emacs article

10 files changed, 105 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/zola-static/config.toml b/zola-static/config.toml
index b5a0879..b813603 100644
--- a/zola-static/config.toml
+++ b/zola-static/config.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ highlight_code = true
 highlight_theme = "nyx-bold"
 
 [extra]
-# Put all your custom variables here
+# Put all your custom variables here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zola-static/content/about-me.md b/zola-static/content/about-me.md
index 13b4889..9eef574 100644
--- a/zola-static/content/about-me.md
+++ b/zola-static/content/about-me.md
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ title = "About Me"
 template = "main-page.html"
 +++
 
-My name is Jack Jamison
+My name is Jack Jamison. I'm an American software engineer studying at the [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute](https://www.rpi.edu) in New York. I've been programming since I was a little kid.
+
+I enjoy GPU programming, cross-platform desktop application design, build systems, game development, and system administration. I'm also interested in operating systems and networking, but I haven't pursued them yet.
+
+I use Emacs as my text editor. I've spent a lot of time configuring it. If you want, you can check out my [dotfiles](https://github.com/JackJ30/dotfiles).
+
+If you want to talk to me, I would love to also. Feel to reach out at my [email](mailto:jackqjamison@gmail.com).
+
+![Handsome devil](/images/portrait.jpg)
diff --git a/zola-static/content/about-this-site.md b/zola-static/content/about-this-site.md
index ec41a95..b8b6499 100644
--- a/zola-static/content/about-this-site.md
+++ b/zola-static/content/about-this-site.md
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@ title = "About This Site"
 template = "main-page.html"
 +++
 
-This site is generated with [zola](https://getzola.org).
+# About this website
+- The pages are generated from markdown files with [Zola](https://getzola.org).
+- I use [Nginx](https://https://nginx.org/) as my web server.
+- It is hosted on [Vultr](https://www.vultr.com/).
+- [Epik](https://epik.com) is my domain registrar.
+
+There are no ads or trackers on this site. The source code is available on [github](https://github.com/JackJ30/jackjamison.xyz).
diff --git a/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md b/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1784be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zola-static/content/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
++++
+title = "Solving Emacs Garbage Collection Stutters"
+date = 2025-05-12
++++
+
+The more you load Emacs up with packages, the more it starts to show its age. Throw on a theme and an lsp client, and you might start to notice frequent stuttering. 
+
+This problem was very frustrating for me - I dealt with it for months, and considered quitting Emacs altogether. I want to be able to hold `C-n` and linearly move down the document, micro-stutter *free*.
+
+
+# Garbage Collection
+It turns out that the problem wasn't that packages were executing slowly, it was the garbage that they were building up. Emacs' garbage collector waits until a byte threshold has been reached before executing. 
+> This value feels relatively low for a modern computer - only `800KB`.
+
+Once threshold is reached the garbage collection process takes time, and causes the stutter. If you want to see just how often this triggers the GC, try setting `garbage-collection-messages` to non nil (you might be surprised how often it triggers). As with most things in Emacs, you can tune this behaviour.
+
+Opinions differ.
+- Some people recommend **increasing** the threshold, leading to longer times without triggering the GC but longer stutters. 
+- Others recommend **lowering** the threshold, causing more frequent GC triggers but smaller stutters.
+- The minibuffer (especially with packages like `vertico`) can use a lot of memory, so some [recommend](https://bling.github.io/blog/2016/01/18/why-are-you-changing-gc-cons-threshold/) increasing the threshold only when using it.
+
+# The Solution
+In my opinion, the best solution is to garbage collect **when idle**. When editing, you're often pausing briefly - and if there is little garbage, Emacs can collect it very quickly.
+I also *basically* disable the threshold entirely when in the minibuffer. Here's the code from my `init.el`.
+
+```lisp
+(defun my-minibuffer-setup-hook ()
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold most-positive-fixnum))
+
+(defun my-minibuffer-exit-hook ()
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold 800000000))
+
+(setq gc-cons-threshold most-positive-fixnum)
+
+(run-with-idle-timer 1.2 t 'garbage-collect)
+```
+
+I have been using this for a few months and it's worked perfectly. Even when I try my best to notice the garbage collection, I can't.
+
+> There is a package which does the same thing, called [the Garbage Collector Magic Hack](https://github.com/emacsmirror/gcmh). Personally I prefer a lower idle time, and keeping it in my own config. 
diff --git a/zola-static/sass/base.scss b/zola-static/sass/base.scss
index 8090930..7b84bb8 100644
--- a/zola-static/sass/base.scss
+++ b/zola-static/sass/base.scss
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
-* {
-	font-family: monospace;
-}
-
 body {
 	background-color: #252422;
 	margin: 0;
 	padding: 0;
+	font-family: arial;
 }
 
 body section {
 	height: 100%;
-	max-width: 75rem;
+	max-width: 55rem;
 	margin-inline: auto;
 	padding: 1rem;
 	
 	background-color: #252422;
 	color: #F3E9DC;
-	font-size: 125%;
+	font-size: 115%;
 }
 
 // text sizing
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ ul {
 
 p {
 	margin-top: 0.5rem;
-	margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+	margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
 }
 
 a {
@@ -41,25 +38,38 @@ h1 a {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-pre {
-	padding : 0.5rem;
-	border-radius: 0.3rem;
-	overflow: auto;
-	tab-size: 4;
-}
-
 .header-title {
 	margin-bottom: 0;
 	font-size: 2.5rem;
 }
 
+.blog-header {
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: space-between;
+}
+
+.blog-header-left {
+	padding-right: 1rem;
+	flex: 1 1 auto;
+	max-width: 60%;
+}
+
+.blog-header-right {
+	flex: 0 0 auto;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	text-align: right;
+}
+
 .subtitle {
 	margin: 0.5rem auto;
 }
 
-.header-container {
-	display: flex;
-	justify-content: space-between;
+pre {
+	padding : 0.5rem;
+	border-radius: 0.3rem;
+	overflow: auto;
+	tab-size: 4;
+	font-family: monospace;
 }
 
 .footer-text {
@@ -78,3 +88,16 @@ blockquote p {
 	margin-top: 0.2rem;
 	margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
 }
+
+p code {
+	background: #171615;
+	padding-left: 0.5rem;
+	padding-right: 0.5rem;
+	font-family: monospace;
+}
+
+img {
+	width: 40rem;
+	display: block;
+	margin: 0 auto;
+}
diff --git a/zola-static/static/.gitpreserve b/zola-static/static/.gitpreserve
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/zola-static/static/.gitpreserve
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/zola-static/static/images/portrait.jpg b/zola-static/static/images/portrait.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85fd2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zola-static/static/images/portrait.jpg
diff --git a/zola-static/templates/base.html b/zola-static/templates/base.html
index 9aa47d8..7eb1914 100644
--- a/zola-static/templates/base.html
+++ b/zola-static/templates/base.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <head>
   <meta charset="utf-8">
-  <title>Jack Jamison</title>
+  <title>{% block title %}Jack Jamison{% endblock title %}</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/base.css">
 </head>
 
diff --git a/zola-static/templates/blog-page.html b/zola-static/templates/blog-page.html
index 8e2fa3d..ed1afeb 100644
--- a/zola-static/templates/blog-page.html
+++ b/zola-static/templates/blog-page.html
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
+{% block title %}{{ page.title }}{% endblock title %}
+
 {% block header %}
-<div class="header-container">
-  <div>
+<div class="blog-header">
+  <div class="blog-header-left">
 	<h1 class="header-title">
 	  {{ page.title }}
 	</h1>
 	<p class="subtitle"><strong>{{ page.date }}</strong> {% if page.updated  %} <small>(updated {{ page.updated }})</small> {% endif %}</p>
   </div>
-  <div>
+  <div class ="blog-header-right">
 	<h1 class="header-title"><a href="{{ config.base_url }}">Jack Jamison</a></h1>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/zola-static/templates/index.html b/zola-static/templates/index.html
index f674f13..4ef333d 100644
--- a/zola-static/templates/index.html
+++ b/zola-static/templates/index.html
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 </ul>
 <h2>Articles</h2>
 <ul>
-  <li><p><a href="{{ get_url(path='@/blog/_index.md') }}"></a></p></li>
+  <li><p><a href="{{ get_url(path='@/blog/emacs-garbage-collection.md') }}">Solving Emacs Garbage Collection Stutters</a></p></li>
 </ul>
 <h2>Links</h2>
 <ul>
   <li><p><a href="https://github.com/JackJ30">GitHub</a></p></li>
-  <li><p><a href="https://jackj30.github.io">Old portfolio</a></p></li>
+  <li><p><a href="https://jackj30.github.io">(Archive) old portfolio</a></p></li>
 </ul>
 <hr>
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