s4/
+- /post/2jf002s4/
-  - /2jf002s4/
+- /2jf002s4/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/09/17/ultralight-writeup
+- /blog/2020/09/17/ultralight-writeup
+- /blog/ultralight-writeup
 ---
 
 I have been looking around for a small, and easy-to-use [maven](https://maven.apache.org/) server to host my personal Java libraries for some time now. I origionally went with [Jitpack.io](https://jitpack.io/), but didn't like the fact I jitpack overwrites artifact `groupID` fields. This means that instead of specifying a package via something like `ca.retrylife:librandom:1.0.0`, a user would have to write `com.github.ewpratten:librandom:1.0.0`. While this is not a huge deal, I prefer to use a `gorupID` under my own domain for branding reasons. Along with this issue, I just didn't have enough control over my artifacts with Jitpack. 

content/blog/2020-09-24-Gopro-Webcam.md

@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "My workflow: video conference edition"
+title: 'My workflow: video conference edition'
-description: "Turning some spare filmmaking equipment into a high-quality video conference setup"
+description: Turning some spare filmmaking equipment into a high-quality video conference
+  setup
 date: 2020-09-24
 written: 2020-09-13
 tags: video cameras workflow
 extra:
-    excerpt: >-
+  excerpt: As my courses have moved mostly online, I have looked to improve  my live
-        As my courses have moved mostly online, I have looked to improve 
+    video setup. This post covers how I stream sharp HD video  at home, and some interesting
-        my live video setup. This post covers how I stream sharp HD video 
+    quirks of the setup.
-        at home, and some interesting quirks of the setup.
 redirect_from:
- - /post/XcaM04o4/
+- /post/XcaM04o4/
- - /XcaM04o4/
+- /XcaM04o4/
-aliases: [/blog/2020/09/24/gopro-webcam]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/09/24/gopro-webcam
+- /blog/gopro-webcam
 ---
 
 It has been quite some fun writing about my workflows for various day-to-day things on this blog recently, and since I have been getting a lot of positive feedback from my last few workflow-related posts, I am planning to continue writing them.

content/blog/2020-10-01-Reading-a-Bitmap.md

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Reading metadata from a bitmap file"
+title: Reading metadata from a bitmap file
-description: "A project writeup"
+description: A project writeup
 date: 2020-10-01
 written: 2020-09-15
 tags: project c images
 extra:
-    excerpt: >-
+  excerpt: Inspired from one of my friend's projects, I built a small  tool for displaying
-        Inspired from one of my friend's projects, I built a small 
+    bitmap file info from the command line.
-        tool for displaying bitmap file info from the command line.
 redirect_from:
- - /post/XcaMdj2m/
+- /post/XcaMdj2m/
- - /XcaMdj2m/
+- /XcaMdj2m/
 uses:
- - github-cards
+- github-cards
-aliases: [/blog/2020/10/01/reading-a-bitmap]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/10/01/reading-a-bitmap
+- /blog/reading-a-bitmap
 ---
 
 Recently, @rsninja722 was telling me about [a project](https://github.com/rsninja722/file2bmp) he was working on. The basic idea is that you pass a file into his program, and it generates a bitmap of the binary data. This was inspired by [an old post of mine](/post/ef7b3166) where I did the same thing with a horribly written Python script and the library [`pillow`](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow). 

content/blog/2020-10-15-Mounting-Google-Drives.md

@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@ description: Easy-to-use Google Drive integration for Linux using rclone
 date: 2020-10-15
 written: 2020-09-22
 tags:
-  - linux
+- linux
-  - workflow
+- workflow
-  - google
+- google
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
 extra:
-  excerpt: "I can never get the Google Drive webapp to load quickly when I need it  to. My solution: use some command-line magic to mount my drives directly  to my laptop's filesystem."
+  excerpt: 'I can never get the Google Drive webapp to load quickly when I need it  to.
+    My solution: use some command-line magic to mount my drives directly  to my laptop''s
+    filesystem.'
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/XcaM0k24/
+- /post/XcaM0k24/
-  - /XcaM0k24/
+- /XcaM0k24/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/10/15/mounting-google-drives
+- /blog/2020/10/15/mounting-google-drives
+- /blog/mounting-google-drives
 ---
 
 When sharing files, I use three main services. I use [Firefox Send](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_Send) and [KeybaseFS](https://book.keybase.io/docs/files) to share one-off and large files with friends, and I use [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com) to store some personal files, and for everything school-related (I don't get a choice about this). For the first two services, sharing a file is as simple as calling [`ffsend`](https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend) or moving a local file into my kbfs mountpoint, and I am done. Google Drive, on the other hand, the process isn't as easy. While some Linux distributions have Google Drive integration out of the box (I miss daily-driving [ChromiumOS](https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os)), Linux users generally have to go to `drive.google.com`, and deal with the Google Drive webapp. Not sure if this is an "only me" problem, but whenever I need to quickly make a change to a document through the webapp, It decides to stop working.

content/blog/2020-10-24-CorePack-Development.md

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Using Bazel to create Minecraft modpacks"
+title: Using Bazel to create Minecraft modpacks
-description: "An overview of how I automated the build process for CorePack"
+description: An overview of how I automated the build process for CorePack
 date: 2020-10-24
 written: 2020-09-27
 tags: bazel workflow git minecraft
 extra:
-    excerpt: >-
+  excerpt: I decided to modernize my system for producing builds of my personal Minecraft
-        I decided to modernize my system for producing builds of my personal Minecraft modpack using the Bazel buildsystem.
+    modpack using the Bazel buildsystem.
 redirect_from:
- - /post/XlA00k24/
+- /post/XlA00k24/
- - /XlA00k24/
+- /XlA00k24/
-aliases: [/blog/2020/10/24/corepack-development]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/10/24/corepack-development
+- /blog/corepack-development
 ---
 
 *All content of this post is based around the work I did [here](https://github.com/Ewpratten/corepack)*

content/blog/2020-11-21-Minecraft-IRC.md

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Connecting to a Minecraft server over IRC"
+title: Connecting to a Minecraft server over IRC
-description: "For server administration, or just chatting with friends"
+description: For server administration, or just chatting with friends
 date: 2020-11-21
 written: 2020-10-25
 tags: minecraft project irc
 extra:
-    excerpt: >-
+  excerpt: This post outlines the process of writing a custom IRC server that can
-        This post outlines the process of writing a custom IRC server that can bridge between your favorite IRC client, and any Minecraft server
+    bridge between your favorite IRC client, and any Minecraft server
 redirect_from:
- - /post/lls5jkd4/
+- /post/lls5jkd4/
- - /lls5jkd4/
+- /lls5jkd4/
-aliases: [/blog/2020/11/21/minecraft-irc]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/11/21/minecraft-irc
+- /blog/minecraft-irc
 ---
 
 As I talked about in my post [about Minecraft modpack development](/blog/2020/10/24/corepack-development), I got back in to playing Minecraft earlier this year. I primairly play on a server full of friends, where the server owner has [dynmap](https://github.com/webbukkit/dynmap) installed. Dynmap is a handy tool that provides a near-real-time overview of the minecraft world in the form of a webapp. I always keep Dynmap open on my laptop so I can chat with whoever is online, and see whats being worked on.

content/blog/2020-11-6-Vortex-Core.md

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "My first mechanical keyboard: The Vortex Core"
+title: 'My first mechanical keyboard: The Vortex Core'
 description: Just the right amount of obscure
 date: 2020-11-06
 written: 2020-09-28
 tags:
-  - keyboards
+- keyboards
-  - workflow
+- workflow
-  - product
+- product
 extra:
-  excerpt: I recently purchased my first mechanical keyboard, and decided to go "all in" with a 40% layout.
+  excerpt: I recently purchased my first mechanical keyboard, and decided to go "all
+    in" with a 40% layout.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/XlPl0k24/
+- /post/XlPl0k24/
-  - /XlPl0k24/
+- /XlPl0k24/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/11/06/vortex-core
+- /blog/2020/11/06/vortex-core
+- /blog/vortex-core
 ---
 
 About a month ago, I decided to buy myself a mechanical keyboard. I have always been a huge fan of membrane / laptop keyboards. My current laptop (the Lenovo T480) has a very nice feel to its keyboard, and my previous laptop (the Acer R11) had the best keyboard I have ever used. The switch to mechanical wasn't my first choice, although I was open to trying something new, so didn't see it as a negative. Ever since adding another monitor to my setup, I haven't had enough room on my desk to fit a keyboard. This generally is not a problem since I mainly use my laptop, but I occasionally need to use my desktop for rendering work, which requires a separate keyboard.
@@ -71,4 +73,3 @@ Speaking of flashing the board, with the MPC firmware, the process for loading c
 Well, that depends. If you are the type of person to customize everything for maximum efficiency, go for it! The Vortex Core is a very nice keyboard with more configurability than I can wrap my head around (even if you need a third party tool to do so). If you just want something simple, stick to a 60% keyboard. The lack of numbers on the core drives many people crazy.
 
 For programmers: you basically need to remap your keys. Most common keys (brackets, quotes, operators, ...) are hidden behind one or two function keys, and the learning curve might hurt for the first week or so.
-

content/blog/2020-12-19-Vanilla-plus-mods.md

@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 ---
 layout: page
 title: How I have tweaked my Minecraft client to be 'just right'
-description: Pushing the boundaries of a vanilla game, while being able to play on un-modified servers
+description: Pushing the boundaries of a vanilla game, while being able to play on
+  un-modified servers
 date: 2020-12-19
 written: 2020-12-04
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - minecraft
+- minecraft
 extra:
-  excerpt: Over the past 10 years, I have been building the perfect Minecraft experience for myself. This post shares the collection of mods I run, and why I use them.
+  excerpt: Over the past 10 years, I have been building the perfect Minecraft experience
+    for myself. This post shares the collection of mods I run, and why I use them.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/gas49g43/
+- /post/gas49g43/
-  - /gas49g43/
+- /gas49g43/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/12/19/vanilla-plus-mods
+- /blog/2020/12/19/vanilla-plus-mods
+- /blog/vanilla-plus-mods
 ---
 
-
 ## The base game
 
 Starting out at the base game. I like to keep this fairly up-to-date. Right now, my base game is version [`1.16.4`](https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Java_Edition_1.16.4). Along with the base game, my game launcher of choice, [MultiMC](https://multimc.org/), allows using a custom [LWJGL](https://www.lwjgl.org/) version. I choose to use version `3.2.2`, as it is the most stable for me.

content/blog/2020-12-31-Year-wrapup.md

@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ description: I wrote a lot of code this year. This post looks back on it all
 date: 2020-12-31
 written: 2020-12-09
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - frc
+- frc
 extra:
-  excerpt: 2020 has been my most productive year so far in terms of software development. This post looks back at the year
+  excerpt: 2020 has been my most productive year so far in terms of software development.
+    This post looks back at the year
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/g494l5j3/
+- /post/g494l5j3/
-  - /g494l5j3/
+- /g494l5j3/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2020/12/31/year-wrapup
+- /blog/2020/12/31/year-wrapup
+- /blog/year-wrapup
 ---
 
 *So, whats up with 2020?* For readers who do not know me personally, here is a quick overview:
@@ -83,4 +85,3 @@ People who know me in real life know of a bit of a challenge I set for myself a
 ### This website
 
 I have now experimented with three posting schedules for this website: monthly, bi-weekly, and weekly. Monthly posts were too spread-apart, and left this site feeling a little empty. I switched to weekly posting through the summer, which worked out great. Since school started again, I have moved to bi-weekly posts, writing each post a few weeks before publishing it (hover over the date of any post to see the date I wrote it). The bi-weekly system seems to be working very well, and I will likely stick to it until summer 2021, so enjoy more content fairly regularly (and remember to subscribe to my [RSS Feed](/feed.xml)).
-

content/blog/2020-12-4-GalliumOS.md

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title:  "Upgrading my chromebook"
+title: Upgrading my chromebook
-description: "The process of installing GalliumOS on an ACER R11"
+description: The process of installing GalliumOS on an ACER R11
 date: 2020-12-04
 written: 2020-10-31
 tags: project laptop hardware
 extra:
-    excerpt: >-
+  excerpt: Performing some upgrades to my old laptop. This post outlines the setup
-        Performing some upgrades to my old laptop. This post outlines the setup process for installing GalliumOS
+    process for installing GalliumOS
 redirect_from:
- - /post/gk3jEkd4/
+- /post/gk3jEkd4/
- - /gk3jEkd4/
+- /gk3jEkd4/
-aliases: [/blog/2020/12/04/galliumos]
+aliases:
+- /blog/2020/12/04/galliumos
+- /blog/galliumos
 ---
 
 My previous development laptop was an [Acer R11](https://www.acer.com/ac/en/CA/content/series/acerchromebookr11) chromebook. I always ran it in [developer mode](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/docs/+/master/developer_mode.md) with all the Linux packages I needed installed via [chromebrew](https://github.com/skycocker/chromebrew). This setup worked great except for GUI programs, as (at the time), the built-in [Wayland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)) server on the chromebook was not exposed to the user in a meaningful way. I relied on an internal tool from Google called [sommelier](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform2/+/HEAD/vm_tools/sommelier/) to translate X11 calls to the internal Wayland server. None of this was ideal, but with a lot of scripts and aliases, I made it work.

content/blog/2021-01-16-Printer-Tunneling.md

@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ description: Using socat to port-forward between network interfaces
 date: 2021-01-16
 written: 2020-12-19
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - tutorial
+- tutorial
 extra:
-  excerpt: I use a self-hosted VPN to access all my devices at all times, and to deal with my school's aggressive firewall. This post explains the process I use for exposing my home printer to the VPN.
+  excerpt: I use a self-hosted VPN to access all my devices at all times, and to deal
+    with my school's aggressive firewall. This post explains the process I use for
+    exposing my home printer to the VPN.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/g494ld99/
+- /post/g494ld99/
-  - /g494ld99/
+- /g494ld99/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2021/01/16/printer-tunneling
+- /blog/2021/01/16/printer-tunneling
+- /blog/printer-tunneling
 ---
 
 For the past few years, I have been using a self-hosted VPN to bring all my personal devices into the same "network" even though many of them are spread across various locations and physical networks. This system never gives me problems, but there was one thing I wished I could do: access non-VPN devices on other networks using one of my VPN devices as a gateway.

content/blog/2021-02-25-KBFS-Maven.md

@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ description: A free and secure way to host personal Java libraries and applicati
 date: 2021-02-25
 written: 2021-02-22
 tags:
-  - maven
+- maven
-  - project
+- project
-  - java
+- java
 extra:
-  excerpt: In my never-ending hunt for a suitable solution for hosting Java libraries, I take a stop to try out Keybase Filesystem (KBFS)
+  excerpt: In my never-ending hunt for a suitable solution for hosting Java libraries,
+    I take a stop to try out Keybase Filesystem (KBFS)
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/g4lk45j3/
+- /post/g4lk45j3/
-  - /g4lk45j3/
+- /g4lk45j3/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2021/02/25/kbfs-maven
+- /blog/2021/02/25/kbfs-maven
+- /blog/kbfs-maven
 ---
 
 As I continue to write more and more Java libraries for personal and public use, I keep finding myself limited by my library hosting solutions. Maven servers are currently my go-to way of storing and organizing all things Java. I have gone through a solid handful of servers over the past few years, here are my comments on each:

content/blog/2021-03-14-QMK-Vortex-Core.md

@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ description: Open-source firmware on a closed-source keyboard
 date: 2021-03-14
 written: 2021-03-14
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - keyboards
+- keyboards
-  - firmware
+- firmware
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
 extra:
-  excerpt: After having some issues with the factory firmware on my 40% keyboard, I decided to replace it with the widely used QMK firmware instead.
+  excerpt: After having some issues with the factory firmware on my 40% keyboard,
+    I decided to replace it with the widely used QMK firmware instead.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/gkedkd93/
+- /post/gkedkd93/
-  - /gkedkd93/
+- /gkedkd93/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2021/03/14/qmk-vortex-core
+- /blog/2021/03/14/qmk-vortex-core
+- /blog/qmk-vortex-core
 ---
 
 Last fall, I [purchased my first mechanical keyboard](/blog/2020/11/06/vortex-core), the [Vortex Core](https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3550), and have been loving it ever since. Well, almost loving it. There are a few "quirks" of the keyboard that I wasn't super fond of, like: occasionally not sending `KEY_UP` commands back to the computer, or the badly documented and maintained system for building custom layouts.

content/blog/2021-04-20-Direwolf-APRS.md

@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ description: How I set up my feature-packed APRS digipeater for under $100
 date: 2021-04-20
 written: 2021-04-20
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - raspberrypi
+- raspberrypi
-  - aprs
+- aprs
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
-  - radio
+- radio
 extra:
-  excerpt: Using an extra radio and some spare parts, I set up an APRS/APRS-IS/APRStt digipeater. This post covers some of the details.
+  excerpt: Using an extra radio and some spare parts, I set up an APRS/APRS-IS/APRStt
+    digipeater. This post covers some of the details.
 redirect_from:
-  - /post/eb0klDd9/
+- /post/eb0klDd9/
-  - /eb0klDd9/
+- /eb0klDd9/
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2021/04/20/direwolf-aprs
+- /blog/2021/04/20/direwolf-aprs
+- /blog/direwolf-aprs
 ---
 
 ***WARNING:** To replicate this project, you **must** be the holder of an amateur radio license in your country*

content/blog/2021-07-06-Windows-SSH.md

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ description: A tutorial for future me
 date: 2021-07-07
 written: 2021-07-07
 tags:
-  - reference
+- reference
-  - tutorial
+- tutorial
 extra:
-  excerpt: I commonly need to configure SSH servers on remote Windows 10 boxes. This post covers the whole process.
+  excerpt: I commonly need to configure SSH servers on remote Windows 10 boxes. This
+    post covers the whole process.
 aliases:
-  - /blog/2021/07/07/windows-ssh
+- /blog/2021/07/07/windows-ssh
+- /blog/windows-ssh
 ---
 
 Between work, school, and just helping various people out with things, I end up needing to quickly spin up SSH servers on windows machines *a lot*. Despite what you might think, this functionality is actually built right in to Windows 10, and fairly easy to enable.

content/blog/2021-09-28-frc-tech-reference.md

@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ description: Reference material for my friends
 date: 2021-09-28
 written: 2021-09-28
 tags:
-  - reference
+- reference
-  - frc
+- frc
-  - hardware
+- hardware
 extra:
-  excerpt: This document is aimed at a small handful of people, but published publicly as reference material for anyone that needs it. All contents are highly specific to the FRC robotics electrical and programming environments.
+  excerpt: This document is aimed at a small handful of people, but published publicly
+    as reference material for anyone that needs it. All contents are highly specific
+    to the FRC robotics electrical and programming environments.
+aliases:
+- /blog/frc-tech-reference
 ---
 
 This document is aimed at a small handful of people, but published publicly as reference material for anyone that needs it. All contents are highly specific to the FRC robotics electrical and programming environments.

content/blog/2021-11-14-amprnet-bgp.md

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Adventures in BGP: routing my own public IPv4 address space"
+title: 'Adventures in BGP: routing my own public IPv4 address space'
 description: A college student, playing with the "big boys"
 date: 2021-11-14
 tags:
-  - reference
+- reference
-  - amprnet
+- amprnet
-  - bgp
+- bgp
-  - networking
+- networking
 extra:
-  excerpt: This post covers the process I went through to publicly route my own /24 block of IP addresses with low-cost hardware.
+  excerpt: This post covers the process I went through to publicly route my own /24
+    block of IP addresses with low-cost hardware.
+aliases:
+- /blog/amprnet-bgp
 ---
 
 Your first, and possibly only question is likely: *"what?"*, and I forgive you for asking such a thing. As probably any reader of my posts knows very well, IPv4 address blocks are practically impossible to get, and more than impossible to get for personal use. To quickly clear things up, my address block is *not* for personal use, but in comparison to the majority of the internet's existing address block owners, I am basically a single person holding on to a `/24` subnet for dear life while the giants of large internet corporations are eating up everything around me.

content/blog/2021-12-03-quaternions.md

@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ title: A rusty guide to quaternions
 description: Fast and efficient 3D object manipulation
 date: 2021-12-03
 tags:
-  - reference
+- reference
-  - math
+- math
 draft: false
 extra:
   uses:
   - katex
-  excerpt: This post is an overview of Quaternions for Rust programmers, and anyone willing to learn.
+  excerpt: This post is an overview of Quaternions for Rust programmers, and anyone
+    willing to learn.
+aliases:
+- /blog/quaternions
 ---
 
 The running joke in the graphics programming world is that nobody understands quaternions. These big scary math-filled types are always <em>someone else's problem</em>. While quaternions <del>are</del> may be scary, they serve an important purpose in the world of computing as they

content/blog/2022-01-06-unfinished-projects.md

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Unfinished projects and failed ideas" 
+title: Unfinished projects and failed ideas
-description: "A walkthrough of my private GitHub repos"
+description: A walkthrough of my private GitHub repos
 date: 2022-01-06
 tags: random
 draft: false
 extra:
-  
+  excerpt: My GitHub profile is a bit like an iceberg. At the time of writing, I have
-  excerpt: My GitHub profile is a bit like an iceberg. At the time of writing, I have made nearly 8 and a half thousand commits to nearly a thousand repositories. This post covers the hidden failed projects.
+    made nearly 8 and a half thousand commits to nearly a thousand repositories. This
+    post covers the hidden failed projects.
+aliases:
+- /blog/unfinished-projects
 ---
 
 My [GitHub profile](https://github.com/Ewpratten) is a bit like an iceberg. At the time of writing, I have made nearly 8 and a half thousand commits to nearly a thousand repositories. Since July 2018, I have made an effort to go no more than 3 consecutive days without writing code, and I have only broken that streak 6 times (each of those being a 4-day break).

content/blog/2022-01-19-monocular-blender.md

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ title: Monocular depth mapping in Blender
 description: My 3D pipeline is backed by neural networks
 date: 2022-01-19
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - 3d-pipeline
+- 3d-pipeline
-  - python
+- python
 draft: false
 extra:
-  excerpt: This post covers the process I went through to write a Neural-Network-assisted Blender plugin for converting monocular images into 3D textured meshes.
+  excerpt: This post covers the process I went through to write a Neural-Network-assisted
+    Blender plugin for converting monocular images into 3D textured meshes.
+aliases:
+- /blog/monocular-blender
 ---
 
 A while back, I encountered an interesting trend going on over on TikTok. People were turning their photos into videos with 3D camera movements.

content/blog/2022-02-14-personal-pbx.md

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "I built my own private telephone network" 
+title: I built my own private telephone network
-description: "Nobody makes phone calls anymore"
+description: Nobody makes phone calls anymore
 date: 2022-02-14
 tags: project pbx
 draft: true
 extra:
-  
   auto_center_images: true
+aliases:
+- /blog/personal-pbx
 ---
 
 Over the past few months, I have built my own [internet backbone router](/blog/amprnet-bgp) (and an [internet exchange](https://ffixp.net)). So logically, the next step is to branch off into telephony... *right?*

content/blog/2022-02-26-ferris-sweep.md

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "I built a slightly infuriating keyboard" 
+title: I built a slightly infuriating keyboard
-description: "Re-learning how to type at 18"
+description: Re-learning how to type at 18
 date: 2022-02-26
 tags: project keyboard
 draft: true
 extra:
-  
   auto_center_images: true
+aliases:
+- /blog/ferris-sweep
 ---
 
 After getting myself in to the world of customized mechanical keyboards with my [vortex core](/blog/2020-11-6-vortex-core) two years ago, I have proceeded to dive further into the hobby by [modifying keyboard firmware](/blog/qmk-vortex-core) and eventually building myself a TG4X for daily use. The TG4X has been a great keyboard, and my muscle memory has completely switched over to the quirks of using a 40% layout in daily use. 

content/blog/2022-03-15-Java-cheatsheet.md

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "A Java development cheatsheet for my classmates" 
+title: A Java development cheatsheet for my classmates
-description: "PROG10082: Reference Material"
+description: 'PROG10082: Reference Material'
 date: 2022-03-15
 tags: reference
 draft: true
 extra:
-  excerpt: This document is written for my PROG10082 classmates as a quick reference for some Java concepts that were skipped over in the course.
+  excerpt: This document is written for my PROG10082 classmates as a quick reference
-  
+    for some Java concepts that were skipped over in the course.
   hidden: true
   auto_center_images: true
+aliases:
+- /blog/java-cheatsheet
 ---
 
 This document is written for my PROG10082 classmates as a quick reference for some Java concepts that were skipped over in the course. This document may be updated as needed.

content/blog/2022-04-06-udm-fan.md

@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ title: Making my UDM-Pro scream
 description: Remote fan control for the Unifi Dream Machine Pro
 date: 2022-04-06
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - hardware
+- hardware
 draft: false
 extra:
-  excerpt: A project review post covering my work on remote-control for the UDM-Pro cooling system
+  excerpt: A project review post covering my work on remote-control for the UDM-Pro
+    cooling system
+aliases:
+- /blog/udm-fan
 ---
 
 [Ubiquiti](https://www.ui.com/)'s [Unifi Dream Machine Pro](https://www.ubnt.com/products/unifi-dream-machine-pro) is a powerful medium-scale business-oriented rack-mount router, capable of handling 10/100/1000/10000 ethernet traffic. Really quite a nice device.

content/blog/2022-04-11-angle-problem.md

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ title: The angle problem
 description: A look at a slightly infuriating robotics problem
 date: 2022-04-11
 tags:
-  - frc
+- frc
 draft: true
 extra:
   uses:
   - katex
-  excerpt: In this post, I take a look at a mathematical problem commonly encountered with relative rotation offset calculation in robotics.
+  excerpt: In this post, I take a look at a mathematical problem commonly encountered
+    with relative rotation offset calculation in robotics.
+aliases:
+- /blog/angle-problem
 ---
 
 In robotics, a common task is calculating the shortest arc between two rotational offsets. Such a task finds itself in turrets and other mechanisms requiring planar rotation.
-

content/blog/2022-05-10-album-space-time.md

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Album Release: Space & Time Vol. 1" 
+title: 'Album Release: Space & Time Vol. 1'
-description: "New music from Evan Pratten"
+description: New music from Evan Pratten
 date: 2022-05-10
 tags: music
 draft: true
 extra:
-  
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: Release notification for Space & Time Vol. 1
+aliases:
+- /blog/album-space-time
 ---

content/blog/2022-05-18-commit-sync.md

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ title: Commit syncing across hosted GIT instances
 description: How I keep my commit graph alive
 date: 2022-05-18
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - git
+- git
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: This post covers how to keep your commit graph alive across multiple GIT instances by syncing your commit history to magic repos.
+  excerpt: This post covers how to keep your commit graph alive across multiple GIT
+    instances by syncing your commit history to magic repos.
+aliases:
+- /blog/commit-sync
 ---
 
 Since September of 2018 (3 and a half years ago) I have been roughly holding a streak of going no more than three days without making a commit to some project on GitHub.
@@ -99,4 +102,3 @@ Importantly, the `--allow-empty` flag removes the requirement for any files to b
 ## Conclusion
 
 Uh, ya. Cool. With your scripting language of choice, you can chain these commands together, toss a `git push` in there, stick this in a cron job, and have yourself a nice, healthy commit graph.
-

content/blog/2022-05-21-nanovna.md

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Field Log: First look at the NanoVNA"
+title: 'Field Log: First look at the NanoVNA'
 description: Weekends are prime radio time
 date: 2022-05-21
 tags:
-  - radio
+- radio
-  - random
+- random
-  - nanovna
+- nanovna
-  - product
+- product
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: I went out in the field and tried out my brand new NanoVNA.
+aliases:
+- /blog/nanovna
 ---
 
 Today I had a rather anticipated package arrive in the mail.. a NanoVNA! For anyone unfamiliar with the NanoVNA, it is a *small* and cheap [Vector Network Analyzer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_analyzer_(electrical)). 

content/blog/2022-06-08-bell-ipv6.md

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "How I hacked full IPv6 support into a Bell residential network" 
+title: How I hacked full IPv6 support into a Bell residential network
-description: "Circumventing nearly everything my ISP has set up in the name of public IPv6 addresses for my friends"
+description: Circumventing nearly everything my ISP has set up in the name of public
+  IPv6 addresses for my friends
 date: 2022-06-08
 tags: networking
 draft: true
 extra:
-  
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: I used multiple layers of IP encapsulation to evade an upstream firewall in the name of IPv6.
+  excerpt: I used multiple layers of IP encapsulation to evade an upstream firewall
+    in the name of IPv6.
+aliases:
+- /blog/bell-ipv6
 ---
 
 > At this point, I feel like I should actually just start my own ISP.

content/blog/2022-06-13-fedora-36-vp.md

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ title: Getting Visual Paradigm to launch on Fedora 36
 description: Bundle your libraries correctly, kids
 date: 2022-06-13
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - tutorial
+- tutorial
-  - reference
+- reference
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: A quick guide on launching Visual Paradigm on Fedora 36
+aliases:
+- /blog/fedora-36-vp
 ---
 
 When installing [Visual Paradigm](https://www.visual-paradigm.com/) on my Fedora workstation today, I kept running into a `SIGSEGV` error, causing the bundled JVM to crash.

content/blog/2022-06-23-steam-controller-switch.md

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ title: Using a Steam Controller with the Nintendo Switch
 description: An unreasonably cursed setup for zero gain
 date: 2022-06-23
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - hardware
+- hardware
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: How to flash custom firmware to the Steam Controller, allowing it to connect to the Nintendo Switch
+  excerpt: How to flash custom firmware to the Steam Controller, allowing it to connect
+    to the Nintendo Switch
+aliases:
+- /blog/steam-controller-switch
 ---
 
 Remember the [Steam Controller](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353370/Steam_Controller/)?

content/blog/2022-06-26-rickrolling-the-internet.md

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ title: Rickrolling the internet
 description: Abusing ICMPv6 to inject lyrics into public routes
 date: 2022-06-26
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - networking
+- networking
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: This post covers some of the logistics behind rickrolling the internet with some clever routing tricks.
+  excerpt: This post covers some of the logistics behind rickrolling the internet
+    with some clever routing tricks.
+aliases:
+- /blog/rickrolling-the-internet
 ---
 
 **NOTICE: The service mentioned in this post is currently unavailable due to ongoing network upgrades.**

content/blog/2022-07-02-robotics-journey.md

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ title: My journey through robotics
 description: 5 years of self-taught robotics development, recapped
 date: 2022-07-02
 tags:
-  - story
+- story
-  - frc
+- frc
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: From 2016 to 2021, I dedicated most of my time to robotics and control systems programming. This is my journey
+  excerpt: From 2016 to 2021, I dedicated most of my time to robotics and control
+    systems programming. This is my journey
+aliases:
+- /blog/robotics-journey
 ---
 
 My very first introduction to robotics was back in 2014, when I took an autonomous programming workshop as a part of a bigger summer engineering event at [Western University](https://www.uwo.ca/). A few years later, I ended up beginning a stint of robotics work through two different competitive robotics teams.

content/blog/2022-08-17-as398057.md

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ title: I am my own ISP
 description: The next stage in my hobby network
 date: 2022-08-17
 tags:
-  - networking
+- networking
-  - bgp
+- bgp
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: I recently started AS398057, a low cost Autonomous System. This post talks about how its going
+  excerpt: I recently started AS398057, a low cost Autonomous System. This post talks
+    about how its going
+aliases:
+- /blog/as398057
 ---
 
 Last year, I [dipped my toes in BGP](/blog/amprnet-bgp) while learning how to set up the infrastructure needed to route a public IPv4 address prefix to the world. A lot has changed since then, and I have fallen further into the world of network engineering and backbone routing.

content/blog/2022-09-09-new-domain.md

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ title: Website updates
 description: Changing a few things in the background
 date: 2022-09-09
 tags:
-  - meta
+- meta
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: A small update post about some website changes
+aliases:
+- /blog/new-domain
 ---
 
 Hello! Its been a bit since the last post made it out of the drafts (I promise, there are many in the works). I figure a little public update is needed to talk about some backend changes that have recently been made to this site.
@@ -18,4 +20,3 @@ Firstly, there is a new domain name! I should have done this a while ago, but no
 Secondly, this site is now anycasted and edge cached. Hopefully this change will make the browsing experience a little faster for viewers outside of North America. [HTTP/3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP/3) is now supported too. In the future, I might even set up some older protocols (Gopher, FTP, ..telnet..?) for fun. Info on that will come in a later post.
 
 Anyways, thanks for reading. I'm always amazed to see my analytics data. A surprising number of people read these posts :smile:
-

content/blog/2022-10-02-personal-ases.md

@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ title: An analysis of personal ASNs in the wild
 description: You can get a surprising amount of info from bulk whois
 date: 2022-10-02
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - networking
+- networking
-  - bgp
+- bgp
-  - data-analysis
+- data-analysis
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: A look at the usage of personal ASNs based on freely available data
+aliases:
+- /blog/personal-ases
 ---
 
 As a [network operator](/network), I keep a fairly close eye on what my peers are up to. This is mainly to make sure nobody is doing something *too* stupid near my network, but also just out of curiosity. Its nice to know what other people are up to, both as a sanity check on my own network, and as a view into new things I could try out.

content/blog/2022-10-17-ampr-vultr-bgp.md

@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ title: Announcing your AMPRNet prefix to Vultr with BGP
 description: That how-to guide everyone keeps asking me to make
 date: 2022-10-17
 tags:
-  - amprnet
+- amprnet
-  - networking
+- networking
-  - bgp
+- bgp
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: A tutorial for AMPRNet operators who are BGP announcing their first prefix to Vultr
+  excerpt: A tutorial for AMPRNet operators who are BGP announcing their first prefix
+    to Vultr
+aliases:
+- /blog/ampr-vultr-bgp
 ---
 
 Since I briefly [waved my hands over this topic](/blog/amprnet-bgp/) last year, I have gotten many emails and DMs from fellow amateur radio operators asking for help announcing their own `/24`s to the world. 

content/blog/2022-10-18-wireguard-bgp.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title: BGP peering over a WireGuard tunnel
 description: Some notes on getting Bird and WireGuard to play nice
 draft: true
 tags:
-  - networking
+- networking
-  - bgp
+- bgp
+aliases:
+- /blog/wireguard-bgp
 ---

content/blog/2022-10-30-bird-udmpro.md

@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@ title: Announcing your AMPRNet prefix to Vultr with BGP
 description: That how-to guide everyone keeps asking me to make
 date: 2022-10-17
 tags:
-  - amprnet
+- amprnet
-  - networking
+- networking
-  - bgp
+- bgp
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: A tutorial for AMPRNet operators who are BGP announcing their first prefix to Vultr
+  excerpt: A tutorial for AMPRNet operators who are BGP announcing their first prefix
+    to Vultr
+aliases:
+- /blog/bird-udmpro
 ---
 
-
 ```sh
 unifi-os shell
 apt install build-essential libfl-dev libbison-dev libreadline-dev libncurses5-dev

content/blog/2022-11-04-country-filtering.md

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ title: Crudely geo-filtering internet routes
 description: How I make routers drop traffic for certain countries
 date: 2022-11-04
 tags:
-  - networking
+- networking
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt:
+  excerpt: null
+aliases:
+- /blog/country-filtering
 ---
 
 Sometimes I find the need to filter internet traffic traversing my networks based on country of origin. Commonly, I find that dropping certain countries (*cough Russia*) decreases the amount of scans and attacks I see to nearly zero. Sometimes its also nice to ignore routes that pass through countries with heavy surveillance policies too.
@@ -44,4 +46,3 @@ After pondering my options, I ended up choosing to just filter on the country of
 If I were to update this filter regularly, I would try pulling [WHOIS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHOIS) database dumps, parsing through the data, and creating a lookup table for this purpose.
 
 However, I really don't need to instantly catch networks as they are registered, and feel perfectly fine updating this filter every few months. Thus, the easy route.
-

content/blog/2022-11-10-mega-playlists.md

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "A brief walk through my all-time favorite songs" 
+title: A brief walk through my all-time favorite songs
-description: "..and crashing spotify clients in the process"
+description: ..and crashing spotify clients in the process
 date: 2022-11-10
 tags: music
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: 
+  excerpt: null
+aliases:
+- /blog/mega-playlists
 ---
 
 Music is a core part of my daily life. For about 13 hours straight each day, I have all kinds of tracks playing while I work on things. Having a constant stream of music playing is a habit I have held for years, it keeps some rhythm in my day, and at the same time gives me plenty of chances to find new tracks and artists to listen to.

content/blog/2022-12-07-gamels.md

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "I re-implemented ls to query the Steam API" 
+title: I re-implemented ls to query the Steam API
-description: "gamels: never be confused about Steam appid direcroties again"
+description: 'gamels: never be confused about Steam appid direcroties again'
 date: 2022-12-07
 tags: project
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: "gamels will list all files in a directory in the style of 'ls -la', but will also show the name of any Steam game found in the listing. This utility was made to help me explore the filesystem of the Steam Deck."
+  excerpt: gamels will list all files in a directory in the style of 'ls -la', but
+    will also show the name of any Steam game found in the listing. This utility was
+    made to help me explore the filesystem of the Steam Deck.
+aliases:
+- /blog/gamels
 ---
 
 Today, I released a new command-line tool called [`gamels`](https://github.com/ewpratten/gamels).

content/blog/2023-01-17-webfinger-redir.md

@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ title: Lazy search for Mastodon accounts
 description: Webfinger + Cloudflare Workers + Firefox custom search engines
 date: 2023-01-17
 tags:
-  - project
+- project
-  - javascript
+- javascript
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: I made a custom search prefix for my browser that can resolve ActivityPub accounts into their profile pages
+  excerpt: I made a custom search prefix for my browser that can resolve ActivityPub
+    accounts into their profile pages
   discuss:
     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/12xzulo/lazy_search_for_mastodon_accounts/
+aliases:
+- /blog/webfinger-redir
 ---
 
 Anyone who has been using Mastodon (or other ActivityPub servers) for a bit might have noticed how its a little annoying to look up someone's "home profile" from their account handle. My personal flow goes something like:

content/blog/2023-02-07-ipv6-canvas.md

@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ title: Blatant self-advertising on the IPv6 Canvas
 description: An ungodly amount of pings for a small bitmap
 date: 2023-02-07
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: Using some python, I have a reference to this website semi-permanently implanted on the IPv6 Canvas
+  excerpt: Using some python, I have a reference to this website semi-permanently
+    implanted on the IPv6 Canvas
   discuss:
     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/12xzvf9/blatant_selfadvertising_on_the_ipv6_canvas/
+aliases:
+- /blog/ipv6-canvas
 ---
 
 Yesterday, the [IPv6 Canvas](https://blog.tugzrida.xyz/2023/02/06/introducing-the-ipv6-canvas/) was pushed to the public.
@@ -37,4 +40,3 @@ This script is executed via a Cron job on one of my edge routers for maximum IP
 ### Why ping?
 
 I considered doing this with some clever `mtr` commands, or even crafting the ICMP ECHO packets straight from the script, but that was slightly too much work for the 5 minutes I had before work this morning.
-

content/blog/2023-02-15-wireguard-options.md

@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ title: Some lesser known WireGuard settings
 description: Things I will probably forget in an important moment
 date: 2023-02-15
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - networking
+- networking
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: This post covers some lesser known WireGuard configuration options that I have found useful
+  excerpt: This post covers some lesser known WireGuard configuration options that
+    I have found useful
   discuss:
     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/12xzvun/some_lesser_known_wireguard_settings/
+aliases:
+- /blog/wireguard-options
 ---
 
 I extensively use [WireGuard](https://www.wireguard.com/) to keep various devices connected across foreign and unstable networks. Over the past few years of doing this, I've discovered a few handy configuration tricks that can help in weirdly specific situations. The following is a short overview to be used as reference in the future.

content/blog/2023-03-21-amprnet-bgp-announce.md

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ title: Announcing your shiny new AMPRNet BGP allocation
 description: A crash course on BGP for radio people
 date: 2023-03-21
 tags:
-  - radio
+- radio
-  - amprnet
+- amprnet
-  - bgp
+- bgp
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: This post is a quick guide to announcing your shiny new AMPRNet BGP allocation
+aliases:
+- /blog/amprnet-bgp-announce
 ---
 
 So, you got yourself a shiny new [AMPRNet](https://ampr.org) BGP allocation. What's next?

content/blog/2023-03-21-hackernews-block-ai.md

@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ title: A script that hides AI topics from Hacker News
 description: Sometimes I want to read about something different
 date: 2023-03-21
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - javascript
+- javascript
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: This post shows off a userscript I built that hides AI topics from Hacker News.
+  excerpt: This post shows off a userscript I built that hides AI topics from Hacker
+    News.
   discuss:
     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/12xzw5x/a_script_that_hides_ai_topics_from_hacker_news/
     hacker_news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35252186
+aliases:
+- /blog/hackernews-block-ai
 ---
 
 Ok. AI-backed tools are cool, but sometimes I just want to read about something else on the [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/news) website.

content/blog/2023-03-23-aprs-usage.md

@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ title: What are people actually doing with APRS?
 description: An analysis of worldwide APRS data
 date: 2023-03-23
 tags:
-  - radio
+- radio
-  - aprs
+- aprs
-  - data-analysis
+- data-analysis
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: This post looks in to what radio operators are actually doing with the APRS network
+  excerpt: This post looks in to what radio operators are actually doing with the
+    APRS network
+aliases:
+- /blog/aprs-usage
 ---
 
 Sometimes I wonder how many people really use the amateur radio services I hear about.

content/blog/2023-04-27-client-ping.md

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "Purely client-side point-of-interest marking for multiplayer Minecraft" 
+title: Purely client-side point-of-interest marking for multiplayer Minecraft
-description: "A showcase of my latest Minecraft mod: Client Ping"
+description: 'A showcase of my latest Minecraft mod: Client Ping'
 date: 2023-04-27
 tags: minecraft
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: "A showcase of my latest Minecraft mod: Client Ping"
+  excerpt: 'A showcase of my latest Minecraft mod: Client Ping'
-#   discuss:
+aliases:
-#     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/12xzw5x/a_script_that_hides_ai_topics_from_hacker_news/
+- /blog/client-ping
-#     hacker_news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35252186
 ---

content/blog/2023-05-01-mouse-button-swap.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: I performed a button swap on my mouse
 description: This had better not be my gateway drug into custom mice
 date: 2023-05-01
 tags:
-  - random
+- random
-  - hardware
+- hardware
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ extra:
   discuss:
     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/1356u1t/i_performed_a_button_swap_on_my_mouse/
     hacker_news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35781662
+aliases:
+- /blog/mouse-button-swap
 ---
 
 Recently, my mouse (a [Logitech M310](https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/m310-wireless-mouse.910-001917.html)) has been starting to give out on me, which I suppose is to be expected considering how much use my peripherals get, but is nevertheless annoying, considering that the failing component was the middle button, which I use a lot.

content/blog/2023-06-15-rainbow-keyboard.md

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ title: Rainbow keyboard
 description: Game-specific keyboard layouts are really handy
 date: 2023-06-15
 tags:
-  - keyboards
+- keyboards
-  - random
+- random
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: This post shows off my custom keyboard layout for playing Rainbow Six Siege
+aliases:
+- /blog/rainbow-keyboard
 ---
 
 In my ever-continuing quest to do interesting things with custom keyboards, I recently had the idea to take the left half of my [Ferris sweep](https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep) and configure it specifically for use in the game [Rainbow Six Siege](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six).

content/blog/2023-06-16-nat64.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-title: "How I set up NAT64" 
+title: How I set up NAT64
-description: "Working towards single-stack inside AS54041"
+description: Working towards single-stack inside AS54041
 date: 2023-06-16
 tags: networking
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: "Information on how I set up NAT64 inside AS54041"
+  excerpt: Information on how I set up NAT64 inside AS54041
-  # discuss:
+  uses:
-  #   reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/1356u1t/i_performed_a_button_swap_on_my_mouse/
+  - mermaid
-  #   hacker_news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35781662
+aliases:
-  uses: [mermaid]
+- /blog/nat64
 ---
 
 Somewhere along the way of setting up AS54041 over the past few years I stumbled across a reference to [NAT64](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAT64).
@@ -72,4 +72,3 @@ graph LR
 ## How I set up NAT64 on a Debian-based router
 
 ## Final Remarks
-

content/blog/2023-07-05-simple-dnf-repo.md

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ title: Setting up a static DNF repository
 description: Hosting RPMs is less painful than I expected
 date: 2023-07-05
 tags:
-  - linux
+- linux
-  - walkthrough
+- walkthrough
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: Information on how I set up dist.ewpratten.com, my DNF repository
+aliases:
+- /blog/simple-dnf-repo
 ---
 
 <!-- I regularly find myself bouncing between wanting to *self-host all the things* (because it is fun), and use well-known hosting services (because I generally have better things to do with my time). I doubt I'll ever actually pick one side or the other, but I have found that the back-and-fourth of `hosted, diy, hosted` leads me to learn a lot about the tools I use. -->

content/blog/2023-07-07-ampr-vpn.md

@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@ title: Building a VPN with an AMPRNet BGP allocation
 description: A quick guide on using your shiny new AMPRNet allocation
 date: 2023-07-07
 tags:
-  - networking
+- networking
-  - amprnet
+- amprnet
-  - bgp
+- bgp
 draft: false
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: A guide on setting up a VPS, announcing a prefix over BGP, and using it as a VPN server
+  excerpt: A guide on setting up a VPS, announcing a prefix over BGP, and using it
+    as a VPN server
   discuss:
     reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ewpratten/comments/14tdltu/building_a_vpn_with_an_amprnet_bgp_allocation/
     hacker_news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36635146
   uses:
   - mermaid
+aliases:
+- /blog/ampr-vpn
 ---
 
 One of the most common emails I receive from readers of this website generally starts with:

content/blog/2023-07-10-baofeng-sound-card.md

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ title: A homebrew sound card designed for the Baofeng UV-5R
 description: Using cheap parts to programmatically transmit audio
 date: 2023-07-10
 tags:
-  - radio
+- radio
-  - project
+- project
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
-  excerpt: This post describes how I homebrewed a sound card for my Baofeng UV-5R radios
+  excerpt: This post describes how I homebrewed a sound card for my Baofeng UV-5R
+    radios
   uses:
   - mermaid
+aliases:
+- /blog/baofeng-sound-card
 ---
-

content/blog/2023-10-20-obsidian-blogging.md

@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ title: Authoring Blog Posts with Obsidian
 description: Trying a new way to write for this site
 date: 2023-10-20
 tags:
-  - meta
+- meta
-  - random
+- random
 draft: true
 extra:
   auto_center_images: true
   excerpt: A post about authoring blog posts with Obsidian
   uses:
   - mermaid
+aliases:
+- /blog/obsidian-blogging
 ---
+
 It recently occurred to me that [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) is capable of editing *any* type of markdown document store, not just its own note "Vaults". So, as a test I've been using it to interface with the source files that make up this website.
 
 This post largely exists for the sake of figuring out how Obsidian behaves when forced into an environment that doesn't entirely agree with the "obsidian way of doing things".