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diff --git a/.md/tutorials/hardware/.description b/.md/tutorials/hardware/.description deleted file mode 100644 index 94cba0e..0000000 --- a/.md/tutorials/hardware/.description +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Tips and tricks related to hardware diff --git a/.md/tutorials/hardware/common-gfx-card-installation-woes.md b/.md/tutorials/hardware/common-gfx-card-installation-woes.md deleted file mode 100644 index f551896..0000000 --- a/.md/tutorials/hardware/common-gfx-card-installation-woes.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,117 +0,0 @@ -I recently upgraded by PC from an Nvidia 1050 Ti card to a new 3060 Ti -card. I've been updating the drivers for this card since before there -was a Debian package, so I've been through the installation quite a few -times and run into my share of weird issues. This last upgrade was no -exception, so I figured I'd document the process in case anyone out -there is as bad at installing these as me! - -## Step 1: The Replacement - -The best part of installing a new graphics card is getting to open up -the guts of your computer (it's also the scariest part, since this is -also the best opportunity to knock out a hard drive or a RAM stick). -Fortunately this is pretty easy, first make sure you hit the little lever -(switch?) on the PCI slot to pop out the old card. Then just slide the -new guy in. Note though to people getting a card from the RTX 30 line -(or higher) -- these cards run pretty big, so make sure you have enough -space in you case. You can see I barely made it myself! - -A second note to RTX users: most if not all these cards come with an -extra power supply input (two 8-pin connectors). If your power supply is -short on outputs, you can get a splitter cable like the one you see in -the picture to match the inputs. I personally am running a 600 W supply -for everything right now, which seems to be running fine. You should -check some other power guides though if you're concerned your power -supply won't drive the card - -## Step 2: Re-installing the drivers - -At first I tried to just naively update and see what happened, but I -received a "broken packages" error for nvidia-driver and other related -packages after running this. - -```bash -$ sudo apt update -$ sudo apt upgrade -``` - -This turned out to be a two-part error, one was the driver itself, two -was an update in Debian sid. - -### Part one: Fix Broken Packages - -Whenever I see broken packages, I tend to to assume that the name of a -package got updated. In this case, there was a -[note](https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#non-free-split) -on the apt list changes that mentioned a separate "non-free-firmware" -branch had been made, which had some of the components I needed. I -just added "non-free-firmware" to my /etc/apt/sources.list: - -``` -deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free non-free-firmware -``` - -Note: you may not need "non-free" here anymore, I simply had that since -that was where the package used to be. - -### Part two: Re-install nvidia-driver - -I tried to update again at this point, but encountered the same error. -At this point I figured the best thing to do was to just try to -reinstall all nvidia related software again: - -```bash -$ sudo apt purge nvidia-* -$ sudo apt update -$ sudo apt upgrade -``` - -Ok no errors on the update this time, let's try again: - -```bash -$ sudo apt install nvidia-driver -``` - -### Part negative three: Just in case - -In the dark days before the Debian team had an Nvidia package, you had -to install drivers manually. I haven't had to do this in years, but I -like having the option. You can download the latest drivers on their -website: - -https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver - -The file will have a really long name like -"NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.89.02.run," so I suggest renaming it first to -something like "driver.run" - -In order to run this file, you need to stop your graphics environment. -Press CTRL + ALT + F1 to log out and open a terminal-only session. -Login with your credentials. Then stop the X-server - -```bash -$ sudo service lightdm stop -``` - -If you use a different X manager you might need to replace "lightdm" -with "gdm" or "kdm" (Gnome and KDE). Now we can run the driver install: - -```bash -$ sudo chmod +x driver.run -$ sudo ./driver.run -``` - -Accept all the prompts and you'll have the factory made driver software. -Note, you have to manually update this way though. So try to figure out -the nvidia-driver package before resorting to this method! - -## Step three: Reboot and test - -Reboot and then check the Nvidia X server setting panel -(nvidia-settings) to make sure your card is detected correctly - - -But the ultimate test right now is Kerbal Space Program 2 (still in -early access) - - diff --git a/.md/tutorials/pc_gaming/.description b/.md/tutorials/pc_gaming/.description new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ab3eb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/.md/tutorials/pc_gaming/.description @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Tips for linux gamers diff --git a/.md/tutorials/pc_gaming/common-gfx-card-installation-woes.md b/.md/tutorials/pc_gaming/common-gfx-card-installation-woes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8a82c55 --- /dev/null +++ b/.md/tutorials/pc_gaming/common-gfx-card-installation-woes.md @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +I recently upgraded by PC from an Nvidia 1050 Ti +card to a new 3060 Ti card. I've been updating the +drivers for this card since before there was a +Debian package, so I've been through the +installation quite a few times and run into my +share of weird issues. This last upgrade was no +exception, so I figured I'd document the process +in case anyone out there is as bad at installing +these as me! + +## Step 1: The Replacement + +The best part of installing a new graphics card is +getting to open up the guts of your computer (it's +also the scariest part, since this is also the +best opportunity to knock out a hard drive or a +RAM stick). Fortunately this is pretty easy, first +make sure you hit the little lever (switch?) on +the PCI slot to pop out the old card. Then just +slide the new guy in. Note though to people +getting a card from the RTX 30 line (or higher) -- +these cards run pretty big, so make sure you have +enough space in you case. You can see I barely +made it myself! + +A second note to RTX users: most if not all these +cards come with an extra power supply input (two +8-pin connectors). If your power supply is short +on outputs, you can get a splitter cable like the +one you see in the picture to match the inputs. I +personally am running a 600 W supply for +everything right now, which seems to be running +fine. You should check some other power guides +though if you're concerned your power supply won't +drive the card + +## Step 2: Re-installing the drivers + +At first I tried to just naively update and see +what happened, but I received a "broken packages" +error for nvidia-driver and other related packages +after running this. + +```bash +$ sudo apt update +$ sudo apt upgrade +``` + +This turned out to be a two-part error, one was +the driver itself, two was an update in Debian +sid. + +### Part one: Fix Broken Packages + +Whenever I see broken packages, I tend to to +assume that the name of a package got updated. In +this case, there was a +[note](https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#non-free-split) +on the apt list changes that mentioned a separate +"non-free-firmware" branch had been made, which +had some of the components I needed. I just added +"non-free-firmware" to my /etc/apt/sources.list: + +``` +deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free non-free-firmware +``` + +Note: you may not need "non-free" here anymore, I +simply had that since that was where the package +used to be. + +### Part two: Re-install nvidia-driver + +I tried to update again at this point, but +encountered the same error. At this point I +figured the best thing to do was to just try to +reinstall all nvidia related software again: + +```bash +$ sudo apt purge nvidia-* +$ sudo apt update +$ sudo apt upgrade +``` + +Ok no errors on the update this time, let's try +again: + +```bash +$ sudo apt install nvidia-driver +``` + +### Part negative three: Just in case + +In the dark days before the Debian team had an +Nvidia package, you had to install drivers +manually. I haven't had to do this in years, but I +like having the option. You can download the +latest drivers on their website: + +https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver + +The file will have a really long name like +"NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.89.02.run," so I suggest +renaming it first to something like "driver.run" + +In order to run this file, you need to stop your +graphics environment. Press CTRL + ALT + F1 to log +out and open a terminal-only session. Login with +your credentials. Then stop the X-server + +```bash +$ sudo service lightdm stop +``` + +If you use a different X manager you might need to +replace "lightdm" with "gdm" or "kdm" (Gnome and +KDE). Now we can run the driver install: + +```bash +$ sudo chmod +x driver.run +$ sudo ./driver.run +``` + +Accept all the prompts and you'll have the factory +made driver software. Note, you have to manually +update this way though. So try to figure out the +nvidia-driver package before resorting to this +method! + +## Step three: Reboot and test + +Reboot and then check the Nvidia X server setting +panel (nvidia-settings) to make sure your card is +detected correctly. At this point, as long as +you're still seeing your desktop, you should be +good to go! I ran Kerbal Space Program 2 +(currently in early access) as my first test. + + + +Looking good, Jeb! diff --git a/.md/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.md b/.md/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.md index 925f367..f5b98a3 100644 --- a/.md/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.md +++ b/.md/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.md @@ -1,65 +1,76 @@ ## Why? -Changing times and a forgetful youth have forced me to write this guide. - -I am increasingly disturbed by the amount of people I meet (young and -old) that navigate their lives at least in part online, but are unable -to use the internet for it's intended purpose: finding infomation. -Writing to someone or posting a picture of your cat seems to be second -nature for most people, but converting a picture from a PDF or looking -up a study (or even a word!) you saw in an article is something else -entirely. - -For the most part, it is not anyone's fault or laziness. It's -the fault of what the internet *has become*. For one, there's just so -much more *stuff* now; it's hard to know exactly where to start and who -to trust. And so much of that stuff is now *garbage*, either in the way -it's presented--with disruptive ads that don't close correctly--or in -the way it's written--vague, misleading, or straight incorrect. But for -seconds: no one really teaches you how to use this thing do they? There -are no courses on "How to use a search engine" or "How to find good -posts on a forum," yet these are the kinds of skills you really need if -you want to navigate the modern world without getting constantly -distracted, misled, or totally lost. - -There are of course, countless guides on "netiquette" geared towards -every possible internet subculture you can find. While many of them have -influenced this document and give many helpful tips on writing good -informative posts, none of them really go over what I think is -most important: what to do with the information you're reading. - -This will probably be an evolving document as new services and websites -become available (or go down), but much of this material in the -beginning should be pretty generally applicable no matter what services -are available. +Why *would* anyone want to use the Internet, +really? + +Unfortunately, almost none of us use the Internet +for it's intended purpose: finding infomation. + +Writing to someone or posting a picture of +your cat seems to be second nature for most +people, but converting a picture from a PDF or +looking up a study (or even a word!) you saw +in an article is something else entirely. + +While that's in part the fault of our laziness, +it's equally the fault of what the Internet has +become. For one, there's just so much more *stuff* +now; it's hard to know exactly where to start and +who to trust. And so much of that stuff is now +*garbage*, either in the way it's presented--with +disruptive ads that don't close correctly--or in +the way it's written--vague, misleading, or +straight incorrect. But for seconds: no one really +teaches you how to use this thing do they? There +are no courses on "How to use a search engine" or +"How to find good posts on a forum," yet these are +the kinds of skills you really need if you want to +navigate the modern world without getting +constantly distracted, misled, or totally lost. + +There are of course, countless guides on +"netiquette" geared towards every possible +internet subculture you can find. While many of +them have influenced this document and give many +helpful tips on writing good informative posts, +none of them really go over what I think is most +important: what to do with the information you're +reading. + +This will probably be an evolving document as new +services and websites become available (or go +down), but much of this material in the beginning +should be pretty generally applicable no matter +what services are available. ## How to use a web browser ## How to use a search engine -As for which search engine to use: you should use all of them, until you -get the results you need. In my experience, none of the major search -engines are particularly good and I get inconsistent searches on all of -them depending on what I'm searching. There is much preaching these days -about privacy concerns, but to be honest I don't believe any service is -more "private" than another. These are all privacy nightmares, your best -bet is to just search often and as varied as you can. +As for which search engine to use: you should use +all of them, until you get the results you need. +In my experience, none of the major search engines +are particularly good and I get inconsistent +searches on all of them depending on what I'm +searching. There is much preaching these days +about privacy concerns, but to be honest I don't +believe any service is more "private" than +another. These are all privacy nightmares, your +best bet is to just search often and as varied as +you can. ## How to read and find scholarly articles ### How to use Wikipedia -A common complaint lodged at me whenever I recommend Wikipedia is that -it's not a source of truth since they found X mistake somewhere, or made -Y edit when they were a teenager that's still there. No one has ever (or -should ever) claim Wikipedia is reliable. Frankly, you should not -consider *any* source to be reliable, but that's a separate issue. If -you know how to use Wikipedia you can use it to get closer to a true -understanding of whatever you're studying. - -For starters, as a general rule, you should not trust anything you read -on a topic that is less than 20 years old. We're still living through -the history at this point and new things can come to light. +A common complaint lodged at me whenever I +recommend Wikipedia is that it's not a source of +truth since they found X mistake somewhere, or +made Y edit when they were a teenager that's still +there. No one has ever (or should ever) claim +Wikipedia is a source of truth on it's own. But +you can use it to find more sources and maybe get +a little closer. ### How to find articles with Google Scholar @@ -67,12 +78,17 @@ the history at this point and new things can come to light. ### How to use tor to browse anonymously -Many in the advertising world will boast about using a VPN for -anonymity, or using a VPN in conjuction with Tor to "increase privacy." -This is simply a misunderstanding of terms. A VPN provides *privacy* of -the user's connection since it provides encryption--only the VPN -provider can "see" what is searched. The goal of Tor is *anonymity* not -privacy. Anonymity means "no one knows who you are" not "no one knows -what you're doing." Technically, traffic is encrypted between nodes of -the Tor service, so some level of privacy is provided as well, but this -is most effective when using hidden services, not using Tor in general. +Many in the advertising world will boast about +using a VPN for anonymity, or using a VPN in +conjuction with Tor to "increase privacy." This is +simply a misunderstanding of terms. A VPN provides +*privacy* of the user's connection since it +provides encryption--only the VPN provider can +"see" what is searched. The goal of Tor is +*anonymity* not privacy. Anonymity means "no one +knows who you are" not "no one knows what you're +doing." Technically, traffic is encrypted between +nodes of the Tor service, so some level of privacy +is provided as well, but this is most effective +when using hidden services, not using Tor in +general. diff --git a/.md/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.md b/.md/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.md index 2055430..3fe94ad 100644 --- a/.md/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.md +++ b/.md/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.md @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ talked about in the last section. For example: <p style="color:red">this text is red</p> <p style="color:red;background-color:blue">this background is blue</p> <p style="color:red;background-color:blue;text-align:center">this text is centered</p> -<a href="https://archive.org/details/sonichucomplete" +<a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sonichu-/sonichu-1/viewer?title_no=676229&episode_no=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:yellow;background-color:red;text-align:right" @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ talked about in the last section. For example: <p style="color:red">this text is red</p> <p style="color:red;background-color:blue">this background is blue</p> <p style="color:red;background-color:blue;text-align:center">this text is centered</p> -<a href="https://archive.org/details/sonichucomplete" +<a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sonichu-/sonichu-1/viewer?title_no=676229&episode_no=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:yellow;background-color:red;text-align:justify;width:100%" @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ img.gray { Applied: <img style="filter:grayscale(100%)" -src="https://archive.md/zP2NL/9d16630c80f93351469867fde13ea5199cd1f483.jpg" +src="/static/jazzcat.jpg" /> You can read lots more options for image formatting @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ For one, that will only dim black-and-white images; anything else will just turn to mush like this: <img class="icon" -src="https://archive.md/zP2NL/9d16630c80f93351469867fde13ea5199cd1f483.jpg" +src="/static/jazzcat.jpg" /> Instead, I'd like it to just apply to select elements; 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I've been updating the drivers for this card since before there +was a Debian package, so I've been through the installation quite a few +times and run into my share of weird issues. This last upgrade was no +exception, so I figured I'd document the process in case anyone out +there is as bad at installing these as me!</p> +<h2 id="step-1-the-replacement">Step 1: The Replacement</h2> +<p>The best part of installing a new graphics card is getting to open up +the guts of your computer (it's also the scariest part, since this is +also the best opportunity to knock out a hard drive or a RAM stick). +Fortunately this is pretty easy, first make sure you hit the little +lever (switch?) on the PCI slot to pop out the old card. Then just slide +the new guy in. Note though to people getting a card from the RTX 30 +line (or higher) -- these cards run pretty big, so make sure you have +enough space in you case. You can see I barely made it myself!</p> +<p>A second note to RTX users: most if not all these cards come with an +extra power supply input (two 8-pin connectors). If your power supply is +short on outputs, you can get a splitter cable like the one you see in +the picture to match the inputs. I personally am running a 600 W supply +for everything right now, which seems to be running fine. You should +check some other power guides though if you're concerned your power +supply won't drive the card</p> +<h2 id="step-2-re-installing-the-drivers">Step 2: Re-installing the +drivers</h2> +<p>At first I tried to just naively update and see what happened, but I +received a "broken packages" error for nvidia-driver and other related +packages after running this.</p> +<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre +class="sourceCode bash"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo apt update</span> +<span id="cb1-2"><a href="#cb1-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo apt upgrade</span></code></pre></div> +<p>This turned out to be a two-part error, one was the driver itself, +two was an update in Debian sid.</p> +<h3 id="part-one-fix-broken-packages">Part one: Fix Broken Packages</h3> +<p>Whenever I see broken packages, I tend to to assume that the name of +a package got updated. In this case, there was a <a +href="https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#non-free-split">note</a> +on the apt list changes that mentioned a separate "non-free-firmware" +branch had been made, which had some of the components I needed. I just +added "non-free-firmware" to my /etc/apt/sources.list:</p> +<pre><code>deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free non-free-firmware</code></pre> +<p>Note: you may not need "non-free" here anymore, I simply had that +since that was where the package used to be.</p> +<h3 id="part-two-re-install-nvidia-driver">Part two: Re-install +nvidia-driver</h3> +<p>I tried to update again at this point, but encountered the same +error. At this point I figured the best thing to do was to just try to +reinstall all nvidia related software again:</p> +<div class="sourceCode" id="cb3"><pre +class="sourceCode bash"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb3-1"><a href="#cb3-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo apt purge nvidia-<span class="pp">*</span></span> +<span id="cb3-2"><a href="#cb3-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo apt update</span> +<span id="cb3-3"><a href="#cb3-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo apt upgrade</span></code></pre></div> +<p>Ok no errors on the update this time, let's try again:</p> +<div class="sourceCode" id="cb4"><pre +class="sourceCode bash"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb4-1"><a href="#cb4-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo apt install nvidia-driver</span></code></pre></div> +<h3 id="part-negative-three-just-in-case">Part negative three: Just in +case</h3> +<p>In the dark days before the Debian team had an Nvidia package, you +had to install drivers manually. I haven't had to do this in years, but +I like having the option. You can download the latest drivers on their +website:</p> +<p>https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver</p> +<p>The file will have a really long name like +"NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.89.02.run," so I suggest renaming it first to +something like "driver.run"</p> +<p>In order to run this file, you need to stop your graphics +environment. Press CTRL + ALT + F1 to log out and open a terminal-only +session. Login with your credentials. Then stop the X-server</p> +<div class="sourceCode" id="cb5"><pre +class="sourceCode bash"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb5-1"><a href="#cb5-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo service lightdm stop</span></code></pre></div> +<p>If you use a different X manager you might need to replace "lightdm" +with "gdm" or "kdm" (Gnome and KDE). Now we can run the driver +install:</p> +<div class="sourceCode" id="cb6"><pre +class="sourceCode bash"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb6-1"><a href="#cb6-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo chmod +x driver.run</span> +<span id="cb6-2"><a href="#cb6-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="ex">$</span> sudo ./driver.run</span></code></pre></div> +<p>Accept all the prompts and you'll have the factory made driver +software. Note, you have to manually update this way though. So try to +figure out the nvidia-driver package before resorting to this +method!</p> +<h2 id="step-three-reboot-and-test">Step three: Reboot and test</h2> +<p>Reboot and then check the Nvidia X server setting panel +(nvidia-settings) to make sure your card is detected correctly. At this +point, as long as you're still seeing your desktop, you should be good +to go! I ran Kerbal Space Program 2 (currently in early access) as my +first test.</p> +<p><video src="/static/ksp2.webm" controls=""><a +href="/static/ksp2.webm">Video</a></video></p> +<p>Looking good, Jeb!</p> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.html b/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.html index 9f0e227..88692cf 100644 --- a/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.html +++ b/tutorials/www/how-to-use-the-internet.html @@ -179,20 +179,18 @@ browse anonymously</a></li> </ul> </nav> <h2 id="why">Why?</h2> -<p>Changing times and a forgetful youth have forced me to write this -guide.</p> -<p>I am increasingly disturbed by the amount of people I meet (young and -old) that navigate their lives at least in part online, but are unable -to use the internet for it's intended purpose: finding infomation. -Writing to someone or posting a picture of your cat seems to be second -nature for most people, but converting a picture from a PDF or looking -up a study (or even a word!) you saw in an article is something else -entirely.</p> -<p>For the most part, it is not anyone's fault or laziness. It's the -fault of what the internet <em>has become</em>. For one, there's just so -much more <em>stuff</em> now; it's hard to know exactly where to start -and who to trust. And so much of that stuff is now <em>garbage</em>, -either in the way it's presented--with disruptive ads that don't close +<p>Why <em>would</em> anyone want to use the Internet, really?</p> +<p>Unfortunately, almost none of us use the Internet for it's intended +purpose: finding infomation.</p> +<p>Writing to someone or posting a picture of your cat seems to be +second nature for most people, but converting a picture from a PDF or +looking up a study (or even a word!) you saw in an article is something +else entirely.</p> +<p>While that's in part the fault of our laziness, it's equally the +fault of what the Internet has become. For one, there's just so much +more <em>stuff</em> now; it's hard to know exactly where to start and +who to trust. And so much of that stuff is now <em>garbage</em>, either +in the way it's presented--with disruptive ads that don't close correctly--or in the way it's written--vague, misleading, or straight incorrect. But for seconds: no one really teaches you how to use this thing do they? There are no courses on "How to use a search engine" or @@ -223,13 +221,9 @@ scholarly articles</h2> <p>A common complaint lodged at me whenever I recommend Wikipedia is that it's not a source of truth since they found X mistake somewhere, or made Y edit when they were a teenager that's still there. No one has -ever (or should ever) claim Wikipedia is reliable. Frankly, you should -not consider <em>any</em> source to be reliable, but that's a separate -issue. If you know how to use Wikipedia you can use it to get closer to -a true understanding of whatever you're studying.</p> -<p>For starters, as a general rule, you should not trust anything you -read on a topic that is less than 20 years old. We're still living -through the history at this point and new things can come to light.</p> +ever (or should ever) claim Wikipedia is a source of truth on it's own. +But you can use it to find more sources and maybe get a little +closer.</p> <h3 id="how-to-find-articles-with-google-scholar">How to find articles with Google Scholar</h3> <h2 id="advanced-topics">Advanced Topics</h2> diff --git a/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.html b/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.html index 7d74dff..e3ffc6c 100644 --- a/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.html +++ b/tutorials/www/quick-intro-html-css.html @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ tag we talked about in the last section. For example:</p> <pre><code><p style="color:red">this text is red</p> <p style="color:red;background-color:blue">this background is blue</p> <p style="color:red;background-color:blue;text-align:center">this text is centered</p> -<a href="https://archive.org/details/sonichucomplete" +<a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sonichu-/sonichu-1/viewer?title_no=676229&episode_no=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:yellow;background-color:red;text-align:right" @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ this background is blue <p style="color:red;background-color:blue;text-align:center"> this text is centered </p> -<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/sonichucomplete" +<p><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sonichu-/sonichu-1/viewer?title_no=676229&episode_no=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:yellow;background-color:red;text-align:justify;width:100%" @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ using the filter option like so:</p> }</code></pre> <p>Applied:</p> <p><img style="filter:grayscale(100%)" -src="https://archive.md/zP2NL/9d16630c80f93351469867fde13ea5199cd1f483.jpg" +src="/static/jazzcat.jpg" /></p> <p>You can read lots more options for image formatting <a href="https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_images.asp">here</a> and about @@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ appear nice on dark theme browsers just as well. But I don't want to dim <p>For one, that will only dim black-and-white images; anything else will just turn to mush like this:</p> <p><img class="icon" -src="https://archive.md/zP2NL/9d16630c80f93351469867fde13ea5199cd1f483.jpg" +src="/static/jazzcat.jpg" /></p> <p>Instead, I'd like it to just apply to select elements; I can do so by extending the tag with a class. On the CSS side:</p> |