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    Why is this website so ugly?

    I'm making this website, super simple and from scratch.
    I got tired of looking for the 'perfect' theme.
    Decided to keep is simple and just use vanilla html/css as much as possible. It would be great if I didnt have to use any javascript either.
    I really liked Paul Graham's website (http://www.paulgraham.com/) so I decided to make something similar.

    This whole website is 57Kb. Old school geeks and nerds will appreciate this.
    This is because there are 701(Not ture anymore, havn't counted how many new total is) characters on this website and each character takes up 1 byte.

    Why am I making such a small website?

    It is because I want to experience what it was like to be a web developer before we had such a large about of memory to play with

    I decided to take inspriation from PG's website. Upon analysis, I discoverd some eyebrow lifting facts. The sidebar PG has is an image, and he manually coded in the coordinates that will lead to the correct content. LOL this is a terrible. But I'm guessing there weren't as many ways of manipulating the web back in the day.

    Why are there so many spelling and other errors here?

    For most things I think 20-80 rule is good idea. Get 80% of the results from the 20% work put in. The Law of diminishing return is something to be aware of and be logical about. So when I am editing or adding something to this website, I note it down and don't bother to proof read multiple times as long as the communication is present. I also have a hard time spelling words.

    What is the purpose of this website?

    I find that when people have a better understanding of what kind of a person you are, communication, ideas and information flows more smoothly. So when a stranger comes across my website and learn a bit about me they will be able to interact with me in a more meaningful way and converstions won't be about the weather but instead will be thought provoking discussions. Essentially this is a way for others to get to know me better so we can have better interactions.