convert to markdown (will do rename separately)

Author: markburns

_posts/index.textile

@@ -10,49 +10,47 @@ some diagrams may be missing and some sentences may be a little
 rough. But it also means they are in open review, so do not hesitate
 to address issues.
 
--   [Preface](preface.html)
--   [Introduction](intro.html)
+- \[Preface\](preface.html)
+- \[Introduction\](intro.html)
 
-### Part 1: Objects
+\#\#\# Part 1: Objects
 
--   [Chapter 1: A Minimal Introduction to Ruby](minimum.html)
--   [Chapter 2: Objects](object.html)
--   [Chapter 3: Names and name tables](name.html)
--   [Chapter 4: Classes and modules](class.html)
--   [Chapter 5: Garbage collection](gc.html)
--   [Chapter 6: Variables and constants](variable.html)
--   [Chapter 7: Security](security.html)
+- \[Chapter 1: A Minimal Introduction to Ruby\](minimum.html)
+- \[Chapter 2: Objects\](object.html)
+- \[Chapter 3: Names and name tables\](name.html)
+- \[Chapter 4: Classes and modules\](class.html)
+- \[Chapter 5: Garbage collection\](gc.html)
+- \[Chapter 6: Variables and constants\](variable.html)
+- \[Chapter 7: Security\](security.html)
 
-### Part 2: Syntax analysis
+\#\#\# Part 2: Syntax analysis
 
--   [Chapter 8: Ruby Language Details](spec.html)
--   [Chapter 9: yacc crash course](yacc.html)
--   [Chapter 10: Parser](parser.html)
--   [Chapter 11: Finite-state scanner](contextual.html)
--   [Chapter 12: Syntax tree construction](syntree.html)
+- \[Chapter 8: Ruby Language Details\](spec.html)
+- \[Chapter 9: yacc crash course\](yacc.html)
+- \[Chapter 10: Parser\](parser.html)
+- \[Chapter 11: Finite-state scanner\](contextual.html)
+- \[Chapter 12: Syntax tree construction\](syntree.html)
 
-### Part 3: Evaluation
+\#\#\# Part 3: Evaluation
 
--   [Chapter 13: Structure of the evaluator](evaluator.html)
--   [Chapter 14: Context](module.html)
--   [Chapter 15: Methods](method.html)
--   [Chapter 16: Blocks](iterator.html)
--   [Chapter 17: Dynamic evaluation](anyeval.html)
+- \[Chapter 13: Structure of the evaluator\](evaluator.html)
+- \[Chapter 14: Context\](module.html)
+- \[Chapter 15: Methods\](method.html)
+- \[Chapter 16: Blocks\](iterator.html)
+- \[Chapter 17: Dynamic evaluation\](anyeval.html)
 
-### Part 4: Around the evaluator
+\#\#\# Part 4: Around the evaluator
 
--   [Chapter 18: Loading](load.html)
--   [Chapter 19: Threads](thread.html)
+- \[Chapter 18: Loading\](load.html)
+- \[Chapter 19: Threads\](thread.html)
 
 <!-- -->
-
--   [Final chapter: Ruby's future - translation unstarted](fin.html)
+- \[Final chapter: Ruby's future - translation unstarted\](fin.html)
 
 About this Guide
-================
 
 This is a new effort to gather efforts to help translate
-[Ruby Hacking Guide](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/book/) into English.
+\[Ruby Hacking Guide\](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/book/) into English.
 
 The official support site of the original book is
 http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/
@@ -61,19 +59,19 @@ You can download the version of the source code explained and
 the tool used in the book
 from the official support site of the original book.
 
--   [ruby (1.7.3 2002-09-12) in tar.gz format](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/ruby-rhg.tar.gz)
--   [ruby (1.7.3 2002-09-12) in zip format](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/ruby-rhg.zip)
--   [Pragmatic Programmers' nodeDump 0.1.7](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/nodeDump-0.1.7.tgz)
--   [RHG-version nodedump](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/nodedump-rhg.tar.gz)
+- \[ruby (1.7.3 2002-09-12) in tar.gz format\](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/ruby-rhg.tar.gz)
+- \[ruby (1.7.3 2002-09-12) in zip format\](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/ruby-rhg.zip)
+- \[Pragmatic Programmers' nodeDump 0.1.7\](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/nodeDump-0.1.7.tgz)
+- \[RHG-version nodedump\](http://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/ar/nodedump-rhg.tar.gz)
 
 The original translating project is hosted at RubyForge
 http://rubyforge.org/projects/rhg
 
-Many thanks to [RubyForge](http://rubyforge.org) for hosting us and to
+Many thanks to \[RubyForge\](http://rubyforge.org) for hosting us and to
 Minero AOKI for letting us translate his work.
 
 You can get further information about this project from
-[the archives of rhg-discussion mailing list](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rhg-discussion/)
+\[the archives of rhg-discussion mailing list\](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rhg-discussion/)
 
 There is an old SVN repo, that is hosted at
 The RubyForge project page is http://rubyforge.org/projects/rhg.
@@ -82,8 +80,8 @@ SVN/Git history when I can.
 
 As for now the contributors to that repo were:
 
--   Vincent ISAMBART
--   meinrad recheis
--   Laurent Sansonetti
--   Clifford Caoile
--   Jean-Denis Vauguet
+- Vincent ISAMBART
+- meinrad recheis
+- Laurent Sansonetti
+- Clifford Caoile
+- Jean-Denis Vauguet