I updated the main page to load much faster, and created a page of alchemical images:
https://spiritalchemy.com/alchemyimages.htm
Please beware that the page is LOADED with images, in order that they can be easily browsed, so it may take a minute to load.
After much waiting and toil, I have completed the online version of my thesis, completely customized for the web. Adopting hundreds of pages with images, tables, and outlines is not a terribly fun task; more a labor of love, but I am happy with the result and hope that it can provide a useful resource to any interested parties.
I transitioned from the built-in 1&1 wordpress blog to a standalone upload of the lastest wordpress version, so I can have more control over everything, particularly the look and feel, although the widgest are cool too… :) For example I can easily include photos from flicker like this:
I added a few tools from freefind.com: a internal search, a what’s new page, and a site map. They come with some minimal advertising, so I might not keep them, but for now they work, and they let me use the Spirit Alchemy template to make them look decent.
Through Scientific American I found a way to offset the carbon footprint of my website. The company, CO2Stats, provides a free carbon offset counter that automatically counts the carbon footprint caused by visitors to the site, mostly from the energy consumed by the computers used to access and host the site. What is great is that on the basis of the counter, CO2Stats invests in renewable energy projects from web advertising and sponsors. Whew, one more thing off my back!
Just a tiny update: I added a randomized image of some of the products at the Spirit Alchemy CafePress store. Had to learn a little bit about javascript to do so, but was easily successful. I hope this isn’t too commercial and/or annoying for the front page.