Q&A

What is this?

My website! Check out the about page!

Why did you make a website?

It lets me blog and serves as a convenient multimedia portfolio!

Can you make me a website?

NO! I am not a web developer! Maybe I could make you something else, though.

What are you?

I'm just a guy. I recently got my B.S. in physics, but I dabble in many things.

Can I see your CV / Resume?

Sure! This one should be mostly up-to-date, but it's very general. Contact me (adamlastowka@gmail.com) and I can give you a better, specialized one.

Can I follow you on [platform]?

Absolutely: I've got a X/Twitter, a GitHub, and a LinkedIn. I'm also on BlueSky.

What tools are you using to make this website?

This is a static website built from a collection of markdown files that are transformed into .html pages with Metalsmith. In addition to Metalsmith, I am using:

• Github Pages to host the website (for free!)
• Google Domains to register adamlastowka.com
• p5.js for the interactive "applets" on the website
• highlight.js for code syntax highlighting in articles
• MathJax to display LaTeX on pages
• Python and PIL/Pillow to generate image thumbnails
• Visual Studio Code as my general-purpose IDE
• GIMP to edit most of the images on the website

The end result is a clean, lightweight, static website with very few dependencies!