Why We Built This Site by Hand—And What It Means for You

This site is hand-coded from the ground up. We’re not using commercial sitebuilders, ad networks, or "free" platforms that quietly track your activity or sell your data. Everything here—from the layout to the links to the cookies—is built with intention.

We Build With Our Values

We don't outsource integrity. Every line of code reflects a choice: to prioritize freedom over convenience, clarity over control, and privacy over polish. We don’t use platforms that limit creativity until you pay to escape their traps. We won’t compromise our readers’ trust to gain speed or gloss.

Plain English, Clear Intent

Because we write the code ourselves, every function, every cookie, and every script on this site is named in plain English. There are no obfuscated tracking labels. No mystery behaviors. You can open the source of any page and understand what it does—and what it doesn’t.

About Cookies

We use only a handful of local cookies—and only when they help you. For example, we may use one to remember that you’ve dismissed a banner, so you don’t see it again tomorrow. These cookies:

• Cannot track you
• Are never shared
• Do not follow you across the web

No analytics. No ads. No surveillance. Just pages you can visit in peace.

Want to Build Like This?

Feel free to view the page source, study how we structure things, and adapt what you learn for your own privacy-respecting projects. This invitation applies to our site code—not our written content or books, which remain protected.

You’re not our competitor. You’re our ally. The world needs more spaces like this—not fewer.

A Thought Experiment:

Imagine this:

You’re offered two meals.

Meal One: A seven-course dinner in a glittering mansion. But hidden in the walls, the tableware—even the food—are tiny cameras and microphones. Everything is recorded and sold—not just to the highest bidder, but to every bidder. The meal is “free”… until the third course, when the bill appears—at full retail, 10 times what it would’ve cost to cook your own.

Meal Two: A simple, nourishing dish served with your own hands. On your own plate. With your own trusted tools. Around a quiet table with people who value privacy and care. No recordings. No footprints. Just connection.

Which would you choose?