Crstn.org • Limited

— CRSTN P.S. If the site looks broken in your browser, that is not a bug. That is a gentle nudge to upgrade your philosophy.

For years, the mantra of indie web development was move fast and break things . We optimized for velocity, frameworks, and JavaScript bundles. We forgot that sometimes, the most radical thing you can do is be slow. crstn.org

There is a strange paradox to building a personal website in 2026. On one hand, we have more computational power in a browser tab than a server room had a decade ago. On the other, genuine, focused attention has become the rarest currency online. — CRSTN P

The CSS file is exactly 47 lines long. No Tailwind. No Bootstrap. Just @media and gut feeling. For years, the mantra of indie web development

The new crstn.org is an experiment in subtraction. No trackers. No cookies consent banners. No social share buttons begging for a retweet that will die in 48 hours.

April 14, 2026