{"id":59,"date":"2021-12-25T23:54:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T23:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impreza32.us-themes.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:39:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudonfire.nl\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style class=\"cof-about-style\">body.page-id-59 .wp-block-post-title{display:none!important}body.page-id-59 main>.wp-block-group{padding-top:0!important}body.page-id-59 .entry-content{margin-block-start:0!important}.cof-about{--navy:#08072b;--pink:#ff2aa1;--cyan:#20d9ff;--yellow:#ffe548;--orange:#ff7138;max-width:none!important;width:100%!important;margin:0!important;font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;color:#fff;background:var(--navy);overflow:hidden}.cof-about *{box-sizing:border-box}.cof-about-hero{padding:clamp(5rem,10vw,9rem) max(6vw,28px);background:radial-gradient(circle at 82% 28%,rgba(255,42,161,.55),transparent 28%),radial-gradient(circle at 70% 80%,rgba(32,217,255,.35),transparent 30%),var(--navy);position:relative}.cof-about-kicker{color:var(--cyan);font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em}.cof-about h1{font-size:clamp(4rem,10vw,9rem)!important;line-height:.82!important;letter-spacing:-.07em!important;margin:1.2rem 0 2rem!important;color:#fff!important;text-transform:uppercase}.cof-about h1 span{display:block;color:var(--yellow);text-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--pink)}.cof-about-lead{font-size:clamp(1.2rem,2.2vw,1.7rem);max-width:780px;color:#e5e8ff}.cof-about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1.2rem;padding:clamp(4rem,8vw,7rem) max(6vw,28px);background:#f7f2ff;color:#11102f}.cof-about-card{padding:2rem;border:3px solid #11102f;border-radius:22px;min-height:260px;box-shadow:8px 8px 0 #11102f}.cof-about-card:nth-child(1){background:var(--cyan)}.cof-about-card:nth-child(2){background:var(--pink)}.cof-about-card:nth-child(3){background:var(--yellow)}.cof-about-card:nth-child(4){background:var(--orange)}.cof-about-card b{font-size:2.4rem}.cof-about-card h2{font-size:1.65rem!important;margin:1rem 0 .7rem!important;color:#11102f!important}.cof-about-card p{margin:0}.cof-about-story{padding:clamp(5rem,9vw,8rem) max(6vw,28px);display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.4fr;gap:clamp(2rem,6vw,6rem);align-items:start}.cof-about-story h2{font-size:clamp(3rem,6vw,6rem)!important;line-height:.92!important;letter-spacing:-.055em!important;color:var(--yellow)!important;margin:0!important}.cof-about-copy{font-size:1.18rem;color:#dfe5ff}.cof-about-copy p:first-child{font-size:1.5rem;color:#fff}.cof-about-rule{margin-top:2rem;padding:1.5rem;border-left:8px solid var(--pink);background:rgba(32,217,255,.1);font-weight:800}.cof-about-bottom{padding:clamp(4rem,7vw,6rem) max(6vw,28px);background:var(--cyan);color:#11102f;text-align:center}.cof-about-bottom h2{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,5vw,5rem)!important;line-height:.95!important;color:#11102f!important;margin:0 0 1rem!important}.cof-about-bottom a{display:inline-block;margin-top:1rem;padding:1rem 1.5rem;background:#11102f;color:#fff!important;border-radius:12px;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;box-shadow:7px 7px 0 var(--pink);text-decoration:none}@media(max-width:850px){.cof-about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.cof-about-story{grid-template-columns:1fr}}@media(max-width:520px){.cof-about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cof-about h1{font-size:3.7rem!important}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"cof-about\">\n<section class=\"cof-about-hero\">\n<div class=\"cof-about-kicker\">About this beautiful mess<\/div>\n<h1>Curiosity<br \/><span>without a niche.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"cof-about-lead\">CloudOnFire is a personal internet playground for the things that are too interesting to leave alone: servers, records, furniture, food, travel, technology and the occasional glorious detour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"cof-about-grid\">\n<article class=\"cof-about-card\"><b>\u2301<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Homelab<\/h2>\n<p>Self-hosting, networking, Proxmox and practical notes written before the solution disappears from memory.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"cof-about-card\"><b>\u25c9<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Sound &#038; objects<\/h2>\n<p>Turntables, albums, gadgets and beautifully engineered things with buttons, knobs or an unreasonable price tag.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"cof-about-card\"><b>\u2726<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Food<\/h2>\n<p>Comfort food, restaurant discoveries and recipes measured with enthusiasm rather than laboratory precision.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"cof-about-card\"><b>\u2316<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Elsewhere<\/h2>\n<p>Travel, architecture, accidental discoveries and observations made outside the server room.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"cof-about-story\">\n<h2>Why does this site exist?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cof-about-copy\">\n<p>Because a personal website should feel personal.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a carefully optimised content machine. 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