diff --git a/resources/img/lain-bear.png b/resources/img/lain-bear.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d8bf164 Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/img/lain-bear.png differ diff --git a/resources/img/lambda.png b/resources/img/lambda.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bab2b2 Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/img/lambda.png differ diff --git a/site-src/about.wtn b/site-src/about.wtn index c753dc5..1f26c23 100644 --- a/site-src/about.wtn +++ b/site-src/about.wtn @@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ I'm opfez. I like exploring {computation} and learning about new concepts and ways of thought. I'm particularly interested in functional programming, and by -extension the {lambda-calculus}. Other interests of mine include music and -language. +extension the {lambda-calculus}. Other interests of mine include music and {language}. I started working on {codex this wiki} during the summer of 2021. diff --git a/site-src/aesthetic.wtn b/site-src/aesthetic.wtn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58c8bc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/site-src/aesthetic.wtn @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +* Aesthetic + +My preferred aesthetics involve reduced colour pallettes, often {dithering 1-bit}. +Low-tech, crafty endeavours have a certain charm to them I resonate +with. diff --git a/site-src/dithering.wtn b/site-src/dithering.wtn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8ed6bd --- /dev/null +++ b/site-src/dithering.wtn @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +* Dithering + +$img lain-bear.png + +Dithering is the act of reducing an image's palette by different means. It is a +common way to reduce file sizes. + +** Floyd-Steinberg + +One of the most well-known dithering algorithms is the Floyd-Steinberg +algorithm. It is based on spreading out rounding errors of individual pixels +onto its surrounding pixels. + +{https://tildegit.org/opfez/dither Implementation of Floyd-Steinberg dithering} diff --git a/site-src/index.wtn b/site-src/index.wtn index 3ed74e8..fc2bd7e 100644 --- a/site-src/index.wtn +++ b/site-src/index.wtn @@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ Welcome to {codex Codex}. ** Topics {computation Computation} +{language Language} +{aesthetic Aesthetic} diff --git a/site-src/lambda-calculus.wtn b/site-src/lambda-calculus.wtn index 622f733..c40373e 100644 --- a/site-src/lambda-calculus.wtn +++ b/site-src/lambda-calculus.wtn @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ * Lambda calculus +$img lambda.png + The lambda calculus is a formal system for expressing computation using function application and abstraction invented by Alonzo Church in the 1930s. It is a universal model of computation. diff --git a/site-src/language.wtn b/site-src/language.wtn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7009a95 --- /dev/null +++ b/site-src/language.wtn @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +* Language + +Language is more than merely communication, it is a way of expression and +thought. + +{norwegian} — Notes on Norwegian, my mother tongue + +{russian} — Notes on Russian diff --git a/site-src/norwegian.wtn b/site-src/norwegian.wtn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a171ce7 --- /dev/null +++ b/site-src/norwegian.wtn @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +* Norwegian + +Norwegian is a North Germanic language. + +** Bokmål and New Norwegian + +There are two written forms, bokmål (book tongue) and nynorsk (new +norwegian). Bokmål came from Denmark, as under their rule they forced the +Norwegian population to write in Danish. This has led to bokmål as a written +variant with many similarities to that language. The other variant, nynorsk, was +invented by Ivar Aasen. He travelled around the country and collected samples of +regional dialects, creating a written form of Norwegian which would mimic the +spoken variants. + +I write bokmål. New Norwegian features many more diphtongs than bokmål and has a +vastly different vocabulary. + +** Alphabet + +The letters are pronounced as monophtongs by themselves in most cases, unlike +the diphtong pronounciation of some letters in English (like 'a'). + +Norwegian and other Scandinavian languages have 3 additional vowels, æ (like the +'a' in 'can'), ø (like the 'u' in 'purse'), and å (like the 'o' in 'floor'). + +** Dialects + +Norwegian has no standard way of speech, and the regional dialects reflect +this. The dialects originated because of the difficulty of moving between +different parts of the country, due to factors like the mountains. This lead to +sealed off areas where dialects were able to flourish. It is unknown how many +there are, however they tend to resemble the ones they are close to. + +** Other + +Although unofficial, hen is the de-facto gender neutral pronoun in Norwegian. + +{https://git.sr.ht/~jole/nous The NOUS keyboard layout} diff --git a/site-src/russian.wtn b/site-src/russian.wtn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dc7dbcb --- /dev/null +++ b/site-src/russian.wtn @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +* Russian + +This page has yet to be written.