Welcome to my website

You may be thinking to yourself, "Oliver, your website looks a little crazy." I know, right? It's an homage to the early internet and GeoCities era of personal site dev and it has been a ton of fun to work on. If you don't know me, you can probably guess my name :^)

So why a website? In the late nineties many software devs and enthusiasts began creating their own websites to share their interests and connect with others. My dad created theohrts.com in the year 2000 (if you've ever sent me an email, now you know where my domain comes from). While the site is no longer active and only partially viewable through the Wayback Machine, it's a cool little piece of family history. Before the homogenization of websites, thanks to AI, many folks had their own quirky part of the internet to call their own.

This site aims to partake in what was once lost. But this is not unique to me. There's a whole community of developers building their own sites by hand again à la the IndieWeb, a movement that champions owning your domain, words, and data instead of renting a profile from a platform. I've been iterating on this project since high school and I'm happy with where it's at. I think it's a good reflection of my interests and personality, and what it lacks in professionalism it gains back in character.

Check out Webmaster to learn more about me and the tech behind the site, and Links for where else to find me and the sites / people I like. Off site, my weblog has my technical writings and my projects page has the things I've built.

Thanks for stopping by. Sign the guestbook on your way out.