added commenting feature to blogs and updated dependencies

Gemfile.lock

@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.11.2)
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
-    rexml (3.2.6)
+    rexml (3.2.8)
+      strscan (>= 3.0.9)
     rouge (4.2.1)
     safe_yaml (1.0.5)
     sass-embedded (1.74.1-x64-mingw-ucrt)
       google-protobuf (>= 3.25, < 5.0)
     sass-embedded (1.74.1-x86_64-linux-gnu)
       google-protobuf (>= 3.25, < 5.0)
+    strscan (3.1.0)
     terminal-table (3.0.2)
       unicode-display_width (>= 1.1.1, < 3)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)

README.md

@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ just a place on the internet where i write blog posts about my projects
 ## how to visit this website online (if it is deployed)
 
 easy, just do either one of these things:
-1) just click **[here][link]** or
-2) copy this link: **[`https://de-soot.github.io`][link]** and paste it into your browser's address bar and press enter.
+1) just click [here][link] or
+2) copy this URL: `https://de-soot.github.io` and paste it into your browser's address bar and press enter.
 
 [link]: https://de-soot.github.io
+[docs-link]: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation
 
 ## how to run locally
 
 a bit harder, but still relatively simple enough, just:
 1) download a copy of the github repository's files onto your computer.
-1) follow the guide to install the prerequisites for jekyll: `https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation`
+1) follow the guide to install the prerequisites for jekyll: [https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation][docs-link]
 2) once all requirements are installed, run this in your terminal: `gem install jekyll bundler`
 3) now that everything's installed and good to go, use `cd` to navigate to the folder where the you downloaded the copy of the github repository and type and enter this into the terminal: `jekyll serve`
 4) ...

_posts/2024-04-11-welcome-to-my-website.markdown

@@ -5,14 +5,31 @@ date: 2024-04-11 20:08:03 +0800
 categories: welcome
 ---
 
-this is where **[blog posts][home]** of my projects are stored.
+this is where [blog posts][home] of my projects are stored.
 
-it is made using **[jekyll][jekyll]**'s **[minima][minima]** theme and is hosted for free on **[github][github]**.
+it is made using [jekyll][jekyll]'s [minima][minima] theme and is hosted for free on [github][github].
 
-the `source code` for this website can be found on its **[github repository][github repo]**
+the `source code` for this website can be found on its [github repository][github repo]
 
 [home]: /
 [jekyll]: https://jekyllrb.com/
 [minima]: https://github.com/jekyll/minima
 [github]: https://github.com
 [github repo]: https://github.com/de-soot/de-soot.github.io
+
+<script src="https://giscus.app/client.js"
+        data-repo="de-soot/de-soot.github.io"
+        data-repo-id="R_kgDOK6_5tA"
+        data-category="Announcements"
+        data-category-id="DIC_kwDOK6_5tM4CflCT"
+        data-mapping="title"
+        data-strict="1"
+        data-reactions-enabled="1"
+        data-emit-metadata="0"
+        data-input-position="top"
+        data-theme="preferred_color_scheme"
+        data-lang="en"
+        data-loading="lazy"
+        crossorigin="anonymous"
+        async>
+</script>

_posts/2024-05-24-you-can-comment-now.markdown

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: "you can comment now"
+date: 2024-05-24 20:28:03 +0800
+categories: comments
+---
+
+i added the commenting feature on the blog posts using [giscus][giscus]. it basically uses [github discussions][discussions-docs] for comments since this website is hosted on [github pages][pages-docs] and that only supports static websites, which cannot use normal databases for comments.
+
+you can try it out yourself by signing into your github account and commenting below, or you can comment on the [github discussions][discussions] directly.
+
+[giscus]: https://giscus.app
+[discussions]: https://github.com/de-soot/de-soot.github.io/discussions
+[discussions-docs]: https://docs.github.com/en/discussions
+[pages-docs]: https://docs.github.com/en/pages
+
+<script src="https://giscus.app/client.js"
+        data-repo="de-soot/de-soot.github.io"
+        data-repo-id="R_kgDOK6_5tA"
+        data-category="Announcements"
+        data-category-id="DIC_kwDOK6_5tM4CflCT"
+        data-mapping="title"
+        data-strict="1"
+        data-reactions-enabled="1"
+        data-emit-metadata="0"
+        data-input-position="top"
+        data-theme="preferred_color_scheme"
+        data-lang="en"
+        data-loading="lazy"
+        crossorigin="anonymous"
+        async>
+</script>

about.markdown

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ title: about me
 permalink: /about-me
 ---
 
-i am a  **[kaplan singapore][kaplan]** student pursuing a [Bachelor of Information Technology in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems and Computer Science (Double Major) from Murdoch University][degree].
+i am a  [kaplan singapore][kaplan] student pursuing a [Bachelor of Information Technology in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems and Computer Science (Double Major) from Murdoch University][degree].
 
-my personal projects will be documented in the form of these **[blog posts][home]** on this website. the blogs will explain the projects' details, and i hope that they provide educational value for people interested in technology and AI. 🤓
+my personal projects will be documented in the form of these [blog posts][home] on this website. the blogs will explain the projects' details, and i hope that they provide educational value for people interested in technology and AI.
 
-i may also occassionally write about my other interests, such as math concepts / formulas i found my teachers did not explain in class (which forced me to come up with explanations myself).
+i also write about my other interests or things i learn about in class on these blogs.
 
 [home]: /
 [kaplan]: https://www.kaplan.com.sg