Why a blog?

I decided to start a blog. I am not new to writing things - just this time I want to have my place for it. (Very likely I will continue to do cuckoo-style blog posting.)

Why Jekyll?

Jekyll is a static page generator. It’s supported by GitHub, so there is no extra effort in starting or maintaining it. And:

I like Markdown.

I like GitHub.

I like simplicity. (And I don’t need fancy features.)

Yet, I want to configure some stuff.

I use LaTeX and I want to be able to use any HTML code (SVG diagrams, D3.js visualizations…).

I am concerned about archiving things in plain formats.

I want to avoid distractions. (By editing in a text editor - Atom.)

Git commits gamify my efforts. (Seriously!)

My site migdal.wikidot.com is probably staying (at least - for some time). But for the further texts I prefer something cleaner, simpler.

See also:

What’s going there?

I have in mind some entires on data science, academia and education. Also, I want to:

blogify emails I am resending over and over (book reviews, collections of links, pieces of advice),

I am resending over and over (book reviews, collections of links, pieces of advice), archive my post scattered over various places,

my post scattered over various places, translate some Polish posts into English.

How often do I want to post?

I make no claims. But expect more of a “once a few months” than anything more frequent.

I see typoes and erorrs

So, raise an issue or even submit a pull request. In general, code for posts is here.