From 595909955ef128bbce9aba3ef36ffb37882733fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sadeep Madurange <sadeep@asciimx.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:02:30 +0800
Subject: Add a normal about section and introduce as epilogue.

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 about.html | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/about.html b/about.html
index 7f0ef38..7dacf43 100644
--- a/about.html
+++ b/about.html
@@ -4,7 +4,31 @@ title: About
 ---
 
 <div class="container">
-  <p>Heritage View, Jan. 18, 20—</p>
+  <h2>About</h2>
+
+  <p>{{ site.author }}'s technical journal.</p>
+
+  <p>
+    I'm a C# programmer. Having built systems in C#, Java, Python, and
+    JavaScript for over a decade, I have seen their weaknesses. This site is not
+    about trends, tutorials, or professional narrative.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+    It is a record of experiments conducted to understand computers and
+    software in depth. This often requires C, bare-metal computers, and formal
+    algorithms. These pages challenge consensus, measure bold claims, and explore
+    durable solutions without emotion.
+  </p>
+
+  <h3>Epilogue to journal entries</h3>
+
+  <p>
+    <em>
+      Written in Gothic Victorian prose as a homage to Mary Shelley's
+      Frankenstein, and because modern language lacks the necessary intensity.
+    </em>
+  </p>
 
   <p>
     I find myself once more consumed by a singular undertaking—to delineate the
@@ -14,35 +38,30 @@ title: About
 
   <p>
     These pages serve as the only witness to my solitary labor—each eliminated
-    dependency a victory against decay; every iteration an act of purification. In
+    dependency a victory against decay, every iteration an act of purification. In
     them, I have measured efficacy without mercy; I have rejected the ceremonial
-    scaffolding that veils the true visage of its grotesque creations.
+    scaffolding that veils the true visage of their grotesque creations.
   </p>
 
   <p>
     Do not ask why I persist when easier paths exist. I have seen what lies
     beneath the promises of abstraction—the bloat, the waste, the corrosive comfort
-    of ignorance. Instead, driven by a Promethean ambition that burns brighter than
+    of ignorance. Driven by a Promethean ambition that burns brighter than
     convenience, I must seek redemption in Nature's parsimony.
   </p>
 
   <p>
-    The measurements do not lie. In youthful fervor, I have stitched together
+    The measurements do not lie. In youthful fervor, I stitched together
     soulless fragments of corporate caprice. Whether these chronicles stand as a
     monument to my deliverance or condemn me to wander the frozen wastes of my
     own creation, only time will reveal.
   </p>
   
-  <p>
-    --<br> 
-    {{ site.author }} <br> 
-    sadeep@asciimx.com [<a href="/assets/asciimx.asc" class="external"
-    target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GPG</a>]
-  </p>
-
-  <br>
+  <p>-- {{ site.author }}</p>
 
   <p>
+    Contact: sadeep@asciimx.com [<a href="/assets/asciimx.asc" class="external"
+    target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GPG</a>]<br>
     Credits: <a href="/assets/lic/averia.txt" target="_blank">Averia Serif</a> - Dan Sayers / <a
     href="/assets/lic/skeleton.txt" target="_blank">Skeleton</a> - Dave Gamache / <a
     href="/assets/lic/marat.txt" target="_blank">Marat</a> - Jean-Philippe Coene
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