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+(define meta
+  `((title . "Free software and music")))
+
+(list
+ (h1 [Free software and music])
+
+ (p [My name is rekado and I’m currently working as a programmer and
+     ,(ref "http://gnu.org" "GNU/Linux") server administrator.  I
+     enjoy writing ,(ref
+     "https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software" "Free
+     Software").  You can find some of ,(ref "http://git.elephly.net"
+     "my code here") or on ,(ref "http://github.com/rekado" "Github").
+     At night I’m a musician.  I play the ,(ref "http://stick.com"
+     "Chapman Stick").  Some of my recordings and performances can be
+     found on ,(ref "http://soundcloud.com/rekado" "SoundCloud") or on
+     ,(ref "http://u.youku.com/user_show/id_UMTc2MDI3NDc2.html"
+     "Youku").])
+
+ (p [You can contact me via email at ,(email "rekado@elephly.net").
+     Please use ,(ref "/rekado.pubkey" "my public key") when writing
+     me email.  If you don’t know much about encrypting email, please
+     take a look at the ,(ref "https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org"
+     "email self-defense website") by the ,(ref "http://fsf.org" "Free
+     Software Foundation").])
+
+ `(h2 ,(ref "/posts" "Blog")
+      (a (@ (href "feed.xml"))
+         (img (@ (class "feed-icon")
+                 (src "/images/feed.png")
+                 (alt "subscribe to atom feed")))))
+
+ (p [On occasion I write articles.  Here’s the ,(ref
+     "/posts/latest.html" "latest article").  I recommend the series
+     of posts on ,(ref "/tags/wavedrum.html" "hacking the
+     Wavedrum").])
+
+ (h2 [,(ref "/projects.html" "Projects")])
+
+ (ul
+  (li [,(ref "/wavedrum/index.html" "Wavedrum stuff")])
+
+  (li [I was one of the founding members of
+       ,(ref "http://libertree.org/" "Libertree") and wrote lots of
+       code for it.  I have since stopped contributing, but Pistos
+       continues to work on Libertree.])
+
+  (li [,(ref "/soundcli.html" "SoundCLI"), a command line interface
+       for streaming music from SoundCloud.])
+       
+  (li [I ported some VST instruments (,(ref "/lv2/mdapiano/index.html"
+       "mda Piano") and ,(ref "/lv2/mdaepiano/index.html" "mda
+       EPiano")) to the LV2 plugin framework.]))
+
+ (h2 [Ecology])
+ 
+ (p [Currently (with some interruptions), I’m studying toward a
+     Bachelor of Applied Science via distance learning at the ,(ref
+     "http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz" "Open Polytechnic").  Some of
+     my ,(ref "/ecology.html" "writings on ecology can be found in
+     this section").])
+
+ (h2 [Weird stuff])
+ (ul
+  (li [,(ref "/elephly.html" "The Elephly")])
+  (li [,(ref "/fur-man.html" "Fur man")])))
diff --git a/non-posts/lv2/mdaepiano/index.skr b/non-posts/lv2/mdaepiano/index.skr
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+(define meta
+  `((title . "LV2 plugin: mda EPiano")))
+
+(list
+ (h1 [mda EPiano])
+
+ (p [This is an LV2 port of the mda EPiano VSTi (not to be confused
+     with the ,(ref "/lv2/mdapiano/" "mda Piano")).  The original
+     VST that this port is based on was written by Paul Kellett.])
+
+ (p [The original ,(ref "/posts/2010-10-14-chinese-tune-mda-epiano.html"
+     "announcement post can be found here").])
+
+
+ (h2 [Compiling])
+
+ (p [To compile the mda EPiano plugin, just execute the following
+     statement:])
+
+ (p (pre (code
+          [make TYPE=mdaEPiano
+sudo make install TYPE=mdaEPiano])))
+
+ (p [This will copy the compiled plugin to ,(code
+     [/usr/local/lib/lv2]).  To change the target prefix, pass the
+     ,(code [PREFIX]) variable to ,(code [make]).])
+
+ (p [To build the ,(ref "/lv2/mdapiano/" "mda Piano plugin")
+     instead, pass ,(code [TYPE=mdaPiano]) to ,(code [make]):])
+
+ (p (pre (code
+          [make TYPE=mdaPiano
+sudo make install TYPE=mdaPiano])))
+
+ (p [,(strong [NOTE]): you will need the ,(ref "http://lvtoolkit.org"
+     "lvtoolkit libraries") to compile this plugin.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Connecting])
+
+ (p [You will need an LV2 host to use the plugin.  I’m using ,(code
+     [jalv.gtk]):])
+
+ (p (pre (code [jalv.gtk http://elephly.net/lv2/mdaEPiano])))
+
+ (p [You should now be able to connect your MIDI device to the plugin
+     via JACK.  Also don’t forget to connect the plugin’s stereo output
+     to your system’s outputs:])
+
+ (p (pre (code
+          [jack_connect system:playback_1 mdaEPiano:left
+jack_connect system:playback_2 mdaEPiano:right])))
+
+ (p [I provide a simple connect script with the code which does these
+     things automatically.])
+
+
+ (h2 [License])
+
+ (p [The original mda VST plug-ins by Paul Kellett are released under
+     the MIT license or under the GPL ,(em [“either version 2 of the
+     License, or (at your option) any later version”]).  The LV2 ports
+     of the mdaPiano and mdaEPiano plugins by rekado are released
+     under GPLv3, or (at your option) any later version.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Download])
+
+ (p [,(ref "http://git.elephly.net/software/lv2-mdametapiano.git"
+           "Fetch the source here").
+     The latest
+     ,(ref "http://git.elephly.net/software/lv2-mdametapiano.git/archive/0.0.2.tar.gz"
+           "release tarball can be downloaded here").]))
diff --git a/non-posts/lv2/mdapiano/index.skr b/non-posts/lv2/mdapiano/index.skr
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+(define meta
+  `((title . "LV2 plugin: mda Piano")))
+
+(list
+ (h1 [mda Piano])
+
+ (p [This is an LV2 port of the mda Piano VSTi (not to be confused
+     with the ,(ref "/lv2/mdaepiano/" "mda EPiano")).  The original
+     VST that this port is based on was written by Paul Kellett.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Compiling])
+
+ (p [To compile the mda Piano plugin, just execute the following
+     statement:])
+
+ (p (pre (code
+          [make TYPE=mdaPiano
+sudo make install TYPE=mdaPiano])))
+
+ (p [This will copy the compiled plugin to ,(code
+     [/usr/local/lib/lv2]).  To change the target prefix, pass the
+     ,(code [PREFIX]) variable to ,(code [make]).])
+
+ (p [To build the ,(ref "/lv2/mdaepiano/" "mda EPiano plugin")
+     instead, pass ,(code [TYPE=mdaEPiano]) to ,(code [make]):])
+
+ (p (pre (code
+          [make TYPE=mdaEPiano
+sudo make install TYPE=mdaEPiano])))
+
+ (p [,(strong [NOTE]): you will need the ,(ref "http://lvtoolkit.org"
+     "lvtoolkit libraries") to compile this plugin.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Connecting])
+
+ (p [You will need an LV2 host to use the plugin.  I’m using ,(code
+     [jalv.gtk]):])
+
+ (p (pre (code [jalv.gtk http://elephly.net/lv2/mdaPiano])))
+
+ (p [You should now be able to connect your MIDI device to the plugin
+     via JACK.  Also don’t forget to connect the plugin’s stereo output
+     to your system’s outputs:])
+
+ (p (pre (code
+          [jack_connect system:playback_1 mdaPiano:left
+jack_connect system:playback_2 mdaPiano:right])))
+
+ (p [I provide a simple connect script with the code which does these
+     things automatically.])
+
+
+ (h2 [License])
+
+ (p [The original mda VST plug-ins by Paul Kellett are released under
+     the MIT license or under the GPL ,(em [“either version 2 of the
+     License, or (at your option) any later version”]).  The LV2 ports
+     of the mdaPiano and mdaEPiano plugins by rekado are released
+     under GPLv3, or (at your option) any later version.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Download])
+
+ (p [,(ref "http://git.elephly.net/software/lv2-mdametapiano.git"
+           "Fetch the source here").
+     The latest
+     ,(ref "http://git.elephly.net/software/lv2-mdametapiano.git/archive/0.0.2.tar.gz"
+           "release tarball can be downloaded here").]))
diff --git a/non-posts/projects.skr b/non-posts/projects.skr
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+(define meta
+  `((title . "Projects")))
+
+(list
+ (h1 [Projects])
+
+ (p [Here is a list of some of the projects that I’m involved with that
+     actually might be useful to others.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Hacking the Wavedrum])
+
+ (p [I wrote a ,(ref "/tags/wavedrum.html" "series of blog posts") in
+     which I document my efforts to understand and possibly manipulate
+     the firmware of Korg’s Wavedrum.  The PCB is easily accessible
+     and exposes big connector pads as well as a microSD card—an
+     invitation to play with the hardware.])
+
+ (p [The ,(ref "/wavedrum/index.html" "project page") is the best
+     place to get an overview and to see the current status.  It
+     contains links to the sources of any software artifacts I create
+     in the process.])
+
+
+ (h2 [GNU Guix])
+
+ (p [,(ref "http://gnu.org/s/guix" "GNU Guix") is a novel package
+     manager for ,(ref "http://gnu.org" "GNU systems").  In Guix a
+     package is treated as a pure function whose output is fully
+     described by its inputs (its dependencies).  I’m packaging lots
+     of bioinformatics software when I’m in the office and audio tools
+     when I’m off work.])
+
+ (p [The Guix package manager forms the foundation of the Guix System
+     Distribution (short: GuixSD), which is the GNU system I use on my
+     laptop.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Libertree])
+
+ (p [,(ref "http://libertree.org" "Libertree") is a collection of
+     software to build social networks.  The core components include a
+     web frontend application and an XMPP backend component that will
+     work with any regular XMPP server.])
+
+ (figure "/images/libertree-logo.png" "The Libertree logo")
+
+ (p [I was one of two core developers for about three years and hosted
+     the second public node.  The network isn’t very active and
+     development has slowed considerably.  I’m no longer interested in
+     traditional www-based social networking applications and am
+     thinking about using ,(ref "http://gnunet.org" "Gnunet") for
+     pseudonymous social networking purposes.])
+
+
+ (h2 [SoundCLI])
+
+ (p [,(ref "/soundcli.html" "SoundCLI") is a SoundCloud client for the
+     console.  Check out the ,(ref "/soundcli.html" "project page")
+     for more information.])
+
+
+ (h2 [LV2 plugins])
+
+ (p [I have ported two VST instruments to the LV2 plugin framework,
+     because I missed them after my move to GNU/Linux.])
+
+ (ul
+  (li (ref "/lv2/mdaepiano/index.html" "mda EPiano"))
+  (li (ref "/lv2/mdapiano/index.html" "mda Piano"))))
diff --git a/non-posts/wavedrum/index.skr b/non-posts/wavedrum/index.skr
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+(define meta
+  `((title . "Wavedrum")))
+
+(list
+ (h1 [Wavedrum])
+
+ (p [I wrote a ,(ref "/tags/wavedrum.html" "series of blog posts") in
+     which I document my efforts to understand and possibly manipulate
+     the firmware of Korg’s Wavedrum.  The PCB is easily accessible
+     and exposes big connector pads as well as a microSD card—an
+     invitation to play with the hardware.])
+
+ (p [Although I’m perfectly content just playing with the hardware, I
+     do hope that my work will eventually allow me and others to
+     modify the data on the Wavedrum such that custom sounds and loops
+     (and possibly algorithms) can be used.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Current status])
+
+ (p [It is possible to load firmware from the microSD card by pressing
+     ,(em [Write]) and ,(em [1]) while powering on the Wavedrum,
+     followed by pressing ,(em [Write]) again (another undocumented
+     mode can be entered by pressing ,(em [Write]) and ,(em [Mode])
+     while powering on).])
+
+ (p [The Wavedrum unfortunately rejects any modified firmware.  The
+     Oriental edition will not load the firmware of the Original/Black
+     edition, nor will it load the firmware of the Global edition.  It
+     also won’t load any modified firmware (e.g. where the only
+     difference is that two bytes are swapped).  I intend to figure
+     out how the Wavedrum validates the data on the SD card before
+     deciding to reject them.])
+
+
+ (h2 [Blog posts])
+
+ (ul
+   (li (ref "/posts/2013-08-11-hacking-the-wavedrum.html"
+            "Hacking the Wavedrum"))
+   (li (ref "/posts/2013-10-31-wavedrum-data-comparison.html"
+            "Firmware comparison between Wavedrums Original, Black and Oriental"))
+   (li (ref "/posts/2013-12-09-wavedrum-connectors.html"
+            "Connectors on the Wavedrum’s circuit board"))
+   (li (ref "/posts/2014-09-18-wavedrum-firmware-disassembler.html"
+            "Disassembling the Wavedrum firmware")))
+
+
+ (h2 [Software])
+
+ (dl
+   (dt (ref "http://git.elephly.net/wavedrum/wavedrum-lib.git"
+            "wavedrum-lib"))
+   (dd [Haskell library for parsing, editing, and writing Wavedrum programmes (presets).])
+
+   (dt (ref "http://git.elephly.net/wavedrum/sharc-disassembler.git"
+            "sharc-disassembler"))
+   (dd [Very rudimentary, partial disassembler for SHARC ADSP binaries
+        helping me to understand the Wavedrum’s bootloader.])))