Merge branch 'main' of ssh://git.sdf.org/axs/website

.gitignore

@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ hugo.linux
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/hugo
 
+.build_sentinel

Makefile

@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@ SITE_URL ?= https://axs.sdf.org
 
 default: build
 
-build: #>
-	@echo "🏗️ Building site"
-	@# We call hugo with two options:
-	@#  --cleanDestinationDir, to remove deleted files
-	@#  --minify, to compress files my removing extra whitespace
-	hugo --cleanDestinationDir --minify
-	@echo "✓ Building complete"
+build: .build_sentinel #>
 
 publish: build #> Publish site
 	@echo "📰Publishing..."
@@ -59,4 +53,19 @@ publish: build #> Publish site
 	@echo "✓ Publising complete"
 	@echo "\nThe site should be available on ${SITE_URL}"
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+#
+# Define file interface
+#
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+
+.build_sentinel: $(wildcard content/*/*)
+	@echo "\t 🏗️ Building site"
+	@# We call hugo with two options:
+	@#  --cleanDestinationDir, to remove deleted files
+	@#  --minify, to compress files my removing extra whitespace
+	hugo --cleanDestinationDir --minify
+	@touch $@
+	@echo "✓ Building complete"
+
 #-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-#

content/about/resume.md

@@ -34,18 +34,21 @@ technical solutions, and effectively coaching a diverse set of team members.
   _Senior Diector of Growth Analytics and Data Science (2020--2023), including
   [Glu Mobile](https://glu.com)_
 
-<details>
+Building and leading teams with a focus on growth marketing, including
+a cross-functional business intelligence team (in partnership with
+engineering), marking analysts (embedded with the Marketing team), and data
+science with a focus on user acquisition. I define the vision for growth
+marketing analytics and the execution the plan. As a member of EA Mobile’s
+Growth Team senior leadership team, I collaborate across teams to more
+effectively measure the health of players and games, identify differences in
+our players, and discover new opportunities to grow revenue revenue.
+
+{{< rawhtml >}}
+<details open="open">
 <summary>
-  Building and leading teams with a focus on growth marketing, including
-  a cross-functional business intelligence team (in partnership with
-  engineering), marking analysts (embedded with the Marketing team), and data
-  science with a focus on user acquisition. I define the vision for growth
-  marketing analytics and the execution the plan. As a member of EA Mobile’s
-  Growth Team senior leadership team, I collaborate across teams to more
-  effectively measure the health of players and games, identify differences in
-  our players, and discover new opportunities to grow revenue revenue.
+Accomplishments include:
 </summary>
-  Accomplishments include:
+{{< /rawhtml >}}
 
   - *Saving the company \$100 million in marketing expenses when launching a
     new game.* I surfaced and demonstrated that the incumbent forecasting
@@ -66,7 +69,9 @@ technical solutions, and effectively coaching a diverse set of team members.
     processes. We are adopting this approach across the entire EA Mobile
     portfolio.
 
+{{< rawhtml >}}
 </details>
+{{< /rawhtml >}}
 <!--
     \item \emph{Cutting the effort required for analyzing marketing campaigns in
       half.} Prior to me joining Glu, we stored player activities in terms game

content/posts/starting-a-blog.md

@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 ---
 title: 'Starting a Blog'
-date: 2023-12-19T09:41:48-08:00
+date: 2023-12-20T13:30:00-08:00
 draft: false
 ---
 
-This is my personal 1990s moment: I'm starting a blog. And I writing this in a
-café.[^la-scala] I writing this blog for few reasons.
+This is my personal 1990s moment: I'm starting a blog. And am I writing this in a
+café.[^la-scala] I have a few thoughts behind this:
 
-Foremost, I like to write. I believe in
-the cliché that clear writing is clear think. Writing helps me organize my
-thoughts and present them in a way that is hopefully helpful to others.
-Selfishly, this helps me either work through issues--professional or
-otherwise--and do so in way that others will useful.
+Foremost, I like to write. I believe in the cliché that "clear writing is clear
+thinking". Writing helps me organize my thoughts so that they are easy for
+others to follow. If I can do that, then I really understand a topic.
 
-Secondly, I have had the fortune to have learned from many people during my
-life.  I have also worked on several technical
-problems.
-I would like to use this platform to reflect on the lessons that I have
-learned and pass these along to others.
+Secondly, this is a way of giving back. I have had the good fortune to learn
+from many people. I have struggled with technical and non-technical of topics.
+I am hopeful that by recording what I have learned and the perspectives that I
+have developed, I can be useful to others.
+
+Finally, if you have found this blog, then you have my invitation to connect
+with me. Share your thoughts and reactions. You can engage with me publicly on
+[Mastodon](https://mastodon.sdf.org/@axs) or via any of the channels listed on
+the contact page. I am excited to see with this goes.
 
 
 [^la-scala]: [Caffé La Scala](https://www.caffelascala.com/menu) in Walnut

hugo.yaml

@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ markup:
     style: solarized-dark
   # https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration-markup/#table-of-contents
 
+# module:
+#   imports:
+#     - disable: true
+#       path: github.com/hugomods/shortcodes
+#     - path: github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod
+
 menu:
   main:
     - identifier: about