Various website updates

config.yaml

@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ menu:
     - img: 'icons/bluesky.svg'
     url: 'https://bsky.app/profile/redstrate.com'
     weight: 3
-  - name: 'GitHub'
-    params:
-    - img: 'icons/github.svg'
-    url: 'https://github.com/redstrate'
-    weight: 5
   - name: 'PeerTube'
     params:
     - img: 'icons/video.svg'

content/_index.md

@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@ title: "Home"
 
 {{< insert-pic "pic-home.jpg" "Drawing of a landscape bathed in sunlight. There's a small cottage in the middle of green hills." >}}
 
-Welcome to my personal corner of the Internet! My username is **redstrate** and I'm a software engineer, KDE developer and artist. I like Linux, taking apart software, and drawing. This website functions as my portfolio and archive for the things I've made.
+Welcome to my personal website! I'm known as **redstrate** and I'm a software engineer, [KDE](https://kde.org/) developer and artist. I like taking apart things, drawing and more. This website functions as my portfolio and a place to archive the things I've made.
 
-* Check out my [blog posts]({{< ref "blog" >}}) for Linux, KDE, and technical discussion.
+* Check out my [blog posts]({{< ref "blog" >}}) for Linux, KDE, and miscellaneous discussion.
-* I also have given some [talks at conferences]({{< ref "talks" >}}).
+* If you're into art, I have a gallery of [my drawings]({{< ref "art" >}})! I also do [music]({{< ref "music" >}}), but not often (I'm not a musician.)
-* If you're into art, I have a gallery of [my drawings]({{< ref "art" >}})! I also do some [music]({{< ref "music" >}}), but not often.
+* There's an exhaustive list of the [software I've made and maintained]({{< ref "software" >}}).
-* I have an exhaustive list of the [software I've made and maintained]({{< ref "software" >}}).
+* I have given some [talks at conferences]({{< ref "talks" >}}).
+* With so much stuff in the world I like, I have taken the outstanding ones and [enshrined them]({{< ref "shrines" >}}).
+* You can see my list of [mods I made for video games]({{< ref "mods" >}}).
 
-Please consider signing the [guestbook]({{< ref "guestbook" >}}). For cool websites and mutuals, check out my [outgoing links]({{< ref "links" >}})!
+Consider signing the [guestbook]({{< ref "guestbook" >}}) if you enjoyed it here! For somewhere cool to visit afterwards, check out my [outgoing links]({{< ref "links" >}})!
 
 # Recent Blog Posts
 
 {{< recent-posts >}}
 
-# Featured Artwork
+# Featured Art
 
 {{< featured-art >}}
 

content/about.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "About"
 
 {{< insert-pic "profile.jpg" "Guestbook" >}}
 
-I'm known online as **redstrate**, and I create things to fill my own niche. I program, draw, and occasionally make bad music and edit videos. I'm a contributor to open source projects, and also a [KDE](https://kde.org) developer and [KDE e.V.](https://ev.kde.org) member. In my free time, I like to cook and study languages (real world and programming ones!) Of course, also play way too many video games!
+I'm known as **redstrate**, and I'm all about filling my own niche. I enjoy contributing to various open source projects in my free time, and I'm also a [KDE](https://kde.org) developer and [KDE e.V.](https://ev.kde.org) member. Apart from software development, I enjoy cooking, drawing and studying languages (real world and programming ones.) Of course, also play video games.
 
 I like developing software that I would personally use, and it also fills a niche or problem that either isn't adequately solved, or maybe just want to learn how to do it myself. My languages of choice usually are [C](/software/tags/c), [C++](/software/tags/cplusplus), and [Rust](/software/tags/rust) - and that's what you'll find most of the projects using!
 

content/art/faq/_index.md

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ layout: "art-single"
 
 ## Q: What software do you use?
 
-I use [Krita](https://krita.org) and [Blender](https://blender.org). Using free software is personally important to me, you don't have to pay a license or a subscription to create art. If you check out the detail page for a specific artwork, you can see what I made it with!
+I use [Krita](https://krita.org) and [Blender](https://blender.org). Using free software is personally important to me, I wanted to showcase that people don't have to pay exorbitant license fees to create digital art. When checking out the details page for a specific artwork, you can see what I made it with!
 
-But... **tools almost never matter**. One artist isn't simply better than another, because they happen to use _that one specific_ software.
+But... **tools almost never matter**. One artist isn't simply better than another, because they happen to use a _specific software_.
 
 ## Q: What tablet do you use?
 

content/blog/_index.md

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ aliases:
 
 {{< insert-pic "pic-blog.jpg" "Drawing of a grocery list with the words Linux and Review and KDE written." >}}
 
-Rambles and writings consisting of [Linux](/blog/tags/linux/) discussion, updates in [KDE](/blog/tags/kde), personal thoughts and everything else.
+My writing/rambling about various topics, including: [Linux](/blog/tags/linux/), [KDE](/blog/tags/kde), personal thoughts and everything else.
 
-You can follow this blog using [RSS](/blog/index.xml).
+You can follow this blog using [RSS](/blog/index.xml)!
 
 {{< blog-featured >}}

content/contact.md

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ title: "Contact"
 
 {{< insert-pic "pic-contact.jpg" "3D rendering of mail flying through the void." >}}
 
-The easiest and fastest way to contact me for personal matters is e-mail me via josh@redstrate.com. 
+The easiest and fastest way to contact me is my e-mail via josh@redstrate.com. 
 
-There are other services I use that support direct messaging (in order of preference):
+There are other services that happen to support direct messaging (in order of my own preference):
 * [Matrix](https://matrix.to/@redstrate@pyra.sh#/@redstrate:pyra.sh) as `@redstrate:pyra.sh`
 * [Mastodon](https://mastodon.art/@redstrate) as `@redstrate@mastodon.art`
 * [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/redstrate.com) as `@redstrate.com`
 * [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/58118005) as `redstrate`
+
+None of these contacts are meant for business inquiries and you will not recieve a response. If you're a current or prospective commission client, please look at this [page for your communication channel]({{< ref "/art/commission" >}}).

content/feeds.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: "Feeds"
 ---
 
-If you want to follow me, I suggest using an [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS) reader above all else (yes, even Mastodon.) These feeds allow you to recieve updates as fast as your reader can fetch them, and I'm wholly in control of my feed with no other middlemen. You don't need an account to follow RSS feeds either, unlike following me on a social media site.
+If you want to follow me, I suggest using an [RSS reader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS)! By subscribing to the feeds below, you can receive updates immediately and I'm wholly in control of my feed with no other middlemen. You don't need an account to follow these feeds either, unlike a social media site.
 
 * Blog ([RSS](/blog/index.xml), [HTML](/blog)): Linux, KDE, and technical discussion
 * Art ([RSS](/art/index.xml), [HTML](/art)): My new artwork!

content/guestbook.md

@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ title: "Guestbook"
 
 {{< insert-pic "pic-guestbook.jpg" "Guestbook" >}}
 
-If you're passing through my website, sign my guestbook below! I would really appreciate it. Name and other contact details are optional, so you can stay anonymous.
+If you're passing through my website, I appreciate a guestbook comment! Your name and other contact details are optional, so you can stay anonymous.
 
 {{< guestbook >}}

content/imprint.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Connections to my servers may be logged for abuse, but I do not care to track yo
 Navigating this website may make several connections, including:
 * Fetching the static content of this website, which is hosted on the `redstrate.com` domain. The original source code is [available here](https://code.ryne.moe/redstrate/redstrate.com), which is compiled to HTML using [Hugo](https://gohugo.io).
 * Interacting with comments, which is hosted under `comments.redstrate.com`. I run an [unmodified Isso instance](https://isso-comments.de/).
-    * The data submitted to this service is anonymous - unless of course, you identify yourself with a name.
+    * The data submitted to this service is anonymous - unless you identify yourself with a name, of course.
 * Liking (❤️) pages or taking part in a poll, which is hosted under `voting.redstrate.com`. The original source code is [available here](https://code.ryne.moe/redstrate/voting-system).
     * The data submitted to this service is anonymous.
 * Loading the webrings (in the footer), which may run a small bit of Javascript or hotlink to another resource.

content/links.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Here's some cool like-minded people, websites and communities you should check o
 
 # Outgoing
 
-If you wish to be added to the list, [contact me](/contact). Personal websites only, but also cardd/linktree sites if it's customized.
+If we're mutuals and you wish to be added/removed to the list, [contact me](/contact). I only list personal websites here, but I will also accept Cardd/Linktree if they're sufficiently customized.
 
 ## Artists
 
@@ -169,4 +169,3 @@ Please host these images yourself. I have two options depending on your preferen
 | -----|---------|--------|
 | 88x31 Button | {{< out-link banner="https://images.redstrate.com/misc/button.png" link="https://redstrate.com/" label="redstrate" >}} | ```<a href="https://redstrate.com/"><img src="button.png"/></a>``` |
 | 88x31 Button (Text-only) | {{< out-link banner="https://images.redstrate.com/misc/button2.png" link="https://redstrate.com" label="redstrate" >}} | ```<a href="https://redstrate.com/"><img src="button2.png"/></a>``` |
-

content/mods.md

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ title: "Mods"
 layout: "mods"
 ---
 
-Here's a list of mods I created for some games!
+Here's the mods I created for video games! I don't list my modding tools here, you can find those on my [software page]({{< ref "software" >}}).

content/music.md

@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ json: "music"
 ---
 
 I'm really new to the music creation process, but I somehow ended up with enough where I think it warrants it's own page. It's simple beats for now, don't really expect anything special.
-
-_Note_: Every modern browser supports Opus in an OGG container, except for Safari. _Sigh_, sorry Apple users.

content/shrines/_index.md

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ title: "Shrines"
 layout: "shrines"
 ---
 
-Stuff I like so much I decided to create dedicated pages, or "shrines". These are best viewed on a widescreen/desktop display.
+Stuff I like so much I decided to create dedicated pages, or "shrines". These are designed to be viewed on a widescreen/desktop display.

content/software/_index.md

@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ aliases:
 layout: "software"
 ---
 
-I like working with [Qt](/software/tags/qt), [C++](/software/tags/cplusplus) but also branching out into [Rust](/software/tags/rust) and tiny bits of web development (like this website.) My primary operating system is
+I like working with [Qt](/software/tags/qt), [C++](/software/tags/cplusplus), and [Rust](/software/tags/rust). While I primarily work on application development in my employment, and for fun (in KDE) I have taken up reverse engineering as my newest hobby so you'll see a lot of that here.
-Linux, so making sure things build and run across different operating systems is an interesting challenge. I also love working with graphics APIs, like [Vulkan](/software/tags/vulkan) and [OpenGL](/software/tags/opengl).

data/art-config.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "commissions": false,
     "featured": [
-        "returninghome",
+        "cooking-girl",
-        "bigshirt2",
+        "serah",
-        "vacation"
+        "kali"
     ],
     "new-banner": ""
 }

data/contributions.json

@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@
        {
             "id": "network/tokodon",
             "name": "Tokodon",
-            "description": "Co-maintainer, added numerous features and fixed lots of bugs.",
+            "description": "Co-maintainer, added too many features to count and still fixing lots of bugs!",
             "type": "kde"
         },
         {
             "id": "network/neochat",
             "name": "NeoChat",
-            "description": "Newly co-maintaining. Recently added support for UnifiedPush, making it one of the first of it's kind on desktop.",
+            "description": "Co-maintainer, my recent notable features are: UnifiedPush support, better text formatting, and pinned messages. I also try to fix all of the UX papercuts I find.",
             "type": "kde"
         },
         {
             "id": "multimedia/plasmatube",
             "name": "PlasmaTube",
-            "description": "Maintainer. Added several features such as PeerTube, Piped support and Picture-in-Picture.",
+            "description": "Maintainer. Added several features such as PeerTube, Piped support and Picture-in-Picture support.",
             "type": "kde"
         },
         {
             "id": "plasma/plasma-desktop",
             "name": "Plasma Desktop",
-            "description": "Currently maintaining and improving the Drawing Tablet KCM. Also bugfixing.",
+            "description": "Improving the Drawing Tablet KCM and adding new features to the drawing tablet infrastructure in KWin. And of course, bugfixing!",
             "type": "kde"
         }
     ],

themes/red/layouts/_default/software.html

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     {{ .Scratch.Set "header-name" "Maintaining" }}
     {{ partial "fake-heading.html" . }}
 
-    <p>I'm the "maintainer" for several projects that I did not originally create:</p>
+    <p>I'm the "maintaining" a few projects I didn't originally create:</p>
 
     <div class="buttons">
         {{ range $contrib.maintaining }}