About

I've been working in tech since 2005, but playing with technology since 2003 when I discovered the Internet. It was also around this time I got into how to build websites. They looked worse than this one. :)

Here's some of the tech I work with:

What is "nightfox"?

NightFox is an internet screenname I've been using since the AOL days. It made its debut circa 2006. What does it mean? I've always been a bit of a night owl. That part should be obvious. The fox part is because I am sly like a fox. On multiple occasions, I've been told I need to wear a bell around my neck. I've always been really good at being stealthy! Put the two together, and you have a nightfox. Just please, don't call me "foxy". I'm a male.

How is this website made?

This website is cobbled together HTML, CSS, JavaScript with PHP to do the heavy lifting. It doesn't run a CMS. Lately, I've tried to avoid using CMS software when I build my sites. They're slow, clunky, introduce security holes, and are heavy. I like simplicity. Makes it easy to manage. I also don't have to use any dirty URL rewrites, meaning this site can run on anything that can run PHP, regardless of the server. Apache, NGINX, LiteSpeed, doesn't matter. It just works.™ I've never been a web designer and I used to use templates. I've used various AI (LLMs) to cobble together the design of this site. Your eyes are welcome. Otherwise, this site would look like Richard Stallman's website.

Where is this site hosted?

This website is hosted on a VPS from NodeSpace Hosting (non-affiliate link).