this site is a love letter to the terminals i grew up reading about and the avionics displays i grew up watching. the goal isn't "retro for retro's sake" — it's signal density. amber phosphor survived for a reason: it respects your eyes, it respects your time, and it makes hierarchy visible.

runtime   :: tanstack start v1 (react 19, vite 7)
deploy    :: cloudflare workers (edge)
backend   :: lovable cloud (supabase under the hood)
ai        :: lovable ai gateway → google/gemini-3-flash-preview
styling   :: tailwind v4 native @theme + oklch tokens
type      :: ibm plex mono, ascii everywhere
icons     :: none. text and box-drawing characters only.

try the phosphor switcher in the top-right (amber / green / blue / white).

• ▸ scanlines — repeating linear-gradient at 3px intervals
• ▸ flicker — subtle opacity dips on a 4s loop
• ▸ vignette — radial darkening to mimic curved glass
• ▸ power-on — vertical scale flash on every route change
• ▸ phosphor glow — text-shadow tuned per theme

• ▸ inspiration: vt220, ibm 5151, the cathode ray tube manifesto
• ▸ ascii cow: original cowsay by tony monroe (1999)
• ▸ weather: open-meteo (no api key, free, lovely)
• ▸ built with assistance from lovable ai