Site update MOTD for the waifu XMPP bot. `/admin.php?section=motd` pins a notice; waifu posts it in `based@conference.sillylaird.ca` on join, on change, and via `!motd`. When `/motd/` changes, waifu posts it to the room. Public copy lives at `/motd/`. more (2026) →
Site update Ops, security, and visual cleanup pass. Fixed nightly backup and uptime cron scripts (executable bits so maintenance actually runs); removed a broken missing-script cron entry. Blocked public download of ops docs, tools, and SQLite databases on the blog and changelog hosts; locked guestbook internal PHP bootstrap files at the edge. Blog public pages no longer open a session for anonymous readers; guestbook sessions start only when a form/captcha needs them. Blog gained HSTS/CSP headers; legacy blog login redirects to the unified admin. Friend/badge links that only work over plain HTTP (lolwut, 711chan, 9p.sdf, etc.) use http:// so they stop looking “dead” under TLS. Homepage dropped the “more links loading…” filler tiles; startpage now uses the shared site footer (comfort spacing stays on the header control); collection empty photo slots and badge alts tidied; guestbook form/comments pick up site mono fonts; admin panel styles moved into a dedicated stylesheet; 404/50x got skip-to-content anchors; bbs.php permanently redirects to the diary BBS. Locale key parity cleaned up. Link/html audits still green. more (2026) →
Site update Hardening and hygiene. Admin password moved out of the web root (supports password_hash + legacy sha256); robots.txt disallows admin/API/tools; security headers are nginx-only (no PHP duplicates); homepage no longer sets a session cookie for anonymous visitors. /mstartpage/ permanently redirects to /startpage/. Shared head_meta on section indexes; locale dicts filled to parity; image budget scans startpage/gaming/computers and oversized assets recompressed; maintenance cron for backup, uptime, and audits; docs refreshed for the PHP layout. more (2026) →
Site update Homepage polish pass III. Removed scanline screen textures in favour of soft radial ambient glows; improved secondary text contrast, prose typography for blog/changelog panels, and section breathing room. The vibe video placeholder now uses a terminal-style overlay; protocol pills gained a sidebar alt-nets nav; Friends, Countries, and Buttons collapse into accordions on mobile. Images stay PNG — no WebP conversion. more (2026) →
Site update Visual polish pass across the homepage and startpage. Added a hero block with the Lain avatar, animated monospace tagline, and a more prominent "Where to start" card grid with emoji icons and neon accent hovers. Introduced subtle CSS-only ambient background textures (soft radial glows in dark mode, paper grain in light mode), section accent underlines, timeline-style update panels, guestbook card containers, and unified badge hover styling for friends/country/tile grids. Protocol pills and theme toggle now have smoother transitions; the footer gained a "made with ♥ on the small web" line. The startpage footer also picked up a comfort-spacing toggle that widens line height on long card link lists (persisted in localStorage). more (2026) →