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) →
Site update Footer and badge polish. Reworked the EFF "Free Speech Online" badge so it reads in both themes: dark mode now shows it on a black tile with red lettering and the blue ribbon kept, while light mode keeps the snow/ice white card with blue trim. Recoloured the ribbon image so its text shows on the dark background, dimmed the badge's red border at rest (brightening on hover), and removed the stray red glow that popped up underneath it on hover. On hover the light-mode badge now matches the other button tiles. Finally, lined the homepage footer up with the main content column so it starts and ends where the page content does instead of drifting left. more (2026) →
Site update Homepage structure pass. Promoted the Gemini, Gopher, Tor, and I2P links into coloured monospace protocol pills in the header, collapsed the theme and language controls to icon buttons, and added a desktop homepage sidebar for quick orientation. Reworked "Where to start" into compact entry cards, simplified the contact block with Tor/I2P and alternate XMPP addresses folded into a details panel, and split the network area into clearer friends, countries, games, and buttons groups. Country links now use lightweight emoji cards, and the mobile nav hidden state was tightened so the drawer is actually removed when closed. more (2026) →