What’s happened since I last posted

June:

I didn’t do much, but I did some research related to Networking and Linux.

July:

I switched my main desktop from Windows to Ubuntu.

I wanted to do this for a long time because most of the programming and cybersecurity tools I use are on linux. The only thing that was holding me back were audio issues and gaming (Windows-only games).

  • For the gaming part, I eventually figured everything out using WINE and Steam Proton.

  • Audio was even easier to fix than on Windows.

Simply by making this switch, I feel like I’ve learned a lot of useful things, including how to use the terminal better.

What I’m working on now

August:

Since I’m not on Windows, I can do a lot more customization to make things the way I like it, which gave me a couple of project ideas.

  • I’ve been experimenting with BASH scripting, mainly using it to automate things (like typing terminal commands that have long and annoying file paths, useful for starting up games)

I’m also keeping a computer science journal that has lots of useful notes and reminders for Linux tools.

What I want to do next

Website improvements:

  • Improve the way the website loads (there is a flash of purple when loading the banner on the home screen)
  • Making a blog post template document (Ubuntu has a folder for document templates, I want to try using it)
  • Finally fixing the home url of this website
  • Removing the extra home page link on the top bar
  • Add better grouping methods for posts on this website on the home page

More linux stuff:

  • Continue working with BASH scripting, going beyond using terminal commands and instead learning to use variables, loops, functions, and more.
  • Figure out the issues I’ve been experiencing with modding Windows based games.
  • Learn more about git, lua, and onion routing (and networking in general).

Conclusion

I kind of fell out of touch with Watermelon Blog 2.0, the remake of this website I wanted to create a browser game on. I might pick it up again in the future, but even if I don’t, I learned a lot from my attempt to make a website line by line, from scratch.

I also want to contribute to other’s projects, or make a collaborative project of my own.

I’m very interested in BASH at this moment, so whatever I choose to do, it’ll probably have shellcode in it.

It’s good to be back!