/*
Theme Name: Techie Overload
Theme URI: https://techieoverload.com
Author: Brian Depaul
Description: Lightweight custom editorial theme for Techie Overload.
Version: 2.8.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: techie-overload
*/
:root{--bg:#06080b;--panel:#0d1117;--ink:#f5f7fa;--muted:#8d97a5;--line:#202833;--cyan:#5ce1e6;--violet:#9b72ff;--lime:#b7ff5a;--max:1240px}*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:Manrope,system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.6}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}.shell{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 40px));margin:auto}.mono,.eyebrow,.tag,.meta{font-family:"DM Mono",monospace}.topline{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font:12px "DM Mono";color:var(--muted)}.topline .shell{height:35px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}.signal{color:var(--lime)}.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:rgba(6,8,11,.92);backdrop-filter:blur(18px);border-bottom:1px solid 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p{color:var(--muted)}.article{max-width:900px;padding:72px 0 90px}.article-header{padding:35px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.article-header h1{font-size:clamp(44px,7vw,78px);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.06em;margin:16px 0 22px}.article-dek{font-size:21px;color:#c3cbd6}.article-content{max-width:760px;padding:38px 0;font-size:19px;line-height:1.85}.article-content a{color:var(--cyan);text-decoration:underline}.article-content h2,.article-content h3{line-height:1.15;margin-top:2em}.article-content blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--cyan);margin:2em 0;padding-left:22px;color:#c3cbd6}.article-content figure{margin:2em 0}.pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:12px;margin:35px auto 70px}.pagination .page-numbers{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 13px}.pagination .current{border-color:var(--cyan);color:var(--cyan)}.newsletter{padding:62px 0}.newsletter-box{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:42px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#101820,#0d1117)}.newsletter h2{margin:0}.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:38px 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}.footer-row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px;align-items:center}.socials{display:flex;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}.socials a:hover{color:var(--cyan)}.screen-reader-text{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)}
@media(max-width:850px){.menu-toggle{display:block}.menu{display:none;position:absolute;top:78px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--panel);padding:20px;flex-direction:column;margin:0}.menu.open{display:flex}.hero-grid,.story-grid,.archive-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead{min-height:440px;padding:30px}.newsletter-box,.footer-row{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}}

/* Keep scrolling content visually below the sticky navigation. */
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/* Original Techie Overload homepage geometry. */
.hero{padding:66px 0 48px}.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1.55fr .75fr}.lead{min-height:540px;padding:0;display:block;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#171f29,#090c11 56%)}.lead:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(circle at 77% 30%,#5ce1e62b,transparent 28%),linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 49.7%,#5ce1e617 50%,transparent 50.3%),linear-gradient(transparent 49.7%,#5ce1e614 50%,transparent 50.3%);background-size:auto,64px 64px,64px 64px}.orb{position:absolute;width:350px;height:350px;border:1px solid #5ce1e65c;border-radius:50%;right:-30px;top:55px;box-shadow:0 0 80px #5ce1e61f,inset 0 0 60px #5ce1e60d}.orb:before,.orb:after{content:"";position:absolute;border:1px solid #9b72ff66;border-radius:50%;inset:44px}.orb:after{inset:100px;background:#5ce1e61b;box-shadow:0 0 45px #5ce1e652}.lead-copy{position:absolute;left:46px;right:38px;bottom:42px;z-index:2}.lead-copy h1{max-width:770px}.side-stack{grid-template-rows:1fr 1fr}.mini-feature{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.mini-feature:before{content:"";position:absolute;width:180px;height:180px;border:1px solid #9b72ff44;transform:rotate(30deg);right:-65px;top:-75px}.mini-feature:nth-child(2):before{border-radius:50%;border-color:#b7ff5a55}.mini-feature>*{position:relative;z-index:1}.tag.lime{color:var(--lime)}.ticker{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden}.ticker-inner{height:46px;display:flex;align-items:center;white-space:nowrap;gap:42px;font:12px "DM Mono";color:var(--muted)}.ticker b{color:var(--ink)}
@media(max-width:850px){.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead{min-height:500px}.lead-copy{left:28px;bottom:30px}.orb{width:280px;height:280px}.ticker-inner{overflow:hidden}}

/* Original brand palette and complete header. */
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@media(max-width:1000px){.navlinks{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:78px;background:var(--panel);padding:22px;flex-direction:column}.navlinks.open{display:flex}.menu-toggle{display:block}.nav-cta{margin-left:auto}}

/* Match the original Techie Overload wordmark typography. */
.brand,.brand>span,.brand>span b{font-family:Manrope,Arial,sans-serif!important;font-size:20px;font-weight:800!important;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.055em;text-transform:uppercase}.brand>span{display:inline-flex;align-items:baseline}.brand>span b{color:var(--cyan)}

/* Explicit spacing protects the original layout from WordPress/plugin resets. */
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@media(max-width:1000px){.navlinks{display:none!important}.navlinks.open{display:flex!important}.navlinks>a{margin:0!important}}

/* Hard layout guards for WordPress/plugin CSS and cached browser styles. */
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/* Visitor-selectable display modes. */
.display-controls{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}.display-toggle{appearance:none;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel);color:var(--muted);padding:4px 9px;border-radius:999px;font:10px "DM Mono",monospace;cursor:pointer}.display-toggle:hover,.display-toggle[aria-pressed="true"]{border-color:var(--cyan);color:var(--cyan)}body.light-mode{--bg:#f4f7fb;--panel:#fff;--ink:#101722;--muted:#536173;--line:#cbd4df;--cyan:#007f91;--violet:#6845c6;--lime:#467a00;background:#f4f7fb;color:#101722}body.light-mode .topline,body.light-mode .site-header{background:#fff!important}body.light-mode .site-header{box-shadow:0 10px 28px #25354a1c}body.light-mode .lead{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#e9f1f5,#fff 56%)}body.light-mode .mini-feature,body.light-mode .story,body.light-mode .archive-card,body.light-mode .stream-card,body.light-mode .feed-dialog{background:#fff}body.light-mode .ticker-label{background:#f4f7fb}body.light-mode .brand-logo{filter:none}body.light-mode .social-icons a{background:#17202c!important;border-color:#007f91!important}body.light-mode .display-toggle{background:#fff}body.light-mode .article-dek,body.light-mode .lead p{color:#3e4d60}body.light-mode .feed-form input{background:#fff;color:#101722}body.colorblind-mode{--bg:#071525;--panel:#0c2138;--ink:#fff;--muted:#bfd0e4;--line:#315270;--cyan:#35b9ff;--violet:#ffb000;--lime:#ffe45c;background:#071525;color:#fff}body.colorblind-mode .topline,body.colorblind-mode .site-header{background:#071525!important}body.colorblind-mode .lead{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#123a5b,#081624 60%)}body.colorblind-mode .mini-feature,body.colorblind-mode .story,body.colorblind-mode .archive-card,body.colorblind-mode .stream-card,body.colorblind-mode .feed-dialog{background:#0c2138}body.colorblind-mode .ticker-label{background:#071525}body.colorblind-mode .social-icons a{background:#102c49!important;border-color:#ffb000!important}body.colorblind-mode .stream-live-dot{background:#ffb000;box-shadow:0 0 12px #ffb000}body.light-mode.colorblind-mode{--bg:#f7f8fa;--panel:#fff;--ink:#071525;--muted:#365169;--line:#aabccc;--cyan:#006eb8;--violet:#9a5b00;--lime:#665800;background:#f7f8fa;color:#071525}body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .topline,body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .site-header{background:#fff!important}body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .mini-feature,body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .story,body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .archive-card,body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .stream-card,body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .feed-dialog{background:#fff}body.light-mode.colorblind-mode .ticker-label{background:#f7f8fa}@media(max-width:850px){.header-socials{display:none!important}.display-toggle span{display:none}.display-toggle{padding:4px 7px}}

/* Embedded Twitch network page. */
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/* Icon-only social links at the upper and lower right edges. */
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/* Literal nav separators, dark CTA, and live clickable headline ticker. */
.navlinks{gap:13px!important}.navlinks>a{margin:0!important}.navlinks>i{display:block;color:#566171;font-style:normal;font:12px "DM Mono",monospace}.navlinks>a:hover{color:var(--cyan)!important}button.nav-cta{background:#080b0f!important;color:var(--cyan)!important;box-shadow:none!important}.ticker-inner{display:flex!important;gap:0!important;overflow:hidden}.ticker-inner>*{margin:0!important}.ticker-label{flex:0 0 auto;position:relative;z-index:2;padding-right:28px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink)}.ticker-window{min-width:0;overflow:hidden;flex:1}.ticker-move{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:techieTicker 55s linear infinite}.ticker-window:hover .ticker-move{animation-play-state:paused}.ticker-track{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0}.ticker-track a{color:var(--muted);margin-right:18px}.ticker-track a:hover{color:var(--cyan)}.ticker-track span{color:var(--violet);font-size:8px;margin-right:18px}@keyframes techieTicker{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker-move{animation:none}.ticker-window{overflow:auto}}@media(max-width:1000px){.navlinks>i{display:none}}