Welcome
To what the web was meant to be.
Not this website, I don't claim to be the epitome of web design.
But it definitely wasn't meant to be the SEO'd drivel that it has become.
Or just a source for training material for Large Language Models
(although I suppose this will be used anyway...)
Or more likely, no one will ever read this...
The web was a place for nerds to share their thoughts and passions.
You had to know HTML, struggle with FTP settings, and a lot of interacting with virtual user interfaces.
And you know what?
It still is
This is all handwritten HTML.
I know you were wondering.
It's much harder to a be a nerd now.
Now everyone wants to sit inside, staring at screens, playing videogames and knowing way too many details about fictional worlds.
To be a true nerd, you have try much harder.
But I'm trying
I have real, working replica ocarinas. I run Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. I read a lot. I curate retro computing technology. I built a replica of Chewbacca's bowcaster out of parts I printed on my own 3D printer.
Is it enough?
I must be getting old. At thirty...something, there's no template for an aging nerd.
I'll write some CSS later and give the site a design.
I promise
Until then, black on white will have to do.
So, I actually didn't wait that long to write some CSS. But it's still black on white.