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+title: "State of the Blog (Live Document)"
+date: 2024-11-23 01:03:00 -0700
+tags: meta web-development blog
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+## 2024-11-23
+### Eventual domain change 
+As some of you may know, the .io Top Level Domain (TLD) is going away eventually.
+It doesn't stand for Input/Output, it stands for Indian Ocean. This TLD is 
+assigned to the British Indian Ocean territories, which are about to stop
+existing, since Britain has promised to cede them to Mauritius. You may notice
+that *this blog* (and every other GitHub static site with a default domain) has
+a .io TLD. That means all of us will need to change domains! Yikes! 
+
+The timeline for retiring of the .io TLD has not yet been set. When it comes
+time, this blog will eventually move to **blog.rk800.xyz**. I will announce my
+migration timeline as soon as I actually have one.
+If you like reading
+my blog, write that down (or write my contact info down) so you can find it when
+I make the switch, since this page will no longer be here. 
+
+### Considering adding comments
+I'm considering adding comments to the blog, since I like interacting with 
+readers. (Please send me your comments!) I haven't decided on a method, but
+since this is a static site, my options are either host it dynamically or employ
+a horribly cursed hack. Since I enjoy not paying for hosting, it'll probably end
+up being the latter. 
+
+### Considering CSS improvements
+After increasing my intake of other people's wonderful blogs, I'm considering
+altering my blog's style substantially. At present, it's just the Chirpy theme
+for Jekyll, with only some slight tweaks from stock. I'm thinking it needs more
+color and sillier text options. Basically nothing on this front is decided
+yet, so if you have opinions, let me know. 
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+I will always prioritize accessibility over fun visual customizations. If there
+are ever fun customizations that impair accessibility, I will provide an option
+to toggle them. If you think there's something that needs an accessibility
+toggle and doesn't have one, let me know and I'll get on it. 
+
+Some blogs with fun visual design: 
+- [https://izzys.casa/](https://izzys.casa/)