Project Aquarius 🌊

"You don't truly understand a system until you can rebuild it from scratch."

Project Aquarius is a protocol and platform for achieving intellectual sovereignty through the 1:1 reproduction of State-of-the-Art (SOTA) AI/ML research papers. We reject passive learning in favor of active reconstruction.

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⚡ The Mission

The gap between reading a paper and building it is where most learning dies. Aquarius provides the squad-based infrastructure, protocols, and community to turn paper-reading into production-grade engineering.

• 14-Day Cycle: A rigid cadence to force output.
• De-Noise: Separate the signal from academic fluff.
• Weaponize: Turn theory into personal intellectual property.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

This website is built as a high-performance, static-export application designed for speed and visual impact.

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router, Static Export)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS (v3) + Custom "Cyberpunk" Config
• Content: MDX (Markdown + React Components)
• Visuals:
  • Procedural Dither: Custom Canvas API implementation (AquariusDither.tsx) for generating the logo waves without images.
  • Kinetic Parallax: Scroll-reactive particle systems (ParallaxDither.tsx).

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm / yarn / pnpm

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Project-Aquarius-White/Aquarius-Website.git
   cd Aquarius-Website

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Run the development server

   npm run dev

   Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.

Deployment

This project is configured for Static Export (output: 'export' in next.config.mjs).

Deploy on Netlify:

1. Import the repository.
2. Build Command: npm run build
3. Publish Directory: out

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✍️ Writing Content

Content is managed via MDX files in the content/ directory.

Creating a New Post/Protocol

1. Create a file: content/my-new-reproduction.md
2. Add Frontmatter:

   ---
   title: "Reproduction: Attention Is All You Need"
   date: "2025-12-25"
   description: "Implementing the Transformer from scratch."
   ---

3. Write standard Markdown. You can also import React components if needed.
4. The post will be accessible at /docs/my-new-reproduction.

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📂 Project Structure

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├── app/
│   ├── components/      # Visual components (Dither, Glitch, etc.)
│   ├── docs/[slug]/     # Dynamic MDX renderer
│   ├── layout.tsx       # Root layout (CRT scanlines, Fonts)
│   └── page.tsx         # The Landing Page (Hardcoded for impact)
├── content/             # MDX Files (Blog/Docs)
├── lib/                 # Utility functions (MDX parser)
└── public/              # Static assets

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome pull requests for:

• New reproduction protocols.
• Improvements to the visual engine.
• Typo fixes and documentation updates.

"Bring the knowledge down from the tower."