Backdate old blog posts.

_config.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ timezone:
 ## If your site is put in a subdirectory, set url as 'http://yoursite.com/child' and root as '/child/'
 url: https://www.elementsproject.org
 root: /
-permalink: /blog/:year/:month/:day/:title/
+permalink: /posts/:title/
 permalink_defaults:
 
 # Directory
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ skip_render:
 
 # Writing
 new_post_name: :title.md # File name of new posts
-default_layout: page
+default_layout: post
 titlecase: false # Transform title into titlecase
 external_link: true # Open external links in new tab
 filename_case: 0
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ marked:
   breaks: false
 
 # Category & Tag
-default_category: uncategorized
+default_category: general
 category_map:
 tag_map:
 

source/_posts/announcing-elements.md

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+---
+title: Announcing Sidechain Elements: Open source code and developer sidechains for advancing Bitcoin
+source:
+github: 
+---
+We're excited to announce the release of Sidechain Elements. Sidechains extend
+Bitcoin functionality through interoperable blockchain networks and today's open
+source release includes an
+experime[![elements_logo](https://www.blockstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elements_logo-300x78.png)](https://www.blockstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elements_logo.png)ntal
+sidechain that has a number of new working capabilities. With the release of
+Sidechain Elements, Blockstream is moving this effort into the community. We're
+inviting developers to work with us, to test and use the code for their
+projects, and to share their proposals and code for additional capabilities.
+
+Sidechains are decentralized, peer-to-peer networks that provide useful
+security, risk, and performance enhancements for global systems of value
+exchange that don't need intermediaries, central banks or other third parties.
+They are distributed ledgers that are interoperable with each other and with
+Bitcoin, leveraging the most secure blockchain and code infrastructure in an
+additive way. Sidechains enable innovators to safely develop new applications
+without jeopardizing Bitcoin's core code and putting billions of dollars worth
+of digital currency at risk.
+
+We began our work on sidechains almost one year ago first through extensive
+discussions and debate with others in the technical community, and then in the
+publication of a
+[whitepaper](https://www.blockstream.com/2014/10/23/why-we-are-co-founders-of-blockstream/
+"Why we co-founded Blockstream") and [launch of
+Blockstream](https://www.blockstream.com/2014/11/17/blockstream-closes-21m-seed-round/
+"Blockstream closes $21M seed round"). Over the past several months, we've been
+coding and testing initial implementations all in preparation for today's
+release.
+
+Sidechain Elements consists of several components: the core network software to
+build an initial testing sidechain, eight new features not currently supported
+by Bitcoin, a basic wallet, and the code for moving coins between blockchains.
+We've selected a collection of elements chosen to be both exciting and useful to
+three audiences with overlapping interests: the broader Bitcoin community; core
+technologists and smart-contract programmers; and businesses just starting to
+explore blockchain use cases. The new elements include Confidential
+Transactions, Basic Asset Issuance, Relative Lock Time and several others. We've
+posted a video of our CTO, Greg Maxwell, walking through all of new
+capabilities.
+
+The initial sidechain included in Sidechain Elements works on a federated
+security model; while it's still peer-to-peer and consensus-based, security for
+the blockchain is provided by a set of predefined functionaries in an
+arrangement called a Fed-Peg. A number of academic groups and individual
+contributors have agreed to run the Sidechain Elements Fed-Peg, including
+blockchain groups at Stanford, MIT, and Princeton. The sidechain does not
+include mining or proof-of-work at this point.
+
+In the coming weeks, we'll be publishing an early draft of a proposal for a
+fully decentralized, two-way peg and merge-mined sidechains, which will enable
+us to test other types of sidechain functionality.
+
+Sidechains are an emerging technology, and this work is in its early stages. The
+code and working sidechain provide a basis for research and prototyping. We'll
+undertake many of these efforts, and anticipate many others will happen
+independent of Blockstream with over 30 major financial institutions launching
+blockchain innovation projects, as well as interest in this tech from other
+Bitcoin and blockchain-based ventures.
+
+**Here be dragons:** While much of the underlying science isn't new, this is an
+alpha code release. We've intentionally focused on a Testnet sidechain and
+strongly urge others to avoid implementations that involve bitcoin or other
+real-world assets. Fiduciary code like this requires significant peer review
+before moving onto production environments.
+
+Sidechain Elements is available under the MIT open source license, along with
+initial documentation, on Blockstream's code repo. We'll make ourselves
+available to work with developers, and we invite the technical community to join
+the discussion and get involved in moving sidechains and distributed ledger
+technology forward. Complete info and links can be found on our new
+[Developers](https://blockstream.com/developers/) page.

source/case-studies/index.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Who is using Elements?
 description: Case studies of Elements Project users and deployments.
 ---
 ### Liquid, by Blockstream
-Blockstream is a founding member of the Elements Project and contributed the first initial set of Elements.  They have used Confidential Transactions and several other Elements to construct the first commercial sidechain, Liquid.
+Blockstream has used several Elements, including [Confidential Transactions](/elements/confidential-transactions) and [Segregated Witness](/elements/segregated-witness), to construct the first commercial sidechain.  The Liquid sidechain offers rapid transfer and settlement between Bitcoin exchanges, bypassing the 10 minute confirmation limit imposed by the Bitcoin blockchain.
 
 <a href="/sidechains/liquid" class="ui button huge primary">Learn about Liquid<i class="ui icon chevron right"></i></a>
 

source/elements/confidential-transactions/index.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 title: Confidential Transactions
+description: Obscure the transaction value using the Confidential Transactions Element. 
+source: https://github.com/ElementsProject/elementsproject.github.io/blob/hexo/source/elements/confidential-transactions/index.md
+edit: https://github.com/ElementsProject/elementsproject.github.io/edit/hexo/source/elements/confidential-transactions/index.md
 ---
 One of the most powerful new features being explored in Elements is Confidential
 Transactions.  This keeps the amounts transferred visible only to participants in

themes/elements/layout/blog.jade

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+extends layouts/elements
+
+prepend site-title
+  | #{page.title} — 
+
+block content
+
+  include partials/menu
+
+  .ui.main.text.container
+    .ui.cards
+      - site.posts.each(function(post, i) {
+        a.ui.fluid.card(href="#{post.path}")
+          .content
+            .header #{post.title}
+            .meta
+              .right.floated.time #{post.date}
+            .description
+              p !{post.excerpt}
+          .extra.content
+            if (post.author)
+              a.right.floated.author(href="/people/#{post.author}")
+                img.ui.avatar.image(src="/img/#{post.author}.png")
+                |  #{post.author}
+                
+            .left.floated.star
+              i.icon.star
+              
+      - });

themes/elements/layout/index.jade

@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ block content
         h1.ui.inverted.header The Elements Project
         h2 Extending Bitcoin with Sidechains
 
+        //-form.ui.large.form(action="https://chat.elementsproject.org/invite", method="POST")
+          .inline.field(style="margin-top: 1em;")
+            input(type="email", name="email")
+            button.ui.primary.button(type="submit")
+              | Join the Community
+              i.icon.right.chevron
+            
         a.ui.huge.primary.button(href="https://chat.elementsproject.org", style="margin-top: 1em;")
           | Join the Community
           i.icon.right.chevron
-
-        .item
-          script(async, defer, src="https://community.ericmartindale.com/slackin.js?large")
 
     .ui.vertical.stripe.segment
       .ui.middle.aligned.stackable.grid.container

themes/elements/layout/layouts/elements.jade

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ html(lang="en")
           .right.menu
             .item
               a.ui.button test
-    
+
     block content
 
     block footer

themes/elements/layout/page.jade

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ prepend site-title
   | #{page.title} — 
 
 block content
+
+  include partials/menu
+
   .ui.main.text.container
+    include partials/edit-self
+
     h2 #{page.title}
-
-    include partials/menu
 
     .content !{page.content}

themes/elements/layout/partials/edit-self.jade

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.ui.right.floated.buttons
+  if (page && page.edit && page.source)
+    a.ui.button.tooltipped(href="#{page.edit}", title="Launch an editor to change content on this page.")
+      i.icon.pencil
+      | edit this page
+    .or
+    a.ui.button.tooltipped(href="#{page.source}", title="View the original content used to generate this page.")
+      i.icon.code
+      | view the source

themes/elements/layout/partials/menu.jade

@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ style.
     a.item(href="/elements") Elements
     a.item(href="/sidechains") Sidechains
     a.item(href="/case-studies") Case Studies
+    a.item(href="/posts") Blog
     .item
-      script(async, defer, src="https://community.ericmartindale.com/slackin.js")
+      script(async, defer, src="https://chat.elementsproject.org/slackin.js")
 
     .right.menu
       a.item(href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements")

themes/elements/layout/partials/post.jade

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-h2 #{page.title}
+h2 #{post.title}
 
 .post-meta
   include meta
-  +postDate(page.date)
-  +postCategory(page.categories)
+  +postDate(post.date)
+  +postCategory(post.categories)
 
-.post-body  !{page.content}
+.post-body  !{post.content}

themes/elements/layout/post.jade

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ prepend site-title
   | #{page.title} — 
 
 block content
-.ui.main.text.container
-  h2 #{page.title}
 
   include partials/menu
+
+  .ui.main.text.container
+    include partials/edit-self
+
+    h2 #{page.title}
 
-  .content
-    include partials/post
-    include partials/pagination
+    .content !{page.content}