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/* Person-first V2 */
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/* User-steered V3: compact first fold, early About, punctuation-free mark */
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.hero-name h1{font-size:clamp(60px,10vw,145px);line-height:.82}
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/* V4: complete name + About within first mobile fold */
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/* V5: first mobile fold ends after About */
@media(max-width:760px){.hero-name{padding-top:55px;padding-bottom:45px}.about{min-height:325px;padding-top:42px;padding-bottom:46px}.latest{padding-top:60px}}
/* V5.1: fill the mobile first fold with name card + About, no next-section peek */
@media(max-width:760px){.hero-name{height:451px;display:flex;align-items:center;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0}.about{min-height:325px}.latest{padding-top:60px}}
/* V6: native beehiiv inline capture */
.beehiiv-embed{min-height:112px;width:100%;overflow:hidden}
.beehiiv-embed iframe{width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;border:0!important}
@media(max-width:760px){.beehiiv-embed{min-height:164px}}
/* Locked identity: D1 mark + portrait bust */
.wordmark img{display:block;width:22px;height:34px;object-fit:contain}
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.hero-identity{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:48px;width:100%}
.hero-portrait{position:relative;width:clamp(145px,16vw,220px);aspect-ratio:1/1;flex:0 0 auto}
.hero-portrait img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;object-position:center bottom;display:block}
.portrait-tick{position:absolute;width:42px;height:42px;z-index:2}
.tick-tr{right:-10px;top:-10px;border-top:8px solid var(--yellow);border-right:8px solid var(--yellow)}
.tick-bl{left:-20px;bottom:-20px;border-left:8px solid var(--yellow);border-bottom:8px solid var(--yellow)}
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/* D2 brand mark */
.wordmark img{background:transparent!important;padding:0!important}
footer .wordmark img{filter:none;background:transparent!important;padding:0!important}
/* Mobile build-card visual safety */
@media(max-width:760px){
  .build-grid .project{padding-bottom:25px}
  .build-grid .origin{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:430px}
  .build-grid .origin .terminal{position:relative;right:auto;bottom:auto;width:100%;margin-top:auto;opacity:1}
  .build-grid .origin p{max-width:100%;margin-bottom:26px}
  .build-grid .project:not(.origin) .visual{max-width:48%;right:20px;bottom:20px}
  .build-grid .project:not(.origin) p{max-width:60%}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
  /* All build-card copy gets an unobstructed text lane. */
  .build-grid .project:not(.origin) p{max-width:none;padding-right:0}
  .build-grid .project:not(.origin) .visual{opacity:.22;z-index:0}
  .build-grid .project:not(.origin) h3,.build-grid .project:not(.origin) p,.build-grid .project:not(.origin) .project-top{position:relative;z-index:1}
  .build-grid .featured .visual,.build-grid .project:has(.rings) .visual{display:none}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .build-grid .project:not(.origin) .visual{display:none!important}
}
/* Post pipeline, archive pages, and clickable cards */
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/* Quiet context contract between About and the work */
.contract-line{margin:0;padding:26px clamp(24px,8vw,120px);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--white);color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;line-height:1.55}
@media(max-width:760px){.contract-line{padding-top:21px;padding-bottom:21px;font-size:12px}}
/* Nextep explainer */
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@media(max-width:760px){.nextep-hero{min-height:610px}.nextep-hero h1{font-size:82px;margin-bottom:34px}.nextep-tagline{font-size:23px}.nextep-explainer{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.nextep-explainer>p{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:38px}.nextep-closing h2{font-size:54px}}
/* Shared native Nextep capture */
.shared-subscribe{width:100%;max-width:520px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.35);padding:25px}.shared-subscribe .signup-label{display:block}.shared-subscribe .beehiiv-embed{min-height:70px}.nextep-hero .shared-subscribe{margin-top:0}.shared-subscribe-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:9vw;align-items:center;padding:clamp(65px,8vw,100px) clamp(24px,8vw,120px);background:var(--yellow)}.shared-subscribe-strip h2{font:600 clamp(32px,4vw,54px)/1.02 Manrope,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:12px 0 0}.shared-subscribe-strip .shared-subscribe{justify-self:end}
@media(max-width:760px){.shared-subscribe{padding:25px}.shared-subscribe-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.shared-subscribe-strip .shared-subscribe{justify-self:start}.nextep-hero .shared-subscribe{max-width:100%}}
/* Mobile first-fold tuning: keep the identity intact while bringing social links into view. */
@media(max-width:760px){
  .hero-name{height:390px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0}
  .hero-name h1{font-size:48px}
  .about{min-height:0;padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:30px}
  .about .section-head{gap:10px}
  .about-copy p:first-child{font-size:15px;line-height:1.38}
  .about .links{margin-top:13px}
}
@media(max-width:760px){.about{padding-bottom:100px}}
/* Mobile scroll nudge: let the next section title peek into the first fold. */
@media(max-width:760px){.latest{padding-top:18px}}
.latest-card,.project{display:flex}.latest-card>.card-link,.project>.card-link{position:relative;inset:auto;padding:0;flex:1;gap:24px}
/* essay list: grid lives on the link */
.essay-list article{display:block;padding:0}.essay-list article>.card-link{display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr 90px;gap:25px;padding:32px 0;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:760px){.essay-list article>.card-link{grid-template-columns:32px 1fr}}
.hero-hi{display:block;font-size:clamp(18px,2.2vw,30px);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.1;margin:0 0 .35em;color:var(--ink)}
@font-face{font-family:Aime;src:url('/fonts/Aime.woff2') format('woff2');font-display:swap}
.project .brand-sling{font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#a67c2a}
.project .brand-617{font-family:Aime,Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-1px}
.hitl-logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;margin:75px 0 14px}
.hitl-logo img{width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:22%}
.hitl-logo h3{margin:0}