initial import of news posts

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diff --git a/_scripts/generate_index.lua b/_scripts/generate_index.lua
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+#!/usr/bin/lua
+
+markdown = require('discount')
+yaml = require('yaml')
+
+function read_meta(file)
+	local f = assert(io.open(file))
+	local header, body = f:read("*a"):match("^(%-%-%-.-%-%-%-)(.*)$")
+	f:close()
+	local m = yaml.load(header)
+	m.pagename = file:gsub("%.md$", ""):gsub("^.*/", "")
+	m.md = file
+	m.html = m.pagename..".html"
+	return m
+end
+
+function print_md(meta)
+	io.write(("|%s|%s|\n"):format(meta.date, meta.title))
+end
+
+a = {}
+j=1
+for i=1, #arg do
+	local m = read_meta(arg[i])
+	if m.date then
+		a[j] = m
+		j = j + 1
+	end
+
+end
+table.sort(a, function(a,b)
+	return a.date < b.date
+end)
+io.write(yaml.dump(a))
+