Robot Terror Blog

This repository contains the source code for my personal blog at rjamestaylor.github.io. The blog is built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Overview

This blog documents my tech projects, travel adventures, and code explorations while traveling around Asia. It features articles about cloud infrastructure, mobile development, and AI-assisted programming.

Technology Stack

• Static Site Generator: Jekyll 4.3.2
• Hosting: GitHub Pages
• Theme: Modified Minima
• CSS: SCSS with custom styling
• Version Control: Git
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Ruby 2.7.0 or higher
• Bundler
• Jekyll

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rjamestaylor/rjamestaylor.github.io.git
   cd rjamestaylor.github.io

2. Install dependencies:

   bundle install

3. Start local server:

   bundle exec jekyll serve

4. View the site at http://localhost:4000

Site Structure

├── _posts/             # Blog posts in Markdown
├── _includes/          # Custom header, footer, etc.
├── _layouts/           # Page layouts
├── assets/             # CSS, images, and other static assets
├── _config.yml         # Jekyll configuration
├── index.md            # Homepage
├── about.md            # About page
└── Gemfile             # Ruby dependencies

Creating Content

Adding a New Post

1. Create a new Markdown file in _posts/ with the format YYYY-MM-DD-title.md
2. Add front matter at the top:

   ---
   layout: post
   title: "Your Post Title"
   date: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +0800
   categories: [category1, category2]
   tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
   image: /assets/images/your-image.png
   excerpt: "A brief excerpt of your post"
   ---

3. Write your post content in Markdown below the front matter

Adding Images

1. Place images in assets/images/
2. Reference them in posts using:

   ![Alt text](/assets/images/your-image.png)

Deployment

The site automatically deploys to GitHub Pages when changes are pushed to the main branch.

License

The content of this blog is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, and the underlying source code is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

For questions or suggestions, please open an issue in this repository or contact me at re@liability.engineering