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    I can't say that this is how I wanted to start my blog.

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    - Although, in all honesty, I didn't really have an idea for how I wanted it - to start. That's not to say I didn't know what I *didn't* want. A - meaningless 'Welcome to my Blog' filled with my hopes and aspirations that - inevitably would never come to light was something I knew I didn't want. I - figured it more likely for me to have a semi-respectful rant about - whatever's causing me to 'crash out' on that particular day. That would - certainly be in character for me. -

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    - But no. Instead, I'm starting my blog on one of the last things I ever - expected to write about. -

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    Love.

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    Or rather, the passing of it due to life.

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    - I've been in two relationships now. Both ended mutually, although what I - consider mutual may not be everyone else's. We came to see the same side of - things, and we understood that we couldn't sustain our lives together. We're - all still friends at the end. -

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    - Me and my ex-boyfriend were struggling a lot with being able to see each - other. It's not like this relationship was geographically long distance; we - went to the same school. The distance came more from our schedules and - pathways. I have always been a relatively heavy academic. My parents and - teachers certainly made sure of that, and ultimately helped lead me down a - path of being the teacher's pet. Maybe I'll talk about my experiences and - struggles related to that another time, but the short of it is that I am a - high-achieving workaholic as a result. My ex-boyfriend on the other hand, - didn't have that kind of an experience, and ultimately was led down the - college-level course stream in high school. -

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    - Now, as I began to struggle in my fourth year, particularly with my - mathematics continuing their downwards trend, I decided that the life of a - software engineer wasn't for me. I turned around, almost on a dime, and set - myself towards a career in Psychology. Now, on the surface, this may look - like it would help with our scheduling issues, but no. While I was studying - at school, and desperately trying to keep up my grades, my boyfriend would - be doing a co-op elsewhere. Even when that ended at the end of the term, the - problem remained. I was too much of a workaholic. -

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    - Ultimately, the break-up that I've just had has left me intent on not - spiralling downward. My first was rough on me, and I was not in a good place - for about a week. This time, we both kind of saw this coming. Perhaps that - makes it easier, but it still sucks for both of us. And, why squander the - motivation I have to better my self care, my habits, and thus myself? I'm - about to go into my first year of university. Normally, I'm either scared of - my inevitable death, or some past regret of my life that chooses to grip me. - But now, I'm also anxious for the life ahead. -

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    - So what does this all mean in terms of dating for me? Well, it leaves me - considering the idea that some people are meant to walk through life alone. - I'm at a point in my life where dating is probably not a great idea for me. - I struggle enough with burnout spells that adding heartbreak on top would - likely kill my education. -

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    - On top of that are my concerns with online dating. Aside from data privacy, - breaches, and otherwise disgusting people who can't leave these projects to - be a good part of the internet, are the risks with being trans. There are - far too many stories, even if most of them are probably from the US, of - people 'trying it out' with a trans person. Ignoring how slimy and - disgusting you have to be to even do that without considering the effects of - those actions, the point of dating is for love (and to meet societal - expectations while seeking a dual income for the household, among other - things). -

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    - To make it extra clear, love != sex. The point at the end of it isn't so you - can run home and shag every night--this isn't some 1960s Bond film. -

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    - If you want to have kids, some trans people who are on HRT, may still be - able to if they've gone to the really awkward and expensive effort of - cryopreservation. -

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    - Anyway, being someone who was a 'test run' is crushing. I certainly don't - want to run that risk, and other people are in the same boat. -

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    I can't say that this is how I wanted to start my blog.

    +

    + Although, in all honesty, I didn't really have an idea for how I wanted it to start. + That's not to say I didn't know what I *didn't* want. A meaningless 'Welcome to my + Blog' filled with my hopes and aspirations that inevitably would never come to light + was something I knew I didn't want. I figured it more likely for me to have a + semi-respectful rant about whatever's causing me to 'crash out' on that particular + day. That would certainly be in character for me. +

    +

    + But no. Instead, I'm starting my blog on one of the last things I ever expected to + write about. +

    +

    Love.

    +

    Or rather, the passing of it due to life.

    +

    + I've been in two relationships now. Both ended mutually, although what I consider + mutual may not be everyone else's. We came to see the same side of things, and we + understood that we couldn't sustain our lives together. We're all still friends at + the end. +

    +

    + Me and my ex-boyfriend were struggling a lot with being able to see each other. It's + not like this relationship was geographically long distance; we went to the same + school. The distance came more from our schedules and pathways. I have always been a + relatively heavy academic. My parents and teachers certainly made sure of that, and + ultimately helped lead me down a path of being the teacher's pet. Maybe I'll talk + about my experiences and struggles related to that another time, but the short of it + is that I am a high-achieving workaholic as a result. My ex-boyfriend on the other + hand, didn't have that kind of an experience, and ultimately was led down the + college-level course stream in high school. +

    +

    + Now, as I began to struggle in my fourth year, particularly with my mathematics + continuing their downwards trend, I decided that the life of a software engineer + wasn't for me. I turned around, almost on a dime, and set myself towards a career in + Psychology. Now, on the surface, this may look like it would help with our + scheduling issues, but no. While I was studying at school, and desperately trying to + keep up my grades, my boyfriend would be doing a co-op elsewhere. Even when that + ended at the end of the term, the problem remained. I was too much of a workaholic. +

    +

    + Ultimately, the break-up that I've just had has left me intent on not spiralling + downward. My first was rough on me, and I was not in a good place for about a week. + This time, we both kind of saw this coming. Perhaps that makes it easier, but it + still sucks for both of us. And, why squander the motivation I have to better my + self care, my habits, and thus myself? I'm about to go into my first year of + university. Normally, I'm either scared of my inevitable death, or some past regret + of my life that chooses to grip me. But now, I'm also anxious for the life ahead. +

    +

    + So what does this all mean in terms of dating for me? Well, it leaves me considering + the idea that some people are meant to walk through life alone. I'm at a point in my + life where dating is probably not a great idea for me. I struggle enough with + burnout spells that adding heartbreak on top would likely kill my education. +

    +

    + On top of that are my concerns with online dating. Aside from data privacy, + breaches, and otherwise disgusting people who can't leave these projects to be a + good part of the internet, are the risks with being trans. There are far too many + stories, even if most of them are probably from the US, of people 'trying it out' + with a trans person. Ignoring how slimy and disgusting you have to be to even do + that without considering the effects of those actions, the point of dating is for + love (and to meet societal expectations while seeking a dual income for the + household, among other things). +

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    + To make it extra clear, love != sex. The point at the end of it isn't so you can run + home and shag every night--this isn't some 1960s Bond film. +

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    + If you want to have kids, some trans people who are on HRT, may still be able to if + they've gone to the really awkward and expensive effort of cryopreservation. +

    +

    + Anyway, being someone who was a 'test run' is crushing. I certainly don't want to + run that risk, and other people are in the same boat. +

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    - Now, I have this set of coasters which I got a year or so ago at a local - market. They're meant to keep me in a more positive headspace, but half the - time they're covered up by drinks... Anyway, one of them advises me to - "focus on the good". -

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    - And boy, do I try hard to do that. But without a job, I'm left to my - hyperfixation and burnout routine. If I'm lucky, I just start going a bit - stir-crazy from sitting in my room, doing things that I consider productive, - with only the occasional break for the loo and another cup of bean juice. - Then, it's back to work, dawn until dinner, then maybe I'll play a game - briefly, but not until working some more. -

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    - There are of course plenty of things that I'd like to blame for why I'm like - this, but that's not the purpose of this post, nor more than speculation. -

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    - Anyway, I'm currently writing this in a cheerful little café after an - appointment so that I take a break to process, and perhaps understand, some - emotions, while taking in this little thing. So, back to university, since - that's my academic trajectory. -

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    I'm terrified.

    -

    - I've struggled a lot to plan and get course selections which will allow me - to fulfill my degree, only to fail rather badly. Seriously, I will probably - do poorly in philosophy, and it doesn't help me with just about any of my - requirements. On top of that, I'm worried about the teachers that I'll get. - It was bad enough in grade 5, and I'd had a few years to anticipate that - teacher. In university, I have no knowledge going into first year. The best - resource I have is something like RateMyProf which honestly kinda sucks and - probably makes things worse unless there's a resoundingly poor overall - rating. -

    -

    - That's not to say that all of my course selections are bad; I still have the - ones within the interest of my degree and some in my hobbies, that also - contribute directly to the degree. One friend and I were also able to get - some courses together since I had to take them, and they wanted to. This may - sound silly given the struggles with course availabilities, but I promise - these decisions were made following a lot of logical consideration of both - of our degrees' completion. -

    -

    - Another concern is the fact that I know so little, and I get my orientation - the day before I need to use it... that's not a lot of time to figure out if - you're missing something. That then contributes to my concerns about being - able to move around campus fast enough to not miss classes, on top of the - fatigue that I'll have from waking up at 5h30. -

    -

    - Finally, because otherwise I could keep going on, are my concerns regarding - the ever-shoved-down-our-gullets AIs. I write oddly. This blog, my poetry, - and all of my past essays and analyses. My teachers can attest, especially - my grade 9 & 12 English teacher who had to consult two other teachers and - myself to fully understand - Building Up, a poem I wrote with the rust programming language for symbology. -

    -

    - The concerns about having to prove that I don't use AI were bad enough in - High School. Universities have far more strict policies, which likely - utilize a guilty until proven innocent model. -

    -

    - At the end of the day, I'm trying to take in the little things and not worry - too much. -

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    Posted: 09 August, 2025

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    Last Edited: 09 August, 2025

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    + A Coaster which reads 'focus on the good,' placed in front of a window. +

    The little things, it's the little things that count.

    +

    Or so I'm told.

    +

    + All around me, all my friends are super excited for university, or college, or + appreticeship, or--post-secondary in general. They're excited about meeting new + [like-minded] people, clubs, increased autonomy, the future promises of + post-secondary education, and of course, parties (within reason). They look to the + hopeful side of things. +

    +

    + Now, I have this set of coasters which I got a year or so ago at a local market. + They're meant to keep me in a more positive headspace, but half the time they're + covered up by drinks... Anyway, one of them advises me to "focus on the good". +

    +

    + And boy, do I try hard to do that. But without a job, I'm left to my hyperfixation + and burnout routine. If I'm lucky, I just start going a bit stir-crazy from sitting + in my room, doing things that I consider productive, with only the occasional break + for the loo and another cup of bean juice. Then, it's back to work, dawn until + dinner, then maybe I'll play a game briefly, but not until working some more. +

    +

    + There are of course plenty of things that I'd like to blame for why I'm like this, + but that's not the purpose of this post, nor more than speculation. +

    +

    + Anyway, I'm currently writing this in a cheerful little café after an appointment so + that I take a break to process, and perhaps understand, some emotions, while taking + in this little thing. So, back to university, since that's my academic trajectory. +

    +

    I'm terrified.

    +

    + I've struggled a lot to plan and get course selections which will allow me to + fulfill my degree, only to fail rather badly. Seriously, I will probably do poorly + in philosophy, and it doesn't help me with just about any of my requirements. On top + of that, I'm worried about the teachers that I'll get. It was bad enough in grade 5, + and I'd had a few years to anticipate that teacher. In university, I have no + knowledge going into first year. The best resource I have is something like + RateMyProf which honestly kinda sucks and probably makes things worse unless there's + a resoundingly poor overall rating. +

    +

    + That's not to say that all of my course selections are bad; I still have the ones + within the interest of my degree and some in my hobbies, that also contribute + directly to the degree. One friend and I were also able to get some courses together + since I had to take them, and they wanted to. This may sound silly given the + struggles with course availabilities, but I promise these decisions were made + following a lot of logical consideration of both of our degrees' completion. +

    +

    + Another concern is the fact that I know so little, and I get my orientation the day + before I need to use it... that's not a lot of time to figure out if you're missing + something. That then contributes to my concerns about being able to move around + campus fast enough to not miss classes, on top of the fatigue that I'll have from + waking up at 5h30. +

    +

    + Finally, because otherwise I could keep going on, are my concerns regarding the + ever-shoved-down-our-gullets AIs. I write oddly. This blog, my poetry, and all of my + past essays and analyses. My teachers can attest, especially my grade 9 & 12 English + teacher who had to consult two other teachers and myself to fully understand + Building Up, a poem I wrote with the rust programming language for symbology. +

    +

    + The concerns about having to prove that I don't use AI were bad enough in High + School. Universities have far more strict policies, which likely utilize a guilty + until proven innocent model. +

    +

    + At the end of the day, I'm trying to take in the little things and not worry too + much. +

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    Buyer's Anxiety

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    Posted: 11 September, 2025

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    Last Edited: 14 September, 2025

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    - Katie's old laptop, seated upon her clean desk, struggling on. Although, you can't tell how broken the hinge is or the parts that her kitten chewed. I swear, it's in worse condition than it looks. -

    - I can't say that I'm thrilled that my blog posts have only been when I'm - down or struggling with something. But, here we are: the third one. -

    -

    - I'm stuck with an internal conflict. It feels like remorse, but before the - poor choice has happened, as opposed to fear? But it is fear. -

    -

    - It's no secret that I love my Framework 16, the company's values, and Linux. -

    -

    I also want to support my friends whenever and however I can.

    -

    But what if those two things clash?... Spoiler: they have.

    -

    - To preface this whole thing, my friend is looking for a new laptop. She - bought her old one because it was in her price range. Four years later, - it's... struggling. The enshittification of the tech industry took hold, one - hinge died a couple years ago, the whole body is weak, the system is - relatively underpowered for her needs, and it's not going to survive - university in any good condition, if even that. As a two-time published - author, she needs to be able to type and open this system a lot. That means - a good keyboard and good hinges. She also wants to play Minecraft, Roblox, - and probably Uno on it too. Thus, GPU demands aren't high and she'll want at - least a 15" display. She treats her devices well and cares for their - longevity. -

    -

    - To me, this sounds like a great place for a Framework laptop. Expensive - upfront, sure. But the 16" model has an iGPU that runs Minecraft and Roblox - just fine, has a super easy to replace input module system to replace the - keyboard, good hinges, a CPU that's total overkill (even for the stuff I do; - I wanted a six-core), and it wears like a tank. A guy at our high school - proved that unintentionally. I have the dent in the lid and the pristene - display to prove it. It also has some added benefits, like the hardware - switches for the camera and mic, overall modular design, repairability, and - the upgrade paths, which save her from spending more money to buy a full - tower or another laptop. Framework recently announced the new generation - boards for the FW 16, and knocked down the price of the 7040 series boards - slightly, but that's a nice-to-have. Even if you're a non-techie, you won't - need to get into the hardware unless you're building it or repairing - something, and Framework's guides have only gotten better. Even when trying - to replace the liquid metal, or solve an issue that I thought was a loose - display cable (it was a linux software issue of some kind), the guides got - me through the wholly unknown to me. -

    -

    This makes it sound perfect.

    -

    - The downside? Well, I feel like I'm just succumbing to brand loyalty. A - total shill. The whole above paragraph sounds like a sales pitch without the - company's values explicitly spouted. The one thing I envy of Apple fans, is - their ability to convince others that Apple is great and feel no conflict. -

    -

    - Is this what a parent feels like when buying for a child? Probably not? - After all, the child likely isn't knowledgeable upon the context, or doesn't - care enough to question the rationale leading to the purchase. But here, I'm - buying for a friend. Someone smart (Before someone starts, I'm not saying - that a child can't be smart or that the rest of my friends are dumb). Sure, - she's not a techie the way I am, but she is more than capable of questioning - things for herself. What's the price? What's the rationale? Are you just - pushing me into an ecosystem that you love? Are you buying my friendship? - ...and so on down the rabbit hole my train of thought hops. -

    -

    - I've already convinced two friends to try Linux, but their hardware and - personal needs caused too many problems. I also convinced a family member of - mine, who was an Apple fan, to shift to a Framework 13 running Linux. -

    -

    - I feel like a manipulator. I left my proud, cheerful "switch to Linux" - chanting phase a while ago. But did I really? Am I so moral-driven that I'm - blind? Is this really a selfless gift to a friend? Is this because I'm - afraid of losing my friends? Or do I subconciously hold an agenda to migrate - everyone to Framework and Linux? As stupid as it sounds, I mean this - literally. -

    -

    - Even if you consider the idea that "only a good person would think like - that, because a bad person would know it," it doesn't help. -

    -

    - To make things worse again, I've long spouted buying something with the - intent to run it long term, instead of buying a bunch of cheap somethings - that die super fast. My previous laptop, which I got from my father, ran for - nearly 12 years before the display started dying; now it's a server. So - imagine a teenager with that kind of a background in keeping a computer - running for so long, sees a 3-year old laptop already in a far worse - condition than their 10/11-year old one (with comparable specs). I was that - teenager, and I started a "joke" once I got my new laptop, about it's easily - replaceable hinges... and so on. Of course, I was prideful in a sense, and I - kept that "joke" going too long... So how will it look when the laptop who's - death I foretold gets replaced by the exact laptop that it was compared to? - (Assuming that I didn't start the "joke" about the purchase decisions, age, - and condition of my previous one.) -

    -

    - The only consolation I get for now, is that I have a few days to see how - Katie likes the FW 13, which is loaned off the aforementioned family member - of mine. The trouble, because of course there's more, is that I need to - discern between her impressions of the computer, and the OS, since it's - Manjaro Linux. Because of that, my plan is to dual boot the gifted system. - That way she can finish her computer science stuff in the same environment, - and then decide whether or not to scrap the Linux partition. -

    -

    - Of course, as always, my troubles start just after having had a counselling - session. So, I'm left to deal with this myself for a few weeks. -

    -

    Sometimes I wonder why things can't just be simple for me in life...

    -
    -

    - Now, as a note, I'm not saying that Framework is perfect. They've had, and - continue to have, their issues. The difference is that they actually listen - and work on them. The guides, the incorrect QR codes, the support system, - FW16 keyboard deflection, late UEFI updates, the FW16 keyboard wake-up issue - with the screen closed, the first-gen display expansion cards power draw - issue, and so on. And sure, they can be slow. But they're small, and they - try to do it right the first time. They release the software and hardware - patches to affected systems, and listen on to further critique in the - interest of improving. -

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    Buyer's Anxiety

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    Posted: 11 September, 2025

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    Last Edited: 14 September, 2025

    +
    + Katie's old laptop, seated upon her clean desk, struggling on. Although, you can't tell how broken the hinge is or the parts that her kitten chewed. I swear, it's in worse condition than it looks. +

    + I can't say that I'm thrilled that my blog posts have only been when I'm down or + struggling with something. But, here we are: the third one. +

    +

    + I'm stuck with an internal conflict. It feels like remorse, but before the poor + choice has happened, as opposed to fear? But it is fear. +

    +

    It's no secret that I love my Framework 16, the company's values, and Linux.

    +

    I also want to support my friends whenever and however I can.

    +

    But what if those two things clash?... Spoiler: they have.

    +

    + To preface this whole thing, my friend is looking for a new laptop. She bought her + old one because it was in her price range. Four years later, it's... struggling. The + enshittification of the tech industry took hold, one hinge died a couple years ago, + the whole body is weak, the system is relatively underpowered for her needs, and + it's not going to survive university in any good condition, if even that. As a + two-time published author, she needs to be able to type and open this system a lot. + That means a good keyboard and good hinges. She also wants to play Minecraft, + Roblox, and probably Uno on it too. Thus, GPU demands aren't high and she'll want at + least a 15" display. She treats her devices well and cares for their longevity. +

    +

    + To me, this sounds like a great place for a Framework laptop. Expensive upfront, + sure. But the 16" model has an iGPU that runs Minecraft and Roblox just fine, has a + super easy to replace input module system to replace the keyboard, good hinges, a + CPU that's total overkill (even for the stuff I do; I wanted a six-core), and it + wears like a tank. A guy at our high school proved that unintentionally. I have the + dent in the lid and the pristene display to prove it. It also has some added + benefits, like the hardware switches for the camera and mic, overall modular design, + repairability, and the upgrade paths, which save her from spending more money to buy + a full tower or another laptop. Framework recently announced the new generation + boards for the FW 16, and knocked down the price of the 7040 series boards slightly, + but that's a nice-to-have. Even if you're a non-techie, you won't need to get into + the hardware unless you're building it or repairing something, and Framework's + guides have only gotten better. Even when trying to replace the liquid metal, or + solve an issue that I thought was a loose display cable (it was a linux software + issue of some kind), the guides got me through the wholly unknown to me. +

    +

    This makes it sound perfect.

    +

    + The downside? Well, I feel like I'm just succumbing to brand loyalty. A total shill. + The whole above paragraph sounds like a sales pitch without the company's values + explicitly spouted. The one thing I envy of Apple fans, is their ability to convince + others that Apple is great and feel no conflict. +

    +

    + Is this what a parent feels like when buying for a child? Probably not? After all, + the child likely isn't knowledgeable upon the context, or doesn't care enough to + question the rationale leading to the purchase. But here, I'm buying for a friend. + Someone smart (Before someone starts, I'm not saying that a child can't be smart or + that the rest of my friends are dumb). Sure, she's not a techie the way I am, but + she is more than capable of questioning things for herself. What's the price? What's + the rationale? Are you just pushing me into an ecosystem that you love? Are you + buying my friendship? ...and so on down the rabbit hole my train of thought hops. +

    +

    + I've already convinced two friends to try Linux, but their hardware and personal + needs caused too many problems. I also convinced a family member of mine, who was an + Apple fan, to shift to a Framework 13 running Linux. +

    +

    + I feel like a manipulator. I left my proud, cheerful "switch to Linux" chanting + phase a while ago. But did I really? Am I so moral-driven that I'm blind? Is this + really a selfless gift to a friend? Is this because I'm afraid of losing my friends? + Or do I subconciously hold an agenda to migrate everyone to Framework and Linux? As + stupid as it sounds, I mean this literally. +

    +

    + Even if you consider the idea that "only a good person would think like that, + because a bad person would know it," it doesn't help. +

    +

    + To make things worse again, I've long spouted buying something with the intent to + run it long term, instead of buying a bunch of cheap somethings that die super fast. + My previous laptop, which I got from my father, ran for nearly 12 years before the + display started dying; now it's a server. So imagine a teenager with that kind of a + background in keeping a computer running for so long, sees a 3-year old laptop + already in a far worse condition than their 10/11-year old one (with comparable + specs). I was that teenager, and I started a "joke" once I got my new laptop, about + it's easily replaceable hinges... and so on. Of course, I was prideful in a sense, + and I kept that "joke" going too long... So how will it look when the laptop who's + death I foretold gets replaced by the exact laptop that it was compared to? + (Assuming that I didn't start the "joke" about the purchase decisions, age, and + condition of my previous one.) +

    +

    + The only consolation I get for now, is that I have a few days to see how Katie likes + the FW 13, which is loaned off the aforementioned family member of mine. The + trouble, because of course there's more, is that I need to discern between her + impressions of the computer, and the OS, since it's Manjaro Linux. Because of that, + my plan is to dual boot the gifted system. That way she can finish her computer + science stuff in the same environment, and then decide whether or not to scrap the + Linux partition. +

    +

    + Of course, as always, my troubles start just after having had a counselling session. + So, I'm left to deal with this myself for a few weeks. +

    +

    Sometimes I wonder why things can't just be simple for me in life...

    +
    +

    + Now, as a note, I'm not saying that Framework is perfect. They've had, and continue + to have, their issues. The difference is that they actually listen and work on them. + The guides, the incorrect QR codes, the support system, FW16 keyboard deflection, + late UEFI updates, the FW16 keyboard wake-up issue with the screen closed, the + first-gen display expansion cards power draw issue, and so on. And sure, they can be + slow. But they're small, and they try to do it right the first time. They release + the software and hardware patches to affected systems, and listen on to further + critique in the interest of improving. +

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    - So... remember my first post where I said that "a meaningless 'Welcome to my - Blog' filled with my hopes and aspirations that inevitably would never come - to light was something I knew I didn't want." Well... -

    -

    - I've been stuck in a doom and gloom phase here, and with me hopefully - concluding my counselling soon, I definitely don't want to dwell in it. -

    -

    - As a result, I'm making a little list of things that I'd love to write - about, and that you can hopefully expect to read about sometime soon! -

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    Pointless Plans

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    Posted: 18 December, 2025

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    Last Edited: 18 December, 2025

    +
    +

    + So... remember my first post where I said that "a meaningless 'Welcome to my Blog' + filled with my hopes and aspirations that inevitably would never come to light was + something I knew I didn't want." Well... +

    +

    + I've been stuck in a doom and gloom phase here, and with me hopefully concluding my + counselling soon, I definitely don't want to dwell in it. +

    +

    + As a result, I'm making a little list of things that I'd love to write about, and + that you can hopefully expect to read about sometime soon! +

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      CyberSci

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        CyberSci

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        • - I had the fortune to participate at the Regional level, - representing Carleton University. (Spoiler: We won, barely) -
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        • - This will probably have a follow up once Nationals happens in - the summer. -
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        + I had the fortune to participate at the Regional level, representing + Carleton University. (Spoiler: We won, barely)
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        Creative Writing Work

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        • - I've written some good things and some really bad things for the - Creative Writing course this term. Obviously, I'll only publish - works that I believe are well polished. -
          • -
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        • -
      • -

        Poetry

        -
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        • - I want to get back to writing poetry, but for now I have some - things that are still unpublished. -
          • -
        • - They're nothing like Building Up, so if you can't read [bad] - Rust, don't worry. They're also far less whacky than Falling - Down. -
          • -
        • - Falling Down & Building Up -
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        + This will probably have a follow up once Nationals happens in the + summer.
      -

      - Also, I've come to realise that I have a thing for memoirs. I never actually - realised it because I usually read book series, but I now have four memoirs - in my library. -

      -
        + +
      1. +

        Creative Writing Work

        +
        • - Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton + I've written some good things and some really bad things for the + Creative Writing course this term. Obviously, I'll only publish works + that I believe are well polished.
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        • its sequel, A Stranger At Home
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        • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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        • Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote
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      -

      - So, after a creative non-fiction flash writing assignment just didn't work - out well, even after reworking it heavily for the exam, I decided that I - should actually take it in the direction of a full memoir, rather than the - poetic form that it currently has. -

      -

      - The problem is that I mean, a full memoir. And the problem with - that is that memory is a complex thing. Many important and relevant things - for a memoir are episodic, iconic, flashbulb memories, which can be - difficult to just retrieve on the spot. (Yes, I referenced my textbook, no I - am not a credible source for interpreting this information.) -

      -

      - A lot of the time, my writing, particularly my poetry, comes from what can - best be described as state-dependent memory. If I'm lucky, some random - stimulus or set of stimuli will trigger a recollection of these memories, - and give me an image from which to write. The problem is that this also - means I cannot write sequentially. -

      -

      - And just to make things even more difficult, memory is unreliable and easily - influenced. So I need to review and consider how much I trust my own - recollection of events, and work to mitigate my biases whenever possible by - asking someone else to recount the event and compare details. -

      -

      - So, in the background, I'm going to start working on that. Almost like - forgetting to write in a diary for a week, then trying to catch up while you - still remember. -

      -

      - Hopefully this will have the added benefit of holding back some of the - future doom and gloom from the blog. -

      -

      - And finally, I'm going to try to finish up my blog generator, - cutinews. It's - about time I got back and actually finished a programming project. Chances - are that I'll be live on Twitch (yes, eww, ik) working on the code. -

      -
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  • +

    Poetry

    +
      +
    • + I want to get back to writing poetry, but for now I have some things + that are still unpublished. +
      • +
    • + They're nothing like Building Up, so if you can't read [bad] Rust, don't + worry. They're also far less whacky than Falling Down. +
      • +
    • + Falling Down & Building Up +
      • +
    +
    • + +

    + Also, I've come to realise that I have a thing for memoirs. I never actually + realised it because I usually read book series, but I now have four memoirs in my + library. +

    +
      +
    1. Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
      2. +
    2. its sequel, A Stranger At Home
      3. +
    3. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
      4. +
    4. Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote
      5. +
    +

    + So, after a creative non-fiction flash writing assignment just didn't work out well, + even after reworking it heavily for the exam, I decided that I should actually take + it in the direction of a full memoir, rather than the poetic form that it currently + has. +

    +

    + The problem is that I mean, a full memoir. And the problem with that is + that memory is a complex thing. Many important and relevant things for a memoir are + episodic, iconic, flashbulb memories, which can be difficult to just retrieve on the + spot. (Yes, I referenced my textbook, no I am not a credible source for interpreting + this information.) +

    +

    + A lot of the time, my writing, particularly my poetry, comes from what can best be + described as state-dependent memory. If I'm lucky, some random stimulus or set of + stimuli will trigger a recollection of these memories, and give me an image from + which to write. The problem is that this also means I cannot write sequentially. +

    +

    + And just to make things even more difficult, memory is unreliable and easily + influenced. So I need to review and consider how much I trust my own recollection of + events, and work to mitigate my biases whenever possible by asking someone else to + recount the event and compare details. +

    +

    + So, in the background, I'm going to start working on that. Almost like forgetting to + write in a diary for a week, then trying to catch up while you still remember. +

    +

    + Hopefully this will have the added benefit of holding back some of the future doom + and gloom from the blog. +

    +

    + And finally, I'm going to try to finish up my blog generator, + cutinews. It's about + time I got back and actually finished a programming project. Chances are that I'll + be live on Twitch (yes, eww, ik) working on the code. +

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    Optical Recovery

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    Posted: 10 January, 2026

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    - Data preservation is increasingly threatened in the digital age. That almost - sounds backwards, until you dig into modern architecture. -

    -

    - Once upon a time, the greatest threat to information preservation was nature - and memory retrieval errors. The digital age introduced denser, - longer-lasting forms of data storage. As we progressed from punch card, to - tape, to 8 inch floppies, to flash and optical, and ever denser forms of - all, we got better at preventing data loss. Quality control, error - correction techniques bundled with file systems, and redundancy (parity) in - storage virtualizations, like RAID. -

    -

    - But in the modern age, the Enshittocene1, some would call it, - consumers are ever strongarmed into corporate-controlled cloud storage. With - that, comes a lack of ownership. -

    -

    - Now, normally that's the lead-up to advocating for homelabbing, FOSS, and - de-Googling. However, in this instance, it's the lead up to optical media - preservation. Why? Because optical media remains a great storage medium - today. Even if you don't believe that, many old games in their original - form, or other preserved media, are still only available on discs. -

    -

    - However, discs are subject to natural degradation through scratches, - delamination, and disc rot. Especially as the quality control on these discs - dwindles. Thus, there must be additional work put into caring for this - medium. -

    -

    - RAID arrays are great as alternatives too, as they already have parity, - ddrescue, and error-correcting filesystems available. The problem is that - the arrays themselves are not. At least not right now. Once again, partly - thanks to AI datacentres demanding obscene amounts of resources, the cost of - hard drives has gone up significantly since the pandemic. -

    -

    - With that, we segue into my latest project, temporarily named - Kramer. I know I did some research to come up with that name, but I - genuinely don't recall who it was in reference to. In fact, having tried - tracking down who it's in reference to, I may have messed up when I picked - the name. My best guess is that it's in reference to Kane Kramer, but he - helped design the Digital Audio Player, not optical media. -

    -

    - Regardless, it's always been a working name while I figure out if I can - finish the project. -

    -

    So, what is Kramer?

    -

    - Kramer is a recovery utility. Conceptually, it's meant to be akin to - ddrescue2, but optimized for recovering data from optical media. -

    -

    - There are two main problems I've experienced while trying to use ddrescue - with optical drives, and both stem from the drive's firmware. Now, I don't - know if me using the --reset-slow flag is contributing to these - issues or not, but I experience more problems without it. -

    -

    - If you've ever tried working with optical media in Linux, you may be - familiar with The Sleep Bug. Normally, this is when a drive's - firmware decides to sleep after two minutes, and never wakes. In the case of - ddrescue, I've noticed that the drive often sleeps after read errors. When - this happens, I can't kill ddrescue, and it just hangs. Even if I forcefully - disconnect the drive, it just hangs, awaiting a response from the block - device. -

    -

    - For the record, Kramer still has this issue. I've only recently gotten - mapping working alongside directIO to get around the Linux kernel's read - poisoning. -

    -

    - Keep in mind that I know very little C, and I don't play this low in the - system much yet. So, I don't know why, but without the - O_DIRECT flag to bypass the kernel's buffer (and whatever else - directIO technically bypasses), after a single IO error, the kernel will - refuse to return anything but that same IO error until the parent process is - restarted. I tried doing the C calls directly through FFI, since poisoning - is something that Rust employs in some places for safety. That didn't work, - so I tried spawning a child process to execute the read, but that also - didn't work. Thankfully, I know a guy, and with his help I was able to track - down not only how to implement directIO, but also without using FFI to call - posix_memalign. -

    -

    - Back on track, the other issue is the spin-down. As ddrescue reads smaller - clusters and/or starts hitting a particularly poor section of the disc, some - drives' firmware is too quick to spin down, causing the spindle to - constantly speed up and slow down, increasing wear. -

    -
    -
      -
    1. - I would recommend reading Enshittification by Cory Doctorow. -
      2. -
    2. - As I'm writing Kramer in Rust, I also have to stress the point that this - project is not intended as a ddrescue rewrite in rust, for the sake of a - rewrite in rust. I'm not trying to clone or replace ddrescue. Kramer has - a different target, and ddrescue is a resource for me to learn from and - use as a guide while I dig deeper into the system than I ever have. -
      3. -
    -
    -
    - +
    +

    Optical Recovery

    +

    Posted: 10 January, 2026

    +

    Last Edited: 10 January, 2026

    +
    +

    + Data preservation is increasingly threatened in the digital age. That almost sounds + backwards, until you dig into modern architecture. +

    +

    + Once upon a time, the greatest threat to information preservation was nature and + memory retrieval errors. The digital age introduced denser, longer-lasting forms of + data storage. As we progressed from punch card, to tape, to 8 inch floppies, to + flash and optical, and ever denser forms of all, we got better at preventing data + loss. Quality control, error correction techniques bundled with file systems, and + redundancy (parity) in storage virtualizations, like RAID. +

    +

    + But in the modern age, the Enshittocene1, some would call it, consumers + are ever strongarmed into corporate-controlled cloud storage. With that, comes a + lack of ownership. +

    +

    + Now, normally that's the lead-up to advocating for homelabbing, FOSS, and + de-Googling. However, in this instance, it's the lead up to optical media + preservation. Why? Because optical media remains a great storage medium today. Even + if you don't believe that, many old games in their original form, or other preserved + media, are still only available on discs. +

    +

    + However, discs are subject to natural degradation through scratches, delamination, + and disc rot. Especially as the quality control on these discs dwindles. Thus, there + must be additional work put into caring for this medium. +

    +

    + RAID arrays are great as alternatives too, as they already have parity, ddrescue, + and error-correcting filesystems available. The problem is that the arrays + themselves are not. At least not right now. Once again, partly thanks to AI + datacentres demanding obscene amounts of resources, the cost of hard drives has gone + up significantly since the pandemic. +

    +

    + With that, we segue into my latest project, temporarily named + Kramer. I know I did some research to come up with that name, but I + genuinely don't recall who it was in reference to. In fact, having tried tracking + down who it's in reference to, I may have messed up when I picked the name. My best + guess is that it's in reference to Kane Kramer, but he helped design the Digital + Audio Player, not optical media. +

    +

    + Regardless, it's always been a working name while I figure out if I can finish the + project. +

    +

    So, what is Kramer?

    +

    + Kramer is a recovery utility. Conceptually, it's meant to be akin to + ddrescue2, but optimized for recovering data from optical media. +

    +

    + There are two main problems I've experienced while trying to use ddrescue with + optical drives, and both stem from the drive's firmware. Now, I don't know if me + using the --reset-slow flag is contributing to these issues or not, but + I experience more problems without it. +

    +

    + If you've ever tried working with optical media in Linux, you may be familiar with + The Sleep Bug. Normally, this is when a drive's firmware decides to sleep + after two minutes, and never wakes. In the case of ddrescue, I've noticed that the + drive often sleeps after read errors. When this happens, I can't kill ddrescue, and + it just hangs. Even if I forcefully disconnect the drive, it just hangs, awaiting a + response from the block device. +

    +

    + For the record, Kramer still has this issue. I've only recently gotten mapping + working alongside directIO to get around the Linux kernel's read poisoning. +

    +

    + Keep in mind that I know very little C, and I don't play this low in the system much + yet. So, I don't know why, but without the + O_DIRECT flag to bypass the kernel's buffer (and whatever else directIO + technically bypasses), after a single IO error, the kernel will refuse to return + anything but that same IO error until the parent process is restarted. I tried doing + the C calls directly through FFI, since poisoning is something that Rust employs in + some places for safety. That didn't work, so I tried spawning a child process to + execute the read, but that also didn't work. Thankfully, I know a guy, and with his + help I was able to track down not only how to implement directIO, but also without + using FFI to call posix_memalign. +

    +

    + Back on track, the other issue is the spin-down. As ddrescue reads smaller clusters + and/or starts hitting a particularly poor section of the disc, some drives' firmware + is too quick to spin down, causing the spindle to constantly speed up and slow down, + increasing wear. +

    +
    +
      +
    1. I would recommend reading Enshittification by Cory Doctorow.
      2. +
    2. + As I'm writing Kramer in Rust, I also have to stress the point that this project + is not intended as a ddrescue rewrite in rust, for the sake of a rewrite in + rust. I'm not trying to clone or replace ddrescue. Kramer has a different + target, and ddrescue is a resource for me to learn from and use as a guide while + I dig deeper into the system than I ever have. +
      3. +
    -
    + +
      -

      #AD

      -
    +
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    Blog - Hack Racing

    -
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    -

    Hack Racing

    -

    Posted: 28 March, 2026

    -

    Last Edited: 28 March, 2026

    -
    -
    -

    Hack Racing

    -

    - After many delays in releasing this post, I've decided to make this a - multi-part series to shamelessly boost my meaningless engagement stats. -

    -

    - I have done my best to make this series digestible to all (also for them - sweet engagement stats). So, I hope that this can be informative for - seasoned techies, those new to Cybersecurity (like myself), and you normie - folk who've somehow made your way here (hopefully not as victims). -

    -

    - It's important to note that this particular attack (and operation) may very - well still be active. -

    -

    - Also, I apologise in advance if the formatting of this post is really messed - up, I have a lot of work to do overhauling the blog section for converting - Markdown to HTML, better metadata tracking, and the lovely CSS that goes - along with those changes. -

    -

    Prologue

    -

    February 4th, 2026

    -

    - This story begins like any other major public security story of early 2026: - Discord. -

    -

    - I received a message from a friend asking for a quick favour. So naturally, - I responded, only to be ghosted for almost exactly 24 hours. -

    -

    The Next Day

    -

    - Aside from the odd behaviour, the hacker didn't account for the possibility - that this friend and I might see each other the following day. At which - point I was informed that they were hacked. -

    -

    Eventually, at 24 hours post-hack,

    -
    -

    - hi^^ , So I am currently pursuing an IT course where we are developing - games. and I developed a simple car racing simulator , As a part of the - assignment, I require feedback from people who have played the game. - Would you give it a try and provide feedback? It would really help me - out and be a big part of my learning! -

    -
    -

    Setting the bait

    -

    - It had to be right. After all, they could read all of our messages, profile - me, and discern that I have enough of a background in computing to not fall - for such obvious bull. Especially as I know the person outside the digital - realm, what they're doing course wise, and what certain subject they're - distinctly not carrying on with, which happens to be computer - science. -

    -
    -

    Sure, I'd love to!

    -
    -

    Super sophisticated bait, I know.

    -
    -

    - tysm~! , here you go and also if you could give me your feedback in the - next 5-10 minutes, let me know if you faced any problem. - https://tinyurl.com/Race-Project-IT -

    -
    -

    - Bro literally is trying to live off the stereotypical behaviour of a person - with a themed nitro account, and leaves a random comma. Also note the time - constraint. -

    -

    I was also later sent a second gift:

    -
    -

    https://tinyurl.com/Racing-Pro updated

    -
    -

    Epidemiology

    -

    - This is clearly a token and/or password-stealing trojan, targeting at least - Discord. -

    -

    - Until much later, I didn't know that this attacked many, many other - services including Steam, Browsers, and Wallets. -

    -

    - Another piece of information gathered by someone else found that the attack - is only designed for Windows. -

    -

    Static Analysis

    -

    - Most of this will center around the first trojan, - Race-Project-IT. -

    -

    Links

    -

    - The links aren't markdown spoofed, but they are obscured by - tinyurl. Using expandurl, I can tell that they go - to Discord's CDN, and that I'm supposedly downloading a zip archive. Why on - earth they'd make this even more suspicious by providing a tinyurl instead - of a link to Discord's CDN on discord, I have no idea. -

    -

    VirusTotal

    -

    Tossing both binaries into VirusTotal finds... absolutely nothing?

    -

    - These files were last scanned nearly 24 hours ago as of writing. This could - concieveably be the hacker(s) reviewing the quality of their trojan. Other - than that, no vendors are screaming alarm bells. The Yomi Hunter sandbox has - flagged the second as malware. -

    -

    - I'll force a rescan just to see if one of the vendors that timed out will - flag one of them. -

    -

    - And yup. Kapersky managed to not time out during the scan of the first - binary, flagging it as HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Script.Generic. Kapersky - timed out while analyzing the second. -

    -

    Strings

    -

    I notice a comment string in the binary:

    - 
    // feature.h, simple_feature.h, and feature_provider.h..
+            
    
+                
    Hack Racing
    
+                
    Posted: 28 March, 2026
    
+                
    Last Edited: 28 March, 2026
    
+            
    
+            
    Hack Racing
    
+            
    
+                After many delays in releasing this post, I've decided to make this a multi-part
+                series to shamelessly boost my meaningless engagement stats.
+            
    
+            
    
+                I have done my best to make this series digestible to all (also for them sweet
+                engagement stats). So, I hope that this can be informative for seasoned techies,
+                those new to Cybersecurity (like myself), and you normie folk who've somehow made
+                your way here (hopefully not as victims).
+            
    
+            
    
+                It's important to note that this particular attack (and operation) may very well
+                still be active.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Also, I apologise in advance if the formatting of this post is really messed up, I
+                have a lot of work to do overhauling the blog section for converting Markdown to
+                HTML, better metadata tracking, and the lovely CSS that goes along with those
+                changes.
+            
    
+            
    Prologue
    
+            
    February 4th, 2026
    
+            
    
+                This story begins like any other major public security story of early 2026: Discord.
+            
    
+            
    
+                I received a message from a friend asking for a quick favour. So naturally, I
+                responded, only to be ghosted for almost exactly 24 hours.
+            
    
+            
    The Next Day
    
+            
    
+                Aside from the odd behaviour, the hacker didn't account for the possibility that
+                this friend and I might see each other the following day. At which point I was
+                informed that they were hacked.
+            
    
+            
    Eventually, at 24 hours post-hack,
    
+            
    
+                
    
+                    hi^^ , So I am currently pursuing an IT course where we are developing games.
+                    and I developed a simple car racing simulator , As a part of the assignment, I
+                    require feedback from people who have played the game. Would you give it a try
+                    and provide feedback? It would really help me out and be a big part of my
+                    learning!
+                
    
+            
    
+            
    Setting the bait
    
+            
    
+                It had to be right. After all, they could read all of our messages, profile me, and
+                discern that I have enough of a background in computing to not fall for such obvious
+                bull. Especially as I know the person outside the digital realm, what they're doing
+                course wise, and what certain subject they're distinctly not carrying on
+                with, which happens to be computer science.
+            
    
+            
    
+                
    Sure, I'd love to!
    
+            
    
+            
    Super sophisticated bait, I know.
    
+            
    
+                
    
+                    tysm~! , here you go and also if you could give me your feedback in the next
+                    5-10 minutes, let me know if you faced any problem.
+                    https://tinyurl.com/Race-Project-IT
+                
    
+            
    
+            
    
+                Bro literally is trying to live off the stereotypical behaviour of a person with a
+                themed nitro account, and leaves a random comma. Also note the time constraint.
+            
    
+            
    I was also later sent a second gift:
    
+            
    
+                
    https://tinyurl.com/Racing-Pro updated
    
+            
    
+            
    Epidemiology
    
+            
    
+                This is clearly a token and/or password-stealing trojan, targeting at least Discord.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Until much later, I didn't know that this attacked many, many other
+                services including Steam, Browsers, and Wallets.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Another piece of information gathered by someone else found that the attack is only
+                designed for Windows.
+            
    
+            
    Static Analysis
    
+            
    
+                Most of this will center around the first trojan,
+                Race-Project-IT.
+            
    
+            
    Links
    
+            
    
+                The links aren't markdown spoofed, but they are obscured by
+                tinyurl. Using expandurl, I can tell that they go to
+                Discord's CDN, and that I'm supposedly downloading a zip archive. Why on earth
+                they'd make this even more suspicious by providing a tinyurl instead of a link to
+                Discord's CDN on discord, I have no idea.
+            
    
+            
    VirusTotal
    
+            
    Tossing both binaries into VirusTotal finds... absolutely nothing?
    
+            
    
+                These files were last scanned nearly 24 hours ago as of writing. This could
+                concieveably be the hacker(s) reviewing the quality of their trojan. Other than
+                that, no vendors are screaming alarm bells. The Yomi Hunter sandbox has flagged the
+                second as malware.
+            
    
+            
    
+                I'll force a rescan just to see if one of the vendors that timed out will flag one
+                of them.
+            
    
+            
    
+                And yup. Kapersky managed to not time out during the scan of the first binary,
+                flagging it as HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Script.Generic. Kapersky timed out while
+                analyzing the second.
+            
    
+            
    Strings
    
+            
    I notice a comment string in the binary:
    
+            
    // feature.h, simple_feature.h, and feature_provider.h..
                         // This feature is only enabled if the embedder's delegated check returns
                         // true.
                     
    
-                    
    
-                        Searching for these comments leads to mentions of Chromium, maybe more
-                        specifically Microsoft Chromium (Edge). I'll keep that in mind.
-                    
    
-                    
    The Executable
    
-                    
    
-                        Extracting the archive reveals a Windows Executable. Breaking down the
-                        executable with binwalk turns up traces of
-                        electron and more Chromium, including:
-                    
    
-                    
      
-                        
    • chrome_100_percent.pak
      • 
-                        
    • chrome_200_percent.pak
      • 
-                        
    • LICENSE.electron.txt
      • 
-                        
    • LICENSES.chromium.html
      • 
-                        
    • app.asar
      • 
-                        
    • Racing_Sim.exe.extracted/A3D5760/image.png
      • 
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        Within the EXE is another Racing_Sim.exe, and given the
-                        electron image (image.png above) and node modules within it, I suspect this
-                        is the actual payload, wrapped in an installer.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        Doing a bit of dynamic analysis by checking the behaviour seen in the
-                        VirusTotal sandboxes, and then comparing that with the files installed on my
-                        friend's system confirms this.
-                    
    
-                    
    Metadata
    
-                    
    The payload has an interesting bit of metadata:
    
-                    
    Squirrel Aware Version          : 1
+            
    
+                Searching for these comments leads to mentions of Chromium, maybe more specifically
+                Microsoft Chromium (Edge). I'll keep that in mind.
+            
    
+            
    The Executable
    
+            
    
+                Extracting the archive reveals a Windows Executable. Breaking down the executable
+                with binwalk turns up traces of electron and more
+                Chromium, including:
+            
    
+            
      
+                
    • chrome_100_percent.pak
      • 
+                
    • chrome_200_percent.pak
      • 
+                
    • LICENSE.electron.txt
      • 
+                
    • LICENSES.chromium.html
      • 
+                
    • app.asar
      • 
+                
    • Racing_Sim.exe.extracted/A3D5760/image.png
      • 
+            
    
+            
    
+                Within the EXE is another Racing_Sim.exe, and given the electron image
+                (image.png above) and node modules within it, I suspect this is the actual payload,
+                wrapped in an installer.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Doing a bit of dynamic analysis by checking the behaviour seen in the VirusTotal
+                sandboxes, and then comparing that with the files installed on my friend's system
+                confirms this.
+            
    
+            
    Metadata
    
+            
    The payload has an interesting bit of metadata:
    
+            
    Squirrel Aware Version          : 1
                     
    
-                    
    
-                        With a bit of help from SearXNG, this points me towards the
-                        Squirrel.Windows
-                        installer project. From here, I can confirm that
-                        Squirrel.Windows plays a part in this by identifying common
-                        metadata listed at
-                        https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/blob/develop/docs/using/custom-squirrel-events-non-cs.md
-                        with the metadata on the file:
-                    
    
-                    
    File Description                : Racing_Sim
+            
    
+                With a bit of help from SearXNG, this points me towards the
+                Squirrel.Windows
+                installer project. From here, I can confirm that
+                Squirrel.Windows plays a part in this by identifying common metadata
+                listed at
+                https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/blob/develop/docs/using/custom-squirrel-events-non-cs.md
+                with the metadata on the file:
+            
    
+            
    File Description                : Racing_Sim
                     File Version                    : 2.1.1
                     Internal Name                   : Racing_Sim
                     Legal Copyright                 : Copyright © 2026 Racing_Sim
@@ -205,123 +199,118 @@
                     PDB Age                         : 1
                     PDB File Name                   : C:\projects\src\out\Default\electron.exe.pdb
                     
    
-                    
    
-                        The existence of the PDB metadata leads me to believe that this might be a
-                        debug build, but the PDB isn't present.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        Reading up on Squirrel.Windows, it uses either squirrel-pack or
-                        electron-builder to package the application. I don't know a lot
-                        about the electron ecosystem, but it seems rather clear that I should
-                        extract the electron archive.
-                    
    
-                    
    And there's our target: 4305567d2fbbd1d2.js
    
-                    
    The Payload?
    
-                    
    
-                        Unsurprisingly, there's a bunch of node modules present. Some are for
-                        interacting with databases, cryptography, and system information gathering.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        One thing that peaks my interest is a bit of metadata on the
-                        package.json:
-                    
    
-                    
    Copyright                       : Genesis © 2025
+            
    
+                The existence of the PDB metadata leads me to believe that this might be a debug
+                build, but the PDB isn't present.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Reading up on Squirrel.Windows, it uses either squirrel-pack or
+                electron-builder to package the application. I don't know a lot about
+                the electron ecosystem, but it seems rather clear that I should extract the electron
+                archive.
+            
    
+            
    And there's our target: 4305567d2fbbd1d2.js
    
+            
    The Payload?
    
+            
    
+                Unsurprisingly, there's a bunch of node modules present. Some are for interacting
+                with databases, cryptography, and system information gathering.
+            
    
+            
    
+                One thing that peaks my interest is a bit of metadata on the
+                package.json:
+            
    
+            
    Copyright                       : Genesis © 2025
                     
    
-                    
    
-                        Everything up until now has been crediting the copyright holder as
-                        Racing_Sim.
-                    
    
-                    
    Who Art Thou, Genesis?
    
-                    
    Unsurprisingly, Genesis is a fairly generic name.
    
-                    
    
-                        But, narrowing the search to "Copyright Genesis 2025 nodejs"
-                        brings up a TrendMicro report from November 22, 2023.
-                        https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/k/attack-signals-possible-return-of-genesis-market.html
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        But the modus operandi of the Genesis Market was very different, and there's
-                        been no news about it since 2023 and parts of 2024. All the dates I've found
-                        are 2026, and now 2025.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        Trying a cryptocurrency route, there's Genesis Global Capital, a company
-                        that went bankrupt in January of 2023.
-                        https://www.bankingdive.com/news/genesis-crypto-completes-restructuring-begins-payouts/723330/
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        There's also genesiscrypto.org which has a rather plain site,
-                        and no upcoming events. The blog is a bit more interesting, screaming
-                        "I'm a get rich quick scam". The last post was
-                        "12/18/24", so it's clearly American.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        There's also genesiscoin, but I'm getting tired of reading about crypto, and
-                        otherwise getting nowhere from this line of inquiry.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        If you're going to be a hacker group, at least pick something that you can
-                        actually be recognized with. Pick a more distinct name.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        For example, if you're going to pick the brand of your father's brother's
-                        nephew's cousin's former roommate's car, at least slap a dollar sign on the
-                        end! Something!
-                    
    
-                    
    Deobfuscating the Payload
    
-                    
    Oh... lovely.
    
-                    A wall of obfuscated JavaScript.
-                    
    
-                        Tossing the script into
-                        deobfuscate.io makes the linter happy,
-                        but not much more.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        All content is minified, substituted against a central table (Ysa8NnK
-                        in this version of the trojan), and control flow flattened, with opaque
-                        steps and dead clones seemingly present.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        One of the strings in the script is plain base64 encoded,
-                        "bmV3IEZ1bmN0aW9uKCJyZXF1aXJlIiwgZGVjcnlwdGVkKShyZXF1aXJlKTs="
-                        which comes out to:
-                    
    
-                    
    new Function("require", decrypted)(require);
+            
    
+                Everything up until now has been crediting the copyright holder as
+                Racing_Sim.
+            
    
+            
    Who Art Thou, Genesis?
    
+            
    Unsurprisingly, Genesis is a fairly generic name.
    
+            
    
+                But, narrowing the search to "Copyright Genesis 2025 nodejs" brings up a
+                TrendMicro report from November 22, 2023.
+                https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/k/attack-signals-possible-return-of-genesis-market.html
+            
    
+            
    
+                But the modus operandi of the Genesis Market was very different, and there's been no
+                news about it since 2023 and parts of 2024. All the dates I've found are 2026, and
+                now 2025.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Trying a cryptocurrency route, there's Genesis Global Capital, a company that went
+                bankrupt in January of 2023.
+                https://www.bankingdive.com/news/genesis-crypto-completes-restructuring-begins-payouts/723330/
+            
    
+            
    
+                There's also genesiscrypto.org which has a rather plain site, and no
+                upcoming events. The blog is a bit more interesting, screaming "I'm a get rich
+                quick scam". The last post was "12/18/24", so it's clearly American.
+            
    
+            
    
+                There's also genesiscoin, but I'm getting tired of reading about crypto, and
+                otherwise getting nowhere from this line of inquiry.
+            
    
+            
    
+                If you're going to be a hacker group, at least pick something that you can actually
+                be recognized with. Pick a more distinct name.
+            
    
+            
    
+                For example, if you're going to pick the brand of your father's brother's nephew's
+                cousin's former roommate's car, at least slap a dollar sign on the end! Something!
+            
    
+            
    Deobfuscating the Payload
    
+            
    Oh... lovely.
    
+            A wall of obfuscated JavaScript.
+            
    
+                Tossing the script into
+                deobfuscate.io makes the linter happy, but not
+                much more.
+            
    
+            
    
+                All content is minified, substituted against a central table (Ysa8NnK
+                in this version of the trojan), and control flow flattened, with opaque steps and
+                dead clones seemingly present.
+            
    
+            
    
+                One of the strings in the script is plain base64 encoded,
+                "bmV3IEZ1bmN0aW9uKCJyZXF1aXJlIiwgZGVjcnlwdGVkKShyZXF1aXJlKTs="
+                which comes out to:
+            
    
+            
    new Function("require", decrypted)(require);
                     
    
-                    Source code of a list containing the four strings as elaborated upon below.
-                    
    
-                        Also, there's a very long encrypted string sitting in an array with
-                        what appears to be two base64-encoded strings and one that's a neat 32
-                        characters long.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        Trying to skip around the control flow flattening, I look for the decryption
-                        call. Searching around, I locate the following string:
-                    
    
-                    
    aes-256-cbc
    
-                    
    This ought to be fun.
    
-                    
    Breaking Into the Walled Garden
    
-                    
    Decryption is handled through the internal crypto module.
    
-                    
    
-                        Working back the components of the AES decryption call finds that the
-                        initialization vector is a simple Buffer from base64.
-                    
    
-                    
    // This has some undone substitution.
+            Source code of a list containing the four strings as elaborated upon below.
+            
    
+                Also, there's a very long encrypted string sitting in an array with what
+                appears to be two base64-encoded strings and one that's a neat 32 characters long.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Trying to skip around the control flow flattening, I look for the decryption call.
+                Searching around, I locate the following string:
+            
    
+            
    aes-256-cbc
    
+            
    This ought to be fun.
    
+            
    Breaking Into the Walled Garden
    
+            
    Decryption is handled through the internal crypto module.
    
+            
    
+                Working back the components of the AES decryption call finds that the initialization
+                vector is a simple Buffer from base64.
+            
    
+            
    // This has some undone substitution.
                     xK7i7T.crypto.pbkdf2Sync(
                       w4Matvo,
                       (1, xK7Canadiani7T.bHHea4)("GJOvrnu").from(
@@ -333,79 +322,76 @@
                       "sha512",
                     );
                     
    
-                    
    
-                        The key decryption (shown above) isn't quite so simple. It's mangled with
-                        pbkdf2 (Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2; I had to
-                        double check I hadn't messed up a substitution on that method call...) and
-                        integrating a value calculated through all of the control flow flattening.
-                    
    
-                    
    Brute forcing that value is easy as:
    
-                    
      
-                        
    • All numbers in the script are integers.
      • 
-                        
    • 
-                            Value must be in the range of 0 - 244XX (I forget as of writing; check
-                            the docs)
-                        
      • 
-                        
    • Cannot be less than 157.
      • 
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        The list containing the keys, initialization vector, and encrypted data is
-                        unpacked all at once. However, it is also dastardly obfuscated with ROT1.
-                    
    
-                    
    
-                        Yes, in all 14,000 or so lines of code, they rotated the list entries
-                        once.
-                    
    
-                    
    And with a simple adaptation of the call, I can brute-force the integer:
    
-                    
    const { createDecipheriv, pbkdf2Sync } = require("crypto");
-                    const { exit } = require("process");
+            
    
+                The key decryption (shown above) isn't quite so simple. It's mangled with
+                pbkdf2 (Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2; I had to double check
+                I hadn't messed up a substitution on that method call...) and integrating a value
+                calculated through all of the control flow flattening.
+            
    
+            
    Brute forcing that value is easy as:
    
+            
      
+                
    • All numbers in the script are integers.
      • 
+                
    • 
+                    Value must be in the range of 0 - 244XX (I forget as of writing; check the docs)
+                
      • 
+                
    • Cannot be less than 157.
      • 
+            
    
+            
    
+                The list containing the keys, initialization vector, and encrypted data is unpacked
+                all at once. However, it is also dastardly obfuscated with ROT1.
+            
    
+            
    
+                Yes, in all 14,000 or so lines of code, they rotated the list entries
+                once.
+            
    
+            
    And with a simple adaptation of the call, I can brute-force the integer:
    
+            
    const { createDecipheriv, pbkdf2Sync } = require("crypto");
+const { exit } = require("process");
 
-                    const algorithm = "aes-256-cbc";
+const algorithm = "aes-256-cbc";
 
-                    const inputEncoding = "base64";
-                    const outputEncoding = "utf8";
+const inputEncoding = "base64";
+const outputEncoding = "utf8";
 
-                    const [keyRoot, base64KeyRoot, base64IvRoot, dataRoot] = [
-                      "Gcp/3fAC2AjoejyfB73T1xckjDWmMKA4",
-                      "bx3omGLfT2FpBrmpQ3vGQg==",
-                      "emZUVlGzS6tC6XAxZ3qQsg==",
-                      "Encrypted data string here"
-                    ];
+const [keyRoot, base64KeyRoot, base64IvRoot, dataRoot] = [
+    "Gcp/3fAC2AjoejyfB73T1xckjDWmMKA4",
+    "bx3omGLfT2FpBrmpQ3vGQg==",
+    "emZUVlGzS6tC6XAxZ3qQsg==",
+    "Encrypted data string here"
+];
 
-                    const iv = Buffer.from(base64IvRoot, inputEncoding);
+const iv = Buffer.from(base64IvRoot, inputEncoding);
 
-                    function decrypt(c) {
-                      var key = pbkdf2Sync(
-                        keyRoot,
-                        Buffer.from(base64KeyRoot, inputEncoding),
-                        1e5,
-                        c - 157,
-                        "sha512",
-                      );
-                      var decipheriv = createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv);
+function decrypt(c) {
+    var key = pbkdf2Sync(
+    keyRoot,
+    Buffer.from(base64KeyRoot, inputEncoding),
+    1e5,
+    c - 157,
+    "sha512",
+    );
+    var decipheriv = createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv);
 
-                      data = decipheriv.update(dataRoot, inputEncoding, outputEncoding);
-                      data += decipheriv.final(outputEncoding);
+    data = decipheriv.update(dataRoot, inputEncoding, outputEncoding);
+    data += decipheriv.final(outputEncoding);
 
-                      return data;
-                    }
+    return data;
+}
 
-                    for (c = 158; c < Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER; c++) {
-                      try {
-                        console.log(decrypt(c));
-                        exit();
-                      } catch (_) {}
-                    }
+for (c = 158; c < Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER; c++) {
+    try {
+    console.log(decrypt(c));
+    exit();
+    } catch (_) {}
+}
                     
    
-                    
    And we're in.
    
-
    -
    - +

    And we're in.

    -
    + +
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    Disclosure

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    + This website uses a number of security features, most of which are built + into your browser, to protect my and your: +

    +
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    • Experience
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    You can see some of the main methods that this website uses below:

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    AI Scraper Screening Utility

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    - This website uses a number of security features, most of which are - built into your browser, to protect my and your: + This website is protected by a screening utility known as + Anubis. You may also have heard of this program as + BotStopper for those who purchase a commercial license + because they somehow can't live with a cute anime girl showing up on + their websites. UNESCO notably don't have a problem with that, and + proudly present an anime girl as of writing this. +

    +

    + I do not have a commercial license and do not pay in any way for + Anubis. If I had money to spare, I would actively fund the project. +

    +

    + Despite what some fools at the FSF figure, Anubis IS NOT malware. + See: + I Platformed A Linux "Cyber Criminal". It does have similar behaviour due to its proof-of-work + scheme, which asks your browser to run a throwaway calculation in an + effort to block or dissuade AI scrapers. Many, if not nearly all + clients, are subject to screening based on various filters around + your browser's user agent string. +

    +

    + Additionally, if you have concerns about the legality of my use of + Anubis, please see + Anubis Issue #50 + where concerns were looked into. +

    +

    + Now, if you have a moral issue with this project, you may do one of + two things (because adjusting your UA will just make me block the + UA, or add a complete catch-all rule): +

    +
      +
    1. Don't allow JavaScript to run. (Have fun making this work)
      2. +
    2. Just don't use my website.
      3. +
    +

    + If you experience issues with Anubis blocking you, which presumably + hasn't happened on your way to this page, you can email me with + details. DO NOT bother the main project as it may be an issue with a + screening rule that I've invoked. +

    +

    + If you do wish to raise an issue with the Anubis dev(s), PLEASE DO + NOT DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS:

    +
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    Content Security Policy (CSP)

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    - You can see some of the main methods that this website uses below: -

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    Anubis

    - AI Scraper Screening Utility -
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    - This website is protected by a screening utility known - as - Anubis. You may also have heard of this program as - BotStopper for those who purchase a - commercial license because they somehow can't live with - a cute anime girl showing up on their websites. UNESCO - notably don't have a problem with that, and proudly - present an anime girl as of writing this. -

    -

    - I do not have a commercial license and do not pay in any - way for Anubis. If I had money to spare, I would - actively fund the project. -

    -

    - Despite what some fools at the FSF figure, Anubis IS NOT - malware. See: - I Platformed A Linux "Cyber Criminal". It does have similar behaviour due to its - proof-of-work scheme, which asks your browser to run a - throwaway calculation in an effort to block or dissuade - AI scrapers. Many, if not nearly all clients, are - subject to screening based on various filters around - your browser's user agent string. -

    -

    - Additionally, if you have concerns about the legality of - my use of Anubis, please see - Anubis Issue #50 - where concerns were looked into. -

    -

    - Now, if you have a moral issue with this project, you - may do one of two things (because adjusting your UA will - just make me block the UA, or add a complete catch-all - rule): -

    -
      -
    1. - Don't allow JavaScript to run. (Have fun making this - work) -
      2. -
    2. Just don't use my website.
      3. -
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    - If you experience issues with Anubis blocking you, which - presumably hasn't happened on your way to this page, you - can email me with details. DO NOT bother the main - project as it may be an issue with a screening rule that - I've invoked. -

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    - If you do wish to raise an issue with the Anubis dev(s), - PLEASE DO NOT DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS: -

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    Content Security Policy (CSP)

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    - This website, unlike a scary number of sites (including - google.com and microsoft.com as of writing) has a CSP - configured. This helps prevent or mitigate a number of - possible attacks including cross-site scripting and - clickjacking. -

    -

    - Further Reading: - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/CSP -

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    - HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) -

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    - This website has a HSTS policy which indicates to your - browser to use a secure connection when connecting. -

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    - Further Reading: - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Strict-Transport-Security -

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    Other Security Headers

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    - This file offers information to security researchers to - silently report any issues they find so that I can - resolve them. -

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    Air Cadets, Squadron 742

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    diff --git a/src/scripts/themes/.gitignore b/src/scripts/themes/.gitignore deleted file mode 100644 index 599be4e..0000000 --- a/src/scripts/themes/.gitignore +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -*.beam -*.ez -/build -erl_crash.dump diff --git a/src/scripts/themes/gleam.toml b/src/scripts/themes/gleam.toml deleted file mode 100644 index bced9d6..0000000 --- a/src/scripts/themes/gleam.toml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -name = "themes" -version = "1.0.0" - -# Fill out these fields if you intend to generate HTML documentation or publish -# your project to the Hex package manager. -# -# description = "" -# licences = ["Apache-2.0"] -# repository = { type = "github", user = "", repo = "" } -# links = [{ title = "Website", href = "" }] -# -# For a full reference of all the available options, you can have a look at -# https://gleam.run/writing-gleam/gleam-toml/. - -[dependencies] -gleam_stdlib = ">= 0.44.0 and < 2.0.0" - -[dev-dependencies] -gleeunit = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0" diff --git a/src/scripts/themes/manifest.toml b/src/scripts/themes/manifest.toml deleted file mode 100644 index ba887ee..0000000 --- a/src/scripts/themes/manifest.toml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -# This file was generated by Gleam -# You typically do not need to edit this file - -packages = [ - { name = "gleam_stdlib", version = "0.69.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = [], otp_app = "gleam_stdlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "AAB0962BEBFAA67A2FBEE9EEE218B057756808DC9AF77430F5182C6115B3A315" }, - { name = "gleeunit", version = "1.9.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleeunit", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "DA9553CE58B67924B3C631F96FE3370C49EB6D6DC6B384EC4862CC4AAA718F3C" }, -] - -[requirements] -gleam_stdlib = { version = ">= 0.44.0 and < 2.0.0" } -gleeunit = { version = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0" } diff --git a/src/scripts/themes/src/themes.gleam b/src/scripts/themes/src/themes.gleam deleted file mode 100644 index e899180..0000000 --- a/src/scripts/themes/src/themes.gleam +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5 +0,0 @@ -import gleam/io - -pub fn main() -> Nil { - io.println("Hello from themes!") -} diff --git a/src/scripts/themes/test/themes_test.gleam b/src/scripts/themes/test/themes_test.gleam deleted file mode 100644 index fba3c88..0000000 --- a/src/scripts/themes/test/themes_test.gleam +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -import gleeunit - -pub fn main() -> Nil { - gleeunit.main() -} - -// gleeunit test functions end in `_test` -pub fn hello_world_test() { - let name = "Joe" - let greeting = "Hello, " <> name <> "!" - - assert greeting == "Hello, Joe!" -} diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_a_common.scss b/src/styles/partials/_a_common.scss index 8f235b4..35a55bf 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_a_common.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_a_common.scss @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -@use "_a_colours.css"; +@use "a_colours.css"; @use "a_footer"; @use "a_layouts"; @@ -91,20 +91,24 @@ body { h1 { font-size: 3.3vh; - font-family: var(--font-family-title); } h2 { font-size: 2.5vh; - font-family: var(--font-family-title); } +h1, +h2, h3, h4, h5, -h6, +h6 { + font-family: var(--font-family-title); +} + p, -a { +a, +li { font-family: var(--font-family-generic); } @@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ a { body { grid-template-columns: none; - grid-template-areas: "banner" "nav" "main" "spacer"; + grid-template-areas: "banner" "nav" "main" "tailer" "spacer"; // Compress spacings to maximize useable area. // padding: var(--spacing-small); @@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ a { top: auto; left: auto; right: auto; + border-radius: var(--border-radius-small) var(--border-radius-small) 0 0; } } @@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ a { @media (min-width: 601px) and (max-width: 1023px) { body { grid-template-columns: min-content 1fr; - grid-template-areas: "banner banner" "nav main" "spacer main"; + grid-template-areas: "banner banner" "nav main" "spacer main" "spacer tailer"; } } @@ -144,6 +149,6 @@ a { @media (min-width: 1024px) { body { grid-template-columns: min-content 1fr min-content; - grid-template-areas: "banner banner banner" "nav main spacer"; + grid-template-areas: "banner banner banner" "nav main spacer" "nav tailer spacer"; } } diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_a_quick_links.scss b/src/styles/partials/_a_quick_links.scss index 7903f77..eeafdbe 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_a_quick_links.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_a_quick_links.scss @@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; - > a, - > div { + > * { display: grid; background-color: var(--background-3); diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_a_section_list.scss b/src/styles/partials/_a_section_list.scss index 7e8096f..117218e 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_a_section_list.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_a_section_list.scss @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ } } - > .body { + > header ~ { padding: 0 calc(var(--spacing-small) * 2); ul { @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ column-gap: var(--spacing-small); } - > .body { + > header ~ { // Collapse the L/R padding to maximize usable space padding: 0; } diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_nav_location.scss b/src/styles/partials/_nav_location.scss index 23ab380..80276f7 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_nav_location.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_nav_location.scss @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ border-radius: var(--border-radius-leaf); text-align: center; - > header h4 { + > .title { font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; } - .page { + > .page { margin: 0; } } diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_pane_blog.scss b/src/styles/partials/_pane_blog.scss index dce9d58..9a53f99 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_pane_blog.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_pane_blog.scss @@ -4,31 +4,29 @@ justify-content: center; - > .body { - padding: var(--spacing-small) 0 0; + padding: var(--spacing-small) 0 0; - > header { - white-space: nowrap; - } + > header { + white-space: nowrap; + } - > .body { - text-align: start; + > header ~ * { + text-align: start; - padding: 0 var(--spacing-thicc) var(--spacing-thicc); + padding: 0 var(--spacing-thicc) var(--spacing-thicc); - img { - max-width: 100%; - max-height: 65vh; - display: block; - margin: 0 auto; - object-fit: contain; - } + img { + max-width: 100%; + max-height: 65vh; + display: block; + margin: 0 auto; + object-fit: contain; } } } @media (max-width: 600px) { - .pane.blog .body > .body { + .pane.blog { padding: var(--spacing-small); } } diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_pane_main.scss b/src/styles/partials/_pane_main.scss index 6ff7c43..46ff560 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_pane_main.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_pane_main.scss @@ -1,56 +1,49 @@ main.pane { grid-area: main; - > .body, - > footer { - background-color: var(--background-2); - border-radius: var(--border-radius-leaf); - } + background-color: var(--background-2); + border-radius: var(--border-radius-leaf); - > .body { - padding: var(--spacing-small); - - > header { - text-align: center; - padding: var(--spacing-small); - width: max-content; - - margin: 0 auto; - - .title { - background-color: var(--background-1); - border-radius: var(--border-radius-leaf); - padding: var(--spacing-small); - } - - .date { - display: block; - - font-size: 0.85rem; - font-weight: normal; - font-style: italic; - font-family: var(--font-family-generic); - } - } - - > .body { - text-align: start; - } - } - - > footer { - margin: var(--spacing-large) auto 0; - width: min-content; - - font-size: 1.65vh; - white-space: nowrap; - - padding: var(--spacing-small); + text-align: start; + padding: var(--spacing-small); + > header { text-align: center; + padding: var(--spacing-small); + width: max-content; - > p { - margin: 0; + margin: 0 auto; + + .title { + background-color: var(--background-1); + border-radius: var(--border-radius-leaf); + padding: var(--spacing-small); + } + + .date { + display: block; + + font-size: 0.85rem; + font-weight: normal; + font-style: italic; + font-family: var(--font-family-generic); } } } + +main.pane + footer { + grid-area: tailer; + margin: var(--spacing-large) auto 0; + width: min-content; + + font-size: 1.65vh; + white-space: nowrap; + + padding: var(--spacing-small); + + text-align: center; + + > p { + margin: 0; + } +} diff --git a/src/styles/partials/_pane_nav.scss b/src/styles/partials/_pane_nav.scss index bad94b0..27450f7 100644 --- a/src/styles/partials/_pane_nav.scss +++ b/src/styles/partials/_pane_nav.scss @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ nav.pane { nav.pane { background-color: var(--background-2); border-radius: var(--border-radius-leaf); + width: 100%; padding: 0 var(--spacing-small); .menu, @@ -35,10 +36,6 @@ nav.pane { .location { display: none; } - - > * { - width: 100%; - } } nav.pane > input:checked + label {