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December 2025

📅 2025-12-28​

🎨 Design Changes​

  • Homepage Redesign: Complete overhaul of the homepage to better reflect "The Uncommon Engineer" brand
    • New split-layout design with hero image and content sections
    • Added three navigation cards: Analysis & Essays, Technical Documentation, and Newsletter
    • Dynamic content counts (56+ essays, 170+ docs)
    • New tagline: "Builder. Anarchist. Pasifika."
    • Improved responsive design for mobile devices
    • Card hover effects with subtle animations
    • Minimal social icon design (LinkedIn, GitHub, YouTube)

🛠️ Site Improvements​

  • Navigation Update: Renamed "Blog" to "Analysis & Essays" in navbar and footer
    • Better reflects the nature of the content (political analysis, AI sovereignty, digital colonialism)
    • URL remains /blog for backwards compatibility

Template for Future Entries​

When adding new changelog entries, use this format:

## 📅 YYYY-MM-DD

### {CATEGORY}
- **Title**: Brief description of the change
  - Additional details if needed
  - Links to related content: [Link Text](URL)

Change Type Icons​

  • 🛠️ Site Improvements
  • 📚 Documentation Updates
  • 📝 Blog Posts
  • 🔧 Bug Fixes
  • 🎨 Design Changes
  • ⚡ Performance Improvements
  • 🔒 Security Updates
  • 📦 Dependencies