Sample post

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This is a placeholder post so the blog machinery has something to render. Delete _posts/2026-08-12-sample-post.md whenever you like.

Posts are plain Markdown. A new one is just a file named _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-some-title.md with front matter at the top.

Body text is Verdana at a small size; headings are Times. Links are understated blue and turn red on hover.

  • Lists work as expected
  • So do bold, italic, and inline code

Code

Fenced blocks get syntax highlighting via Rouge:

def collatz(n):
    steps = 0
    while n != 1:
        n = n // 2 if n % 2 == 0 else 3 * n + 1
        steps += 1
    return steps

Math

Set math: true in a post’s front matter to load MathJax on that page only. Inline math like $e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0$ works, as do display equations:

\[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2}\,dx = \sqrt{\pi}\]

Pages without math: true load no JavaScript at all.