1739 lines
38 KiB
HTML
1739 lines
38 KiB
HTML
<!doctype html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="utf-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>gender as a proxy variable | hello hello</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Lee Cattarin... on the internet!">
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<link rel="alternate" href="/feed.xml" type="application/atom+xml" title="hello hello">
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<meta property="og:title" content="gender as a proxy variable">
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<meta property="og:type" content="website">
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<meta property="og:description" content="Lee Cattarin... on the internet!">
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<meta property="og:site_name" content="hello hello">
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<meta property="og:image" content="/img/gender-zine-cover.png">
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<meta property="og:image:alt" content="Part of a scan of the cover of my zine, Gender as a Proxy Variable. It shows the title and a bit of handsewn binding.">
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<meta name="generator" content="Eleventy v3.1.2">
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin="">
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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible+Mono:ital,wght@0,200..800;1,200..800&family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible+Next:ital,wght@0,200..800;1,200..800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
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<script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/884dded219.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
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<style>.post-metadata {
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display: flex;
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flex-flow: row wrap;
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justify-content: space-between;
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align-items: baseline;
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margin: 1.5rem 0 .5rem;
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}
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.post-metadata p {
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font-size: .9rem;
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post-tags {
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display: flex;
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flex-flow: row wrap;
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gap: .5rem;
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list-style: none;
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post-tags li {
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post-tags li a {
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text-decoration: none;
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color: var(--color-teal);
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padding: 0 .5rem;
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border-radius: 1rem;
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box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
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border: .08rem solid var(--color-teal);
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line-height: 2;
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/* Click animation handling */
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position: relative;
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top: 0;
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left: 0;
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transition: top .1s ease-in, left .1s ease-in;
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}
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.post-tags li a:focus-visible {
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outline: none;
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background-color: var(--color-teal);
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color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.post-tags li a:hover {
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outline: none;
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background-color: var(--color-teal);
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color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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}
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@media (forced-colors: active) {
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.post-tags li a:focus-visible {
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outline-offset: .08rem;
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outline: .08rem solid;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.post-tags li a:hover {
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outline-offset: .08rem;
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outline: .08rem solid;
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}
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}
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}
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/* Click animation */
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.post-tags li a:active {
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top: .1rem;
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left: .1rem;
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box-shadow: .05rem .05rem var(--color-shadow);
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}
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/* Adapted from PrismJS 1.30.0 Tomorrow Night theme
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https://prismjs.com/download
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*/
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code,
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pre,
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code[class*=language-],
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pre[class*=language-] {
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font-family: var(--font-family-code);
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background-color: var(--color-bg-alt);
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font-size: .9rem;
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text-shadow: 0 1px var(--color-shadow);
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-moz-tab-size: 4;
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-o-tab-size: 4;
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tab-size: 4;
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-moz-hyphens: none;
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-ms-hyphens: none;
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hyphens: none;
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}
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pre,
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pre[class*=language-] {
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margin: 1rem 0;
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padding: 1rem;
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line-height: 1.5;
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white-space: pre-wrap;
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word-break: break-word;
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overflow-wrap: break-word;
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border-radius: .5rem;
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overflow: auto;
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}
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:not(pre)>code,
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:not(pre)>code[class*=language-] {
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padding: .2rem;
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border-radius: .25rem;
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white-space: normal;
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/* Selected text */
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code ::-moz-selection,
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code::-moz-selection,
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pre ::-moz-selection,
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pre::-moz-selection,
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code[class*=language-] ::-moz-selection,
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code[class*=language-]::-moz-selection,
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pre[class*=language-] ::-moz-selection,
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pre[class*=language-]::-moz-selection,
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code ::selection,
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code::selection,
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pre ::selection,
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pre::selection,
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code[class*=language-] ::selection,
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code[class*=language-]::selection,
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pre[class*=language-] ::selection,
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pre[class*=language-]::selection {
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text-shadow: none;
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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/* Syntax highlighting */
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.token.namespace {
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opacity: .7;
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}
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.token.bold,
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.token.important {
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font-weight:700
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}
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.token.italic {
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font-style:italic
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}
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.token.block-comment,
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.token.cdata,
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.token.comment,
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.token.doctype,
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.token.prolog,
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.token.punctuation {
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color: var(--color-grey);
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}
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.token.attr-name,
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.token.deleted,
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.token.namespace,
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.token.tag {
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color: var(--color-red);
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}
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.token.boolean,
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.token.function,
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.token.number {
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color: var(--color-orange);
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}
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.token.class-name,
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.token.constant,
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.token.property,
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.token.symbol {
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color: var(--color-yellow);
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}
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.token.attr-value,
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.token.char,
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.token.regex,
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.token.string,
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.token.variable,
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.token.inserted {
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color: var(--color-green);
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}
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.token.entity,
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.token.operator,
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.token.url,
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.token.function-name {
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color:var(--color-blue);
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}
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.token.atrule,
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.token.builtin,
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.token.important,
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.token.keyword,
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.token.selector {
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color: var(--color-purple);
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}
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#postlist,
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#taglist {
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list-style: none;
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}
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#postlist, .post,
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#taglist, .tag {
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margin: 0;
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}
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/* Odd-numbered posts & tag layout/coloration */
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.post:nth-child(odd) .postlink,
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.tag:nth-child(odd) .taglink {
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grid-template-areas:
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'img h2'
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'img info'
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'img .';
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grid-template-columns: 45% auto;;
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--color-primary: var(--color-teal);
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--color-accent: var(--color-pink);
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}
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/* Even-numbered posts & tags layout/coloration */
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.post:nth-child(even) .postlink,
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.tag:nth-child(even) .taglink {
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grid-template-areas:
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'h2 img'
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'info img'
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'. img';
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grid-template-columns: auto 45%;
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--color-primary: var(--color-pink);
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--color-accent: var(--color-teal);
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}
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/* Layout for all posts on mobile */
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@media (max-width: 650px) {
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.post:nth-child(n) .postlink,
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.tag:nth-child(n) .taglink {
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grid-template-areas:
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'img'
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'h2'
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'info';
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grid-template-columns: auto;
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}
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}
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/* Link */
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.postlink,
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.taglink {
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display: grid;
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border: .25rem solid var(--color-primary);
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border-radius: 1.25rem;
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box-shadow: .35rem .35rem var(--color-shadow);
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margin: 2rem 0;
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text-decoration: none;
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/* Click animation handling */
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position: relative;
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top: 0;
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left: 0;
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transition: top .05s ease-in, left .05s ease-in;
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}
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.postlink:focus-visible,
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.taglink:focus-visible {
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background-color: var(--color-primary);
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outline: none;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover,
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.taglink:hover {
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background-color: var(--color-primary);
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}
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}
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/* Forced colors */
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@media (forced-colors: active) {
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.postlink:focus-visible,
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.taglink:focus-visible {
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outline-offset: .25rem;
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outline: .25rem solid;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover,
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.taglink:hover {
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outline-offset: .25rem;
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outline: .25rem solid;
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}
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}
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}
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/* Click animation */
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.postlink:active,
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.taglink:active {
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box-shadow: none;
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top: .2rem;
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left: .2rem;
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box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
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}
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/* Post & tag elements */
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.post h2, .post img,
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.post ul, .post li,
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.tag h2, .tag p,
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.tag img {
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post h2,
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.tag h2 {
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grid-area: h2;
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padding: .25rem .5rem;
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text-transform: uppercase;
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font-size: 1.5rem;
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color: var(--color-primary);
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border-radius: 1rem 1rem 0 0;
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border-bottom: .25rem solid var(--color-accent);
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}
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.post:nth-child(even) h2,
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.tag:nth-child(even) h2 {
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text-align: right;
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}
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.postlink:focus-visible h2,
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.taglink:focus-visible h2 {
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color: var(--color-bg);
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border-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover h2,
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.taglink:hover h2 {
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color: var(--color-bg);
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border-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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}
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/* Images */
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.post img,
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.tag-imgs {
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grid-area: img;
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}
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.tag-imgs {
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display: grid;
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grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
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gap: .15rem;
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}
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.tag-imgs img {
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aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
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object-fit: cover;
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}
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.missing-image {
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width: 100%;
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aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
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background-color: var(--color-bg-alt);
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border-radius: calc(1rem);
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}
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.taglink:focus-visible .missing-image {
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opacity: .7;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.taglink:hover .missing-image {
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opacity: .7;
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}
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}
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/* Post tags */
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.postlist-tags {
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grid-area: info;
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list-style: none;
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display: flex;
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flex-flow: row wrap;
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gap: .5rem;
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padding: .5rem;
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}
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.post:nth-child(odd) .postlist-tags {
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justify-content: flex-end;
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}
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.postlist-tags li,
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.tagcount {
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background-color: var(--color-primary);
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color: var(--color-bg);
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padding: 0 .5rem;
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border-radius: 1rem;
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}
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.postlink:focus-visible .postlist-tags li,
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.taglink:focus-visible .tagcount {
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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color: var(--color-primary);
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover .postlist-tags li,
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.taglink:hover .tagcount {
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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color: var(--color-primary);
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}
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}
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/* Tag count */
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.tag p {
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grid-area: info;
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padding: .5rem;
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}
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.tag:nth-child(odd) p {
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text-align: right;
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}
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:root {
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color-scheme: light dark;
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--font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Next', sans-serif;
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--font-family-code: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono', monospace;
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--color-dark: #2e303e;
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--color-dark-alt: #3c3f52;
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--color-light: #ebeeef;
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--color-light-alt: #dbe1e3;
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--color-teal-dark: #18737b;
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--color-teal-light: #25b0bc;
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--color-pink-dark: #94195d;
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--color-pink-light: #ee9fcb;
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--color-shadow: rgba(2, 10, 40, .25);
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/* Used for syntax highlighting */
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--color-red-light: #e95678;
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--color-orange-light: #fab795;
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--color-yellow-light: #fbe6bc;
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--color-green-light: #29d398;
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--color-blue-light: #26bbd9;
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--color-purple-light: #ddaeea;
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--color-grey-light: #b9c3c6;
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--color-red-dark: #991433;
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--color-orange-dark: #883206;
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--color-yellow-dark: #6a4906;
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--color-green-dark: #125940;
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--color-blue-dark: #125663;
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--color-purple-dark: #722999;
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--color-grey-dark: #4a4b64;
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--color-text: light-dark(var(--color-dark), var(--color-light));
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--color-bg: light-dark(var(--color-light), var(--color-dark));
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--color-text-alt: light-dark(var(--color-dark-alt), var(--color-light-alt));
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--color-bg-alt: light-dark(var(--color-light-alt), var(--color-dark-alt));
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--color-teal: light-dark(var(--color-teal-dark), var(--color-teal-light));
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--color-pink: light-dark(var(--color-pink-dark), var(--color-pink-light));
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--color-red: light-dark(var(--color-red-dark), var(--color-red-light));
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--color-orange: light-dark(var(--color-orange-dark), var(--color-orange-light));
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--color-yellow: light-dark(var(--color-yellow-dark), var(--color-yellow-light));
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--color-green: light-dark(var(--color-green-dark), var(--color-green-light));
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--color-blue: light-dark(var(--color-blue-dark), var(--color-blue-light));
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--color-purple: light-dark(var(--color-purple-dark), var(--color-purple-light));
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--color-grey: light-dark(var(--color-grey-dark), var(--color-grey-light));
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}
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/* Base */
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* {
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box-sizing: border-box;
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margin: 0;
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padding: 0;
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}
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body {
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font-family: var(--font-family);
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color: var(--color-text);
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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main {
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width: 60vw;
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max-width: 1000px;
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margin: 0 auto;
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scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
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}
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@media (max-width: 1050px) {
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main {
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width: 75vw;
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}
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}
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@media (max-width: 650px) {
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main {
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width: 92vw;
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}
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}
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/* Headers */
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
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line-height: 1.25;
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color: var(--color-teal);
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}
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h1 {
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margin-top: 3rem;
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font-size: 3.5rem;
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text-align: center;
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}
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h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
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scroll-margin-top: 5rem;
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}
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h2 {
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margin-top: 2rem;
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font-size: 2.2rem;
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}
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h3 {
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margin-top: 1.5rem;
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font-size: 1.6rem;
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}
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@media (max-width: 650px) {
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h1 { font-size: 2.8rem; }
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h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
|
||
h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
h4, h5, h6 {
|
||
margin-top: 1rem;
|
||
font-size: 1.2rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Images */
|
||
img {
|
||
display: block;
|
||
max-width: 100%;
|
||
height: auto;
|
||
border-radius: 1rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Paragraphs */
|
||
p {
|
||
margin: 1.25rem 0;
|
||
line-height: 1.4;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
strong,
|
||
b {
|
||
font-weight: 900;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Links */
|
||
a {
|
||
color: var(--color-text);
|
||
border-radius: .25rem;
|
||
text-decoration: underline;
|
||
text-decoration-style: solid;
|
||
text-decoration-thickness: .2em;
|
||
text-decoration-color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
transition: text-decoration-thickness .5s;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
a:focus-visible {
|
||
text-decoration: none;
|
||
outline: .15rem solid var(--color-teal);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
||
a:hover {
|
||
text-decoration-thickness: .4em;
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
a:active {
|
||
text-decoration-thickness: .4em;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Heading anchors */
|
||
a.ha,
|
||
span.ha-placeholder {
|
||
color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
span.ha-placeholder {
|
||
opacity: .8;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
|
||
/* Lists */
|
||
::marker {
|
||
color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
ul, ol, dl, li {
|
||
margin-left: 1rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
li {
|
||
line-height: 1.2 5;
|
||
margin-top: .65rem;
|
||
margin-bottom: .65rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
li ul, li ol {
|
||
margin: .5rem 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
dt {
|
||
font-weight: 900;
|
||
margin-top: .5rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
dd {
|
||
margin-left: 2rem;
|
||
margin-bottom: .75rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Blockquotes */
|
||
blockquote {
|
||
margin: .5rem 0;
|
||
padding: 0 1rem;
|
||
border-radius: .25rem 1rem 1rem .25rem;
|
||
line-height: 1.25;
|
||
border-left: .5rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
blockquote,
|
||
blockquote p,
|
||
blockquote ol,
|
||
blockquote ul {
|
||
background-color: var(--color-bg-alt);
|
||
padding: .5rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
blockquote p {
|
||
margin: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Tables */
|
||
table {
|
||
width: 100%;
|
||
border-spacing: 0; /* border collapse doesn't play nice with radii */
|
||
border-radius: .3rem;
|
||
border: thin solid var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
th {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
background-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
th code {
|
||
color: var(--color-text); /* Yes, I actually do this somewhere */
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
th, td {
|
||
padding: .5rem;
|
||
text-align: left;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: var(--color-bg-alt); }
|
||
th:not(:first-child) { border-left: thin solid var(--color-bg); }
|
||
th:first-child { border-top-left-radius: .25rem; }
|
||
th:last-child { border-top-right-radius: .25rem; }
|
||
td:not(:first-child) { border-left: thin solid var(--color-pink); }
|
||
|
||
/* Times */
|
||
time {
|
||
color: var(--color-grey);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Horizontal rules */
|
||
hr {
|
||
border: .25rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
||
margin: 2rem 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Used on home, reference, gallery pages */
|
||
.centered {
|
||
text-align: center;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Currently only used for resume, but it's generalizable */
|
||
.upper {
|
||
text-transform: uppercase;
|
||
}
|
||
/* Header */
|
||
header {
|
||
position: sticky;
|
||
top: 0;
|
||
background-color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
padding: .75rem 0;
|
||
z-index: 10;
|
||
border-bottom: thick solid var(--color-teal);
|
||
box-shadow: 0 .25rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Header links, pagination links */
|
||
header a,
|
||
.pagination a,
|
||
.webring ul a {
|
||
border-radius: 1rem;
|
||
border: .125rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
||
color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
text-decoration: none;
|
||
padding: 0 .25rem;
|
||
box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
|
||
font-size: 1.2rem;
|
||
/* Click animation handling */
|
||
position: relative;
|
||
top: 0;
|
||
left: 0;
|
||
transition: top .05s ease-in, left .05s ease-in;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header a,
|
||
.pagination .older a,
|
||
.webring .prev a,
|
||
.webring .rand a {
|
||
padding-right: .35rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.pagination .newer a,
|
||
.webring .next a,
|
||
.webring .rand a {
|
||
padding-left: .35rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header a:focus-visible,
|
||
.pagination a:focus-visible,
|
||
.webring ul a:focus-visible {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
border-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
background-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
outline: none;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
||
header a:hover,
|
||
.pagination a:hover,
|
||
.webring ul a:hover {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
border-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
background-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (forced-colors: active) {
|
||
header a:focus-visible,
|
||
.pagination a:focus-visible,
|
||
.webring ul a:focus-visible {
|
||
outline-offset: .125rem;
|
||
outline: .125rem solid;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
||
header a:hover,
|
||
.pagination a:hover,
|
||
.webring ul a:hover {
|
||
outline-offset: .125rem;
|
||
outline: .125rem solid;
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Click animation */
|
||
header a:active,
|
||
.pagination a:active,
|
||
.webring ul a:active {
|
||
top: .1rem;
|
||
left: .1rem;
|
||
box-shadow: .05rem .05rem var(--color-shadow);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Current page */
|
||
header a[aria-current="page"] {
|
||
border-color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header a[aria-current="page"]:focus-visible {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
border-color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
background-color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
||
header a[aria-current="page"]:hover {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
background-color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
border-color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Header link icons, pagination icons */
|
||
header i,
|
||
.pagination i,
|
||
.webring ul i {
|
||
color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header i,
|
||
.pagination .older i,
|
||
.webring .prev i,
|
||
.webring .rand i:nth-child(1) {
|
||
padding-left: .25rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.pagination .newer i,
|
||
.webring .next i,
|
||
.webring .rand i:nth-child(2) {
|
||
padding-right: .25rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header a[aria-current="page"] i {
|
||
color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header a:focus-visible i,
|
||
a[aria-current="page"] a:focus-visible i,
|
||
.pagination a:focus-visible i,
|
||
.webring ul a:focus-visible i {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
||
header a:hover i,
|
||
header a[aria-current="page"]:hover i,
|
||
.pagination a:hover i,
|
||
.webring ul a:hover i {
|
||
color: var(--color-bg);
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Skip link */
|
||
#skip {
|
||
left: -999px;
|
||
position: absolute;
|
||
top: auto;
|
||
width: 1px;
|
||
height: 1px;
|
||
overflow: hidden;
|
||
z-index: -99;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
#skip:focus-visible {
|
||
display: inline-block;
|
||
left: auto;
|
||
top: auto;
|
||
width: auto;
|
||
height: auto;
|
||
overflow: auto;
|
||
margin: 0 10%;
|
||
z-index: 999;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Nav */
|
||
header ul {
|
||
display: flex;
|
||
list-style: none;
|
||
gap: 1rem;
|
||
justify-content: center;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header ul,
|
||
header li {
|
||
margin: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (max-width: 650px) {
|
||
.menu-text {
|
||
display: none; /* Icons only on small screens */
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header a {
|
||
padding: .15rem .5rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
header i {
|
||
padding: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Footer */
|
||
footer {
|
||
padding: 1rem 0;
|
||
font-size: .9rem;
|
||
border-top: thick solid var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
footer ul {
|
||
display: flex;
|
||
list-style: none;
|
||
gap: .5rem;
|
||
justify-content: center;
|
||
margin: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
footer li {
|
||
margin: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
footer li:nth-child(2)::before,
|
||
footer li:nth-child(2)::after {
|
||
content: " ● " / "";
|
||
color: var(--color-teal);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (max-width: 650px) {
|
||
footer ul {
|
||
flex-flow: column;
|
||
text-align: center;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
footer li:nth-child(2)::before,
|
||
footer li:nth-child(2)::after {
|
||
content: none;
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
footer a {
|
||
text-decoration-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
footer a:focus-visible {
|
||
outline-color: var(--color-pink);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Pagination */
|
||
.pagination,
|
||
.pagination li {
|
||
margin: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.pagination {
|
||
display: grid;
|
||
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
|
||
grid-template-areas: "older newer";
|
||
list-style: none;
|
||
margin-top: 3rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@media (max-width: 650px) {
|
||
.post-pagination {
|
||
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
|
||
grid-template-areas:
|
||
"older"
|
||
"newer";
|
||
gap: .75rem;
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.pagination .older {
|
||
grid-area: older;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.pagination .newer {
|
||
grid-area: newer;
|
||
text-align: right;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* webring navigation */
|
||
.webring {
|
||
margin-bottom: 3rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.webring ul {
|
||
display: flex;
|
||
flex-flow: row wrap;
|
||
list-style: none;
|
||
justify-content: space-around;
|
||
gap: .35rem;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.webring ul,
|
||
.webring li {
|
||
margin-left: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
@media print {
|
||
/* Nav elements */
|
||
header,
|
||
footer,
|
||
nav {
|
||
display: none !important;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Base */
|
||
body {
|
||
background-color: #fff;
|
||
color: #000;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
main {
|
||
width: 95vw;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {
|
||
color: #000;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/* Links */
|
||
/* Hover is not really necessary, but it's annoying when testing otherwise */
|
||
a,
|
||
a:hover {
|
||
text-decoration-style: dotted;
|
||
text-decoration-thickness: .1rem;
|
||
text-decoration-color: #000;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
a::after{
|
||
content: " (" attr(href) ")";
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
|
||
/* Code */
|
||
code,
|
||
pre,
|
||
code[class*=language-],
|
||
pre[class*=language-] {
|
||
text-shadow: none;
|
||
background-color: var(--color-light);
|
||
color: #000 !important;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.token.namespace {
|
||
opacity: 1;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
.token.block-comment,
|
||
.token.cdata,
|
||
.token.comment,
|
||
.token.doctype,
|
||
.token.prolog,
|
||
.token.punctuation,
|
||
.token.attr-name,
|
||
.token.deleted,
|
||
.token.namespace,
|
||
.token.tag,
|
||
.token.boolean,
|
||
.token.function,
|
||
.token.number,
|
||
.token.class-name,
|
||
.token.constant,
|
||
.token.property,
|
||
.token.symbol,
|
||
.token.attr-value,
|
||
.token.char,
|
||
.token.regex,
|
||
.token.string,
|
||
.token.variable,
|
||
.token.inserted,
|
||
.token.entity,
|
||
.token.operator,
|
||
.token.url,
|
||
.token.function-name,
|
||
.token.atrule,
|
||
.token.builtin,
|
||
.token.important,
|
||
.token.keyword,
|
||
.token.selector {
|
||
color: #000;
|
||
}
|
||
}</style>
|
||
|
||
<script type="module">// Thank you to https://github.com/daviddarnes/heading-anchors
|
||
// Thank you to https://amberwilson.co.uk/blog/are-your-anchor-links-accessible/
|
||
|
||
let globalInstanceIndex = 0;
|
||
|
||
class HeadingAnchors extends HTMLElement {
|
||
static register(tagName = "heading-anchors", registry = window.customElements) {
|
||
if(registry && !registry.get(tagName)) {
|
||
registry.define(tagName, this);
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
static attributes = {
|
||
exclude: "data-ha-exclude",
|
||
prefix: "prefix",
|
||
content: "content",
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
static classes = {
|
||
anchor: "ha",
|
||
placeholder: "ha-placeholder",
|
||
srOnly: "ha-visualhide",
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
static defaultSelector = "h2,h3,h4,h5,h6";
|
||
|
||
static css = `
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.srOnly} {
|
||
clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
|
||
height: 1px;
|
||
overflow: hidden;
|
||
position: absolute;
|
||
width: 1px;
|
||
}
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor} {
|
||
position: absolute;
|
||
left: var(--ha_offsetx);
|
||
top: var(--ha_offsety);
|
||
text-decoration: none;
|
||
opacity: 0;
|
||
}
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder} {
|
||
opacity: .3;
|
||
}
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor}:is(:focus-within, :hover) {
|
||
opacity: 1;
|
||
}
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor},
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder} {
|
||
display: inline-block;
|
||
padding: 0 .25em;
|
||
|
||
/* Disable selection of visually hidden label */
|
||
-webkit-user-select: none;
|
||
user-select: none;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
@supports (anchor-name: none) {
|
||
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor} {
|
||
position: absolute;
|
||
left: anchor(left);
|
||
top: anchor(top);
|
||
}
|
||
}`;
|
||
|
||
get supports() {
|
||
return "replaceSync" in CSSStyleSheet.prototype;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
get supportsAnchorPosition() {
|
||
return CSS.supports("anchor-name: none");
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
constructor() {
|
||
super();
|
||
|
||
if(!this.supports) {
|
||
return;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
let sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
|
||
sheet.replaceSync(HeadingAnchors.css);
|
||
document.adoptedStyleSheets = [...document.adoptedStyleSheets, sheet];
|
||
|
||
this.headingStyles = {};
|
||
this.instanceIndex = globalInstanceIndex++;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
connectedCallback() {
|
||
if (!this.supports) {
|
||
return;
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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if(placeholder) {
|
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this.positionAnchorFromPlaceholder(placeholder);
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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anchor.classList.add(HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor);
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|
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anchor.innerHTML = `<span class="${HeadingAnchors.classes.srOnly}">${this.getAccessibleTextPrefix()}: ${heading.textContent}</span>${content ? `<span aria-hidden="true">${content}</span>` : ""}`;
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||
anchor.addEventListener("focus", e => {
|
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|
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this.positionAnchor(anchor);
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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// when CSS anchor positioning is supported, this is only used to set the font
|
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let anchor = e.target.closest(`.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor}`);
|
||
this.positionAnchor(anchor);
|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
||
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|
||
return this.querySelectorAll(this.selector.split(",").map(entry => `${entry.trim()}[id]`));
|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
return this.getAttribute("selector") || HeadingAnchors.defaultSelector;
|
||
}
|
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|
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<h1 id="gender-as-a-proxy-variable">gender as a proxy variable</h1>
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posted on
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<time datetime="2024-02-28">February 28, 2024</time>
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<img src="/img/gender-zine-cover.png" alt="Part of a scan of the cover of my zine, Gender as a Proxy Variable. It shows the title and a bit of handsewn binding." loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="444">
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<p><a href="assets/pdf/gender-as-a-proxy-variable.pdf">Look through a scan of the zine.</a> (Be aware that the PDF is not as up to date as the web version below.)</p>
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<p><a href="https://riverside-refuge.square.site/product/gender-as-a-proxy-variable-print-zine/113" target="_blank" rel="external">Get print copies.</a></p>
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<p>The below material is a web page reproduction of my zine <strong>Gender as a Proxy Variable</strong>.</p>
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<hr>
|
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<p>Authored by Lee Cattarin</p>
|
||
<p>August - December 2023 -> February 2024</p>
|
||
<hr>
|
||
<blockquote>
|
||
<p>I would argue that you almost never have to ask for gender…</p>
|
||
<p>If you’re collecting gender identity data to personalize user-facing copy, try asking for preferred* pronouns instead. If you’re asking because you want to make in-app content recommendations, try asking about the user’s content preferences. If you’re asking to generate a user avatar, let the user generate their own. <strong>Gender identity is a poor proxy variable</strong> — stick to asking for the information you actually want.</p>
|
||
</blockquote>
|
||
<p>-- Nikki Stevens, quoted in “How to Make Your Software More Trans-Inclusive,” emphasis mine</p>
|
||
<p>*<em>pro tip: just say "pronouns" and drop the "preferred"</em></p>
|
||
<hr>
|
||
<p>So, what are you asking for when you ask for</p>
|
||
<h2 id="gender"><strong>Gender?</strong></h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>pronouns?</li>
|
||
<li>title or prefix?</li>
|
||
<li>health needs?</li>
|
||
<li>clothing preferences?</li>
|
||
<li>bathroom use?</li>
|
||
<li>public profile data?</li>
|
||
<li>demographic data?</li>
|
||
<li>legal identification?</li>
|
||
<li>medical information?</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<hr>
|
||
<h2 id="formatting-note">Formatting note</h2>
|
||
<p>(this section and its effects have been altered to be functional in this medium - in the print zine, checkboxes and radio buttons were used. But Markdown only has one type of list.)</p>
|
||
<p>Questions that require users pick a single answer will be followed with "(pick one)".</p>
|
||
<p>Questions that allow users to choose multiple answers will be followed with "(pick any)".</p>
|
||
<p>Write-in fields may have italicized suggestions in them.</p>
|
||
<hr>
|
||
<h2 id="pronouns">...Pronouns</h2>
|
||
<p>What pronouns should we use for you? (pick any)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>he/him/his</li>
|
||
<li>she/her/hers</li>
|
||
<li>they/them/theirs</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>: <em>ze/hir/hirs</em></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>Worried about parsing that free text field? Try:</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>subjective: <em>she</em></li>
|
||
<li>objective: <em>her</em></li>
|
||
<li>possessive (adj): <em>her</em></li>
|
||
<li>possessive (prn): <em>hers</em></li>
|
||
<li>reflexive: <em>herself</em></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="title-or-prefix">...Title or prefix</h2>
|
||
<p>What title or prefix should we use for you? (pick one)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Mr.</li>
|
||
<li>Mrs.</li>
|
||
<li>Ms.</li>
|
||
<li>Mx.</li>
|
||
<li>Rev.</li>
|
||
<li>Dr.</li>
|
||
<li>Hon.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>(et cetera)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>no prefix</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="health-needs">...Health needs</h2>
|
||
<p>Do you require private facilities for breastfeeding or other health and wellness needs? (pick one)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>yes</li>
|
||
<li>no</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><em>Provide a write-in space for specific needs, such as refrigeration or running water.</em></p>
|
||
<h2 id="clothing-preferences">...Clothing preferences</h2>
|
||
<p>Which style of shirt would you prefer? (pick one)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>straight cut</li>
|
||
<li>fitted <em>(edit: a reader has suggested "curvy" or "flared" as alternatives)</em></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="bathroom-use">...Bathroom use</h2>
|
||
<p>Do you require any of the following restrooms? (pick any)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>all-gender</li>
|
||
<li>single-occupancy</li>
|
||
<li>wheelchair-accessible</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><em>All restrooms should be provided with menstrual products.</em></p>
|
||
<h2 id="public-profile-data">...Public profile data</h2>
|
||
<p>What is your gender? <strong>This information will be viewable on your profile by all logged-in users.</strong> (pick any)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>man</li>
|
||
<li>woman</li>
|
||
<li>nonbinary</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><em>Make sure to note the visibility level!</em></p>
|
||
<h2 id="demographic-data">...Demographic data</h2>
|
||
<p>What is your gender? <strong>This information is collected for demographic analysis only.</strong> (pick one)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>man</li>
|
||
<li>woman</li>
|
||
<li>nonbinary</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="legal">...Legal</h2>
|
||
<p>What is your legal sex as marked on government-issued identification? (pick one)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>M</li>
|
||
<li>F</li>
|
||
<li>X</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><em>Explain where this information will be used. If you need something more specific than <strong>any</strong> legal identification, say so: "This is used for insurance purposes and must match your gender on insurance paperwork."</em></p>
|
||
<h2 id="medical">...Medical</h2>
|
||
<p>What is your gender? (pick any)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>man</li>
|
||
<li>woman</li>
|
||
<li>nonbinary</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>What sex were you assigned at birth? (pick one)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>male</li>
|
||
<li>female</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><em>An organ inventory and/or surgical history is a useful tool.</em></p>
|
||
<hr>
|
||
<p>But let’s talk more about that</p>
|
||
<h2 id="gender-question">Gender question</h2>
|
||
<p>Is:</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>man</li>
|
||
<li>woman</li>
|
||
<li>nonbinary</li>
|
||
<li>other <em>(write-in)</em>:</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>enough?</p>
|
||
<p>Maybe not! <strong>Probably not, in fact!</strong> But what are our other options?</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><strong>Expansive lists</strong> can be overwhelming to users, fall quickly out of date, and are prone to significant localization issues.</li>
|
||
<li><strong>Free text entry</strong> removes many of the downsides of expansive lists but introduces new problems with data storage and analysis.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>Having <strong>a few primary options and a write-in</strong>, as shown above, is a good balance!</p>
|
||
<hr>
|
||
<p>A little more on</p>
|
||
<h2 id="anti-patterns">Anti-patterns</h2>
|
||
<p>Consider the following options:</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>man</li>
|
||
<li>woman</li>
|
||
<li>trans man</li>
|
||
<li>trans woman</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p>Aside from the lack of nonbinary gender choices, did you notice that?</p>
|
||
<p>These <strong>exclusive choices</strong> present “man” and “trans man” (and “woman” and “trans woman”) as separate genders, when what they’re most likely trying to convey is:</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>cis man</li>
|
||
<li>cis woman</li>
|
||
<li>trans man</li>
|
||
<li>trans woman</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><strong>Avoid treating “cis” as the unspoken default.</strong></p>
|
||
<p>Other anti-patterns include:</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>automatic detection of gender (just don’t)</li>
|
||
<li>immutable gender fields (make gender easily editable)</li>
|
||
<li>grouping all nonbinary or nonstandard genders under “other” (add common gender terms for the relevant culture; include write-in fields)</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="patterns">Patterns</h2>
|
||
<p>Here’s some additional positive patterns that can be appended to many of the earlier examples:</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>Make fields optional unless truly necessary, or include “decline to specify”</li>
|
||
<li>When questions can’t accommodate a free text field, include “gender not listed here” for those who have an answer but don’t see it reflected in the form</li>
|
||
<li>Allow for edits</li>
|
||
<li>Allow for the removal of old data</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="sources">Sources</h2>
|
||
<p>This zine draws from material I gathered for a longer blog post: <a href="/gender-in-data">leecat.art/gender-in-data</a></p>
|
||
<p>Linked in that blog post are numerous sources; the most heavily relied on here was from Drupal’s documentation and is found under the section headed “Do you need gender data?”</p>
|
||
<h2 id="author">Author</h2>
|
||
<p>Lee Cattarin is a transgender software developer and artist based out of Vashon, WA, USA. All hir creative work can be found at <a href="/">leecat.art</a></p>
|
||
<p>Get in touch with hir via any of the methods listed on <a href="/contact">leecat.art/contact</a></p>
|
||
<p><img src="/img/gender-zine-stamps.png" alt="A small stamp depicting Lee's face next to a speech bubble in handwritten text that reads 'Thanks for reading!'. Below that, the word 'editors' in quotes, and stamps of a fluffy dog and 6 variously-patterned ducklings" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="613"></p>
|
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|
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<img src="/img/congrats-on-the-gay.jpg" alt="A greeting card reading, in black. 'Congrats on the,' and then, in rainbow, 'Gay!'" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750">
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<h2 id="congrats-on-the-gay">congrats on the gay</h2>
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<ul class="postlist-tags">
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<li>print</li>
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<li>card</li>
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<li>gender</li>
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</ul>
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</a>
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</li>
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<li class="post">
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<a class="postlink" href="/nonbinary-flag/">
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<img src="/img/nonbinary-flag-print.jpg" alt="A print of a nonbinary flag waving, with yellow, white (uninked), purple, and black stripes." loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750">
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<h2 id="nonbinary-flag">nonbinary flag</h2>
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||
<ul class="postlist-tags">
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||
|
||
<li>print</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>card</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>gender</li>
|
||
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</a>
|
||
</li>
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||
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||
</ol>
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||
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||
</section>
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||
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||
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||
</heading-anchors>
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||
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||
</main>
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||
|
||
<footer>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<a href="/colophon" title="colophon">
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||
colophon
|
||
</a>
|
||
</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>
|
||
<a href="/" title="go home" aria-label="go home | hello hello from Lee Cattarin in 2026">
|
||
hello hello from Lee Cattarin in 2026</a>
|
||
</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>
|
||
<a href="https://heckin.technology/inherentlee/leecat.art" title="source code" aria-label="source code" target="_blank" rel="external">
|
||
src
|
||
</a>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</footer>
|
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