Welcome

You’ve found my blog. If you’re seeing this, the Platinum theme is working.

This site is built with Astro and styled entirely with custom CSS to look like Mac OS 8/9’s Platinum interface. No frameworks, no utility classes — just bevels and pinstripes.

Why Mac OS 8/9?

The Platinum interface was peak skeuomorphism. Every button looked like you could physically press it. Every window had depth. The pinstriped title bars told you which window was active. It was a design language that respected the metaphor of a desktop.

How it’s built

The beveled window chrome is all box-shadow stacking — no images:

.window {
  border: 1px solid #000;
  box-shadow:
    inset 1px 1px 0 0 #fff,
    inset -1px -1px 0 0 #9c9c9c,
    2px 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

What you’ll find here

I write about software engineering, infrastructure, and whatever else catches my attention. Posts will appear in the Blog window — click “View” in the menu bar to see them all.