:root {
    --green:       #20c20e;
    --green-mid:   #17900d;
    --green-dark:  #0a3d06;
    --red:         #ff003c;
    --dark:        #000000;
    --mid:         #0d0d0d;
    --light:       #1a1a1a;
  }
 
  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
 
body { 
  background: var(--dark);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex; 
  flex-direction: column; 
  align-items: center;   /* center content horizontally */
  justify-content: flex-start; 
  min-height: 100vh; 
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
 
  /* ── Wrapper ── */
.cp-logo {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 900px;
  min-width: 500px;
  padding: clamp(16px, 4vw, 36px);
  clip-path: polygon(18px 0%, 100% 0%, calc(100% - 18px) 100%, 0% 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--dark) 0%, var(--light) 100%);
  align-self: stretch;
}
 
  /* Left bold accent bar */
  .cp-logo::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
    width: 6px;
    background: var(--green);
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 8px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--green), 0 0 24px rgba(32,194,14,0.4);
  }
 
  /* Bottom accent bar */
  .cp-logo::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--green), rgba(32,194,14,0.3), transparent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(32,194,14,0.4);
  }
 
  /* ── Pre-label ── */
  .pre-label {
    font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 6px;
    color: var(--green);
    opacity: 0.55;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
    padding-left: 4px;
  }
 
  /* ── Main logo line ── */
  .logo-line {
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  justify-content: center;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0;
  position: relative;
}
 
  /* SHIFTY'S — light grey, lit by green glow */
  .shifty {
  font-family: 'Zen Dots', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -2px;
  background: linear-gradient(175deg,
    #ffffff 0%,
    #aaaaaa 30%,
    #777777 60%,
    #444444 100%
  );
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  filter:
    drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(32,194,14,0.7))
    drop-shadow(0 0 20px rgba(32,194,14,0.4))
    drop-shadow(1px 1px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.95));
  animation: chrome-flicker 8s infinite;
  position: relative;
}
 
  /* Glitch copies for SHIFTY'S */
  .shifty::before,
  .shifty::after {
    content: "SHIFTY'S";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    font-family: 'Zen Dots', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px);
    font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -2px;
    -webkit-background-clip: unset;
    background-clip: unset;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: unset;
  }
  .shifty::before {
    color: var(--red);
    clip-path: polygon(0 30%, 100% 30%, 100% 42%, 0 42%);
    animation: glitch-r 5s infinite;
    opacity: 0.75;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--red);
  }
  .shifty::after {
    color: var(--green);
    clip-path: polygon(0 65%, 100% 65%, 100% 78%, 0 78%);
    animation: glitch-c 5s infinite;
    opacity: 0.75;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--green);
  }
 
  /* Slash divider — green */
  .slash {
    font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 62px); 
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--green);
    margin: 0 6px 0 10px;
    line-height: 1;
    text-shadow:
      0 0 6px rgba(32,194,14,0.6),
      0 0 18px rgba(32,194,14,0.3);
    animation: slash-pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
    position: relative;
    top: 4px;
  }
 
  /* LAB — hacker green */
  .lab {
  font-family: 'Zen Dots', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 62px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -2px;
  background: linear-gradient(175deg,
    #afffaa 0%,
    var(--green) 35%,
    var(--green-mid) 65%,
    var(--green-dark) 100%
  );
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; /* ADDED */
  filter:
    drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(32,194,14,0.5))
    drop-shadow(2px 2px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.95));
  animation: lab-flicker 8s infinite;
  position: relative;
}
 
.lab::before,
.lab::after {
  content: 'LAB';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  font-family: 'Zen Dots', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 62px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -2px;
  -webkit-background-clip: unset;
  background-clip: unset;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: unset;
}
  
  .lab::before {
  color: var(--red);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--red);
  clip-path: polygon(0 20%, 100% 20%, 100% 34%, 0 34%);
  animation: glitch-r2 5s infinite;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.lab::after {
  color: #000;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #000;
  clip-path: polygon(0 70%, 100% 70%, 100% 82%, 0 82%);
  animation: glitch-c2 5s infinite;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
 
  /* ── Sub-label ── */
  .sub-label {
    font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 8px;
    color: var(--green);
    opacity: 0.35;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 6px;
    text-align: right;
    padding-right: 8px;
  }
 
  /* ── Scanlines ── */
  .scanlines {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.12) 0px,
      rgba(0,0,0,0.12) 1px,
      transparent 1px,
      transparent 4px
    );
    pointer-events: none;
  }
 
  /* ── Corner marks ── */
  .corner {
    position: absolute;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    border-color: var(--green);
    border-style: solid;
    opacity: 0.55;
  }
  .tl { top: 6px;  left: 22px;  border-width: 2px 0 0 2px; }
  .tr { top: 6px;  right: 6px;  border-width: 2px 2px 0 0; }
  .bl { bottom: 6px; left: 22px; border-width: 0 0 2px 2px; }
  .br { bottom: 6px; right: 6px; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; }
 
  /* ── Animations ── */
  @keyframes glitch-r {
    0%,85%,100% { transform: translate(0);         clip-path: polygon(0 30%, 100% 30%, 100% 42%, 0 42%); }
    86%          { transform: translate(-8px, 1px);  clip-path: polygon(0 28%, 100% 28%, 100% 38%, 0 38%); }
    87%          { transform: translate(8px, -1px);  clip-path: polygon(0 33%, 100% 33%, 100% 46%, 0 46%); }
    88%          { transform: translate(-3px, 0);    clip-path: polygon(0 25%, 100% 25%, 100% 40%, 0 40%); }
    89%          { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 30%, 100% 30%, 100% 42%, 0 42%); }
  }
  @keyframes glitch-c {
    0%,85%,100% { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 65%, 100% 65%, 100% 78%, 0 78%); }
    86%          { transform: translate(10px, -1px); clip-path: polygon(0 62%, 100% 62%, 100% 76%, 0 76%); }
    87%          { transform: translate(-10px, 1px); clip-path: polygon(0 68%, 100% 68%, 100% 80%, 0 80%); }
    88%          { transform: translate(4px, 0);     clip-path: polygon(0 64%, 100% 64%, 100% 77%, 0 77%); }
    89%          { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 65%, 100% 65%, 100% 78%, 0 78%); }
  }
  @keyframes glitch-r2 {
    0%,80%,100% { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 20%, 100% 20%, 100% 34%, 0 34%); }
    81%          { transform: translate(-6px, 2px);  clip-path: polygon(0 18%, 100% 18%, 100% 30%, 0 30%); }
    82%          { transform: translate(6px, -2px);  clip-path: polygon(0 23%, 100% 23%, 100% 38%, 0 38%); }
    83%          { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 20%, 100% 20%, 100% 34%, 0 34%); }
  }
  @keyframes glitch-c2 {
    0%,80%,100% { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 70%, 100% 70%, 100% 82%, 0 82%); }
    81%          { transform: translate(9px, -1px);  clip-path: polygon(0 67%, 100% 67%, 100% 80%, 0 80%); }
    82%          { transform: translate(-9px, 1px);  clip-path: polygon(0 72%, 100% 72%, 100% 84%, 0 84%); }
    83%          { transform: translate(0);          clip-path: polygon(0 70%, 100% 70%, 100% 82%, 0 82%); }
  }
 
  @keyframes slash-pulse {
    0%,100% { opacity: 1;   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(32,194,14,0.6), 0 0 18px rgba(32,194,14,0.3); }
    50%      { opacity: 0.6; text-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(32,194,14,0.2); }
  }
 
  @keyframes chrome-flicker {
    0%,92%,100% { opacity: 1;   }
    93%          { opacity: 0.65; }
    94%          { opacity: 1;   }
    96%          { opacity: 0.4; }
    97%          { opacity: 1;   }
  }
 
  @keyframes lab-flicker {
    0%,94%,100% { opacity: 1;   }
    95%          { opacity: 0.5; }
    96%          { opacity: 1;   }
    98%          { opacity: 0.35; }
    99%          { opacity: 1;   }
  }

  ul {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: center;
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  ul li a {
    font-family: 'Black Ops One', sans-serif;
    display: block;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FFF
  }

  a:hover {
    color: #20C20E;
  }

ul.c-list { 
  width: fit-content;
  display: inline-block; /* shrink to fit content */ 
  text-align: left; /* align all lines consistently */ 
  margin: 60px auto; /* center the block itself */ 
  padding: 0; 
  list-style: none; 
}

ul.c-list li {
  text-align: left;
  color: white;
  padding: 4px 0;
}

ul.c-list a {
  display: inline-block;
  color: #00E5FF;
  text-decoration: none;
}

ul.c-list a:hover {
  color: #20C20E;
}

pre {
  margin: 20px auto;
  width: 90%;
  max-width: 800px;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-break: break-word;
}

ul li span {
  font-family: 'Black Ops One', sans-serif;
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #FFF;
}

ul li span:hover {
  color: #20C20E;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════
   BLOG — ramblings index + post pages
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════ */

.blog-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 860px;
  align-self: center;
  padding: 40px 40px 80px;
}

/* ── Index header ── */
.blog-header {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.blog-header-label {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.55;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.blog-title {
  font-family: 'Zen Dots', sans-serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  background: linear-gradient(175deg, #ffffff 0%, #aaaaaa 40%, #555 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(32,194,14,0.5));
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.blog-subtitle {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.45;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ── Post list ── */
.post-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.loading-state {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.4;
  padding: 20px 0;
}

/* ── Post card ── */
.post-card {
  opacity: 0;
  animation: card-appear 0.4s ease forwards;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--green-dark);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.post-card:hover {
  border-left-color: var(--green);
}

.post-card-inner {
  padding: 24px 28px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--mid) 0%, transparent 100%);
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.post-card:hover .post-card-inner {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--light) 0%, transparent 100%);
}

@keyframes card-appear {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-10px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}

/* ── Card meta row ── */
.post-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.post-id {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-date {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: #555;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ── Card title ── */
.post-title {
  font-family: 'Black Ops One', sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.post-title a {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.post-title a:hover {
  color: var(--green);
}

/* ── Card excerpt ── */
.post-excerpt {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #888;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* ── Card footer ── */
.post-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.post-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
}

.post-tag {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green);
  border: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
  padding: 2px 8px;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.post-read-more {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--green);
  text-decoration: none;
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.post-read-more:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  color: var(--green);
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════
   BLOG — individual post page
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════ */

.post-header {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
  padding-bottom: 28px;
}

.back-link {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.5;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.back-link:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  color: var(--green);
}

.post-id-large {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.4;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.post-page-title {
  font-family: 'Zen Dots', sans-serif;
  font-size: 36px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  background: linear-gradient(175deg, #ffffff 0%, #aaaaaa 40%, #555 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(32,194,14,0.4));
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.post-page-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

/* ── Post body typography ── */
.post-body {
  font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #bbb;
  line-height: 1.8;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.post-body p {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.post-body h2 {
  font-family: 'Black Ops One', sans-serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 40px 0 16px;
  padding-left: 14px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--green);
}

.post-body h3 {
  font-family: 'Black Ops One', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 30px 0 12px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-body code {
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--green);
  background: var(--mid);
  padding: 2px 7px;
  border: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
}

.post-body pre {
  background: var(--mid);
  border: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--green-dark);
  padding: 20px 24px;
  margin: 24px 0;
  overflow-x: auto;
  align-self: auto;
  color: var(--green);
}

.post-body pre code {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.post-body hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
  margin: 36px 0;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.post-nav {
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--green-dark);
}

/* Mobile adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  ul {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  ul li a {
    text-align: center;
    width: auto;
    padding: 10px 20px;
  }

  .logo-line {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .slash {
    margin: 10px 0;
  }

  .sub-label {
    text-align: center;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .pre-label {
    text-align: center;
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .blog-container {
    padding: 20px;
  }
}