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CSS for the theme used here.

/* Archie Nocturne for Bear Blog - a Dark Theme
Tyler was here @ Tuesday, November  4, 2025 00:43 */

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Mono:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700;800;900&display=swap');

:root {
--width: 720px;
--font-main: 'Roboto Mono', monospace;
--font-secondary: 'Roboto Mono', monospace;
--font-scale: .9em;

/* Dark theme colors - inspired by Terminal's colors */
--background-color: #1a181e;     /* Darker than #222129 for depth */
--heading-color: #FFB07A;        /* Softer orange, high contrast */
--text-color: #E8D0B8;           /* Warm off-white for readability */
--link-color: #FFB07A;           /* Matches headings */
--visited-color: #D89A70;        /* Muted warm tone */
--main-color: #FF6B3D;           /* Vibrant accent (replaces red) */
--code-background-color: #2D2A35; /* Dark purple-gray */
--code-color: #E8D0B8;           /* Light text in code */
--blockquote-color: #444;
}

body {
font-family: var(--font-secondary);
font-size: var(--font-scale);
margin: auto;
padding: 20px;
max-width: var(--width);
text-align: left;
background-color: var(--background-color);
word-wrap: break-word;
overflow-wrap: break-word;
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--text-color);
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
font-family: var(--font-main);
color: var(--heading-color);
margin-top: 1.5em;
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

a {
color: var(--link-color);
font-family: var(--font-main);
cursor: pointer;
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 3px solid var(--main-color);
transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

a:hover {
background-color: var(--main-color);
color: #1a181e;
text-decoration: none;
border-radius: 2px;
}

header {
margin-bottom: 40px;
padding-bottom: 20px;
border-bottom: 3px dotted #444;
}

nav a {
margin-right: 8px;
opacity: 0.9;
}

nav a:hover {
opacity: 1;
background: transparent;
color: var(--main-color);
}

strong, b {
color: var(--heading-color);
}

button {
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
background: var(--code-background-color);
color: var(--text-color);
border: 1px solid #444;
padding: 6px 12px;
border-radius: 4px;
font-family: var(--font-main);
}

button:hover {
background: var(--main-color);
color: #1a181e;
}

main {
line-height: 1.6;
}

table {
width: 100%;
border-collapse: collapse;
margin: 1.5em 0;
}

hr {
border: 0;
border-top: 1px dashed #444;
margin: 2em 0;
}

img {
max-width: 100%;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

code {
font-family: monospace;
padding: 2px 6px;
background-color: var(--code-background-color);
color: var(--code-color);
border-radius: 3px;
font-size: 0.95em;
}

blockquote {
border-left: 4px solid var(--main-color);
color: #ccc;
padding-left: 20px;
margin: 1.5em 0;
font-style: italic;
background-color: rgba(255, 107, 61, 0.05);
padding: 16px 20px;
border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}

footer {
margin-top: 40px;
border-top: 3px dotted #444;
padding: 25px 0;
text-align: center;
color: #888;
font-size: 0.9em;
}

.title:hover {
text-decoration: none;
}

.title h1 {
font-size: 1.5em;
margin: 0;
}

.inline {
width: auto !important;
}

.highlight,
.code {
padding: 1px 15px;
background-color: var(--code-background-color);
color: var(--code-color);
border-radius: 3px;
margin-block-start: 1em;
margin-block-end: 1em;
overflow-x: auto;
border: 1px solid #333;
font-size: 0.95em;
}

/* Blog post list */
ul.blog-posts {
list-style-type: none;
padding: unset;
}

ul.blog-posts li {
display: flex;
margin-bottom: 12px;
align-items: baseline;
}

ul.blog-posts li span {
flex: 0 0 130px;
color: #999;
font-size: 0.9em;
}

ul.blog-posts li a {
flex: 1;
}

ul.blog-posts li a:visited {
color: var(--visited-color);
}

i time {
font-style: normal;
opacity: 0.7;
}

/* Tables */
table {
border-spacing: 0;
}

th, td {
padding: 8px 13px;
border: 1px solid #333;
font-size: 1em;
text-align: left;
}

th {
background-color: #222;
color: var(--heading-color);
font-weight: 600;
}

td {
background-color: #1e1c22;
}

/* Optional: Subtle hover effect on table rows */
tr:hover td {
background-color: #25232a;
}