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Framework

• Astro Static site framework
• Tailwind CSS Utility-first CSS
• shadcn/ui Component library

Built with Astro for full control over the output, no CMS bloat, and no database to maintain. Content lives in plain Markdown files, which keeps things portable, flexible, and easy to reason about. Tailwind keeps styling co-located with markup, no stylesheet juggling, no naming things. shadcn/ui provides accessible component primitives built on Radix UI, with full ownership of the source code.

Styling

• Darkmode Typeface
• RemixIcon Icon library
• GSAP Animation library

Darkmode by Dalton Maag is a highly legible humanist sans typeface designed for modern UIs. Its weight variable axis delivers clear visual hierarchy. RemixIcon is a versatile icon library by a small team that treats open source as a core belief, not an afterthought. GSAP handles motion, scroll-driven transitions and small micro-interactions that would be brittle in pure CSS.

Infrastructure

• Pirsch Privacy-first analytics
• GitHub Version control & CI/CD
• Vercel Hosting & edge delivery

This site uses no cookies, no consent banners, and no cross-site tracking. Pirsch measures visits using a cookieless method that never stores personal information. It is GDPR, CCPA, and Schrems II compliant, hosted in Germany, and open source. This site's source lives on GitHub, with deployments triggered automatically on push via Vercel and distributed across the edge.

APIs

• Web3Forms Form submissions

Web3Forms handles contact and AMA form submissions without requiring a backend.

Editorial

• iA Writer Focused writing
• Claude Research
• Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
• Google Ngram Viewer Phrasing currency
• Etymonline Word origin verification

Every article targets Grade 8 readability through Hemingway, cutting adverbs, passive voice, and qualifiers. Nothing exceeds 400 words. iA Writer strips away distractions and keeps the focus on the text itself. Claude checks facts and surfaces references worth linking. Merriam-Webster keeps word choices precise without reaching for jargon. Google Ngram Viewer flags whether a phrase is current or dated by charting its usage over centuries. Etymonline traces where a word actually came from before it gets used loosely.

The editorial stance favours scrutiny over self-expression. Notes are not personal journals. They ask questions, often the wrong ones, and resist the urge to arrive at tidy conclusions. The goal is curiosity that holds up over time or speaks to what matters right now, not both at once, and never about what I had for lunch.

License

• CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Content license

All content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0. Meaning, you are free to share it with credit, but not for commercial use and not in modified form.

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