Initial Jekyll blog setup (by Claude)

Author: mattbuot

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

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+name: Deploy Jekyll to GitHub Pages
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '3.2'
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        id: pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v4
+
+      - name: Build with Jekyll
+        run: bundle exec jekyll build --baseurl "${{ steps.pages.outputs.base_path }}"
+        env:
+          JEKYLL_ENV: production
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+
+  deploy:
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

.gitignore

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+# Jekyll build output
 _site/
 .sass-cache/
 .jekyll-cache/
 .jekyll-metadata
-# Ignore folders generated by Bundler
-.bundle/
+
+# Ruby/Bundler
 vendor/
+.bundle/
+Gemfile.lock
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db

Gemfile

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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+gem "jekyll", "~> 4.3"
+gem "minima", "~> 2.5"
+
+group :jekyll_plugins do
+  gem "jekyll-feed", "~> 0.12"
+  gem "jekyll-seo-tag", "~> 2.8"
+end
+
+# Windows and JRuby does not include zoneinfo files
+platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
+  gem "tzinfo", ">= 1", "< 3"
+  gem "tzinfo-data"
+end

README.md

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-# blog
-Blog website and content for Simplex Lab, built with Jekyll
+# AI Research Blog
+
+A personal blog about AI research and ML theory, built with Jekyll and deployed via GitHub Pages.
+
+## Local Development
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Ruby 3.x
+- Bundler (`gem install bundler`)
+
+### Setup
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+bundle install
+
+# Run local server
+bundle exec jekyll serve
+```
+
+Visit `http://localhost:4000/blog/` in your browser.
+
+### Live reload
+
+```bash
+bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload
+```
+
+## Writing Posts
+
+Create new posts in the `_posts/` directory with the naming convention:
+
+```
+YYYY-MM-DD-title-of-post.md
+```
+
+Each post needs front matter:
+
+```yaml
+---
+layout: post
+title: "Your Post Title"
+date: YYYY-MM-DD
+categories: category1 category2
+---
+
+Your content here...
+```
+
+## Deployment
+
+The blog is automatically deployed to GitHub Pages when you push to the `main` branch.
+
+### First-time Setup
+
+1. Push this repository to GitHub
+2. Go to **Settings → Pages**
+3. Under "Build and deployment", select **GitHub Actions** as the source
+4. The workflow will automatically build and deploy on push to `main`
+
+Your blog will be available at: `https://<username>.github.io/blog/`
+
+## Configuration
+
+Edit `_config.yml` to customize:
+
+- `title`: Your blog's name
+- `description`: Blog description for SEO
+- `author`: Your name
+- `url`: Your GitHub Pages URL (update `YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME`)
+- `baseurl`: Repository name (default: `/blog`)
+
+## License
+
+MIT

_config.yml

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+# Site settings
+title: AI Research Blog
+description: Thoughts on AI research and ML theory
+author: Your Name
+email: your-email@example.com
+
+# URL settings (update with your GitHub username)
+baseurl: "/blog"  # repository name
+url: "https://mattbuot.github.io"
+
+# Build settings
+theme: minima
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-feed
+  - jekyll-seo-tag
+
+# Minima theme settings
+minima:
+  skin: auto  # auto switches between light/dark based on user preference
+
+# Markdown settings
+markdown: kramdown
+highlighter: rouge
+
+kramdown:
+  syntax_highlighter: rouge
+  input: GFM  # GitHub Flavored Markdown
+
+# Permalink structure
+permalink: /:year/:month/:day/:title/
+
+# Exclude from build
+exclude:
+  - Gemfile
+  - Gemfile.lock
+  - README.md
+  - LICENSE

_posts/2026-01-13-welcome-to-the-blog.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: "Welcome to the Blog"
+date: 2026-01-13
+categories: general
+---
+
+Welcome to my AI research blog! This is a space where I'll share thoughts on machine learning theory, deep learning, and the latest developments in AI research.
+
+## What to Expect
+
+Posts will cover topics such as:
+
+- **Learning Theory**: Understanding generalization, sample complexity, and the theoretical foundations of ML
+- **Optimization**: Gradient descent dynamics, convergence analysis, and loss landscapes
+- **Neural Networks**: Architectures, expressivity, and training dynamics
+- **Research Insights**: Commentary on interesting papers and emerging trends
+
+## Code Examples
+
+Posts may include code snippets. Here's a simple example:
+
+```python
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+
+class SimpleNetwork(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, input_dim: int, hidden_dim: int, output_dim: int):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.layers = nn.Sequential(
+            nn.Linear(input_dim, hidden_dim),
+            nn.ReLU(),
+            nn.Linear(hidden_dim, output_dim),
+        )
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        return self.layers(x)
+```
+
+## Math Support
+
+Jekyll with Kramdown supports LaTeX-style math. For example, the cross-entropy loss:
+
+$$
+\mathcal{L}(\theta) = -\frac{1}{N} \sum_{i=1}^{N} \sum_{c=1}^{C} y_{i,c} \log(\hat{y}_{i,c})
+$$
+
+Stay tuned for more content!

about.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: About
+permalink: /about/
+---
+
+This blog explores topics in AI research and machine learning theory.
+
+Topics include:
+- Deep learning foundations
+- Optimization theory
+- Generalization and learning theory
+- Neural network architectures
+- Emerging research directions
+
+Feel free to reach out via email for discussions.

index.md

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+---
+layout: home
+title: Home
+---