Optimizing for text-mode browsers

I still use text-mode browsers (mostly w3m, sometimes Lynx), especially on old computers, because they're fast, use little memory, and don't take up much disk space. They also aren't funded by ad cartels, but that's not my primary motivation. While the prior version of this site was functional in text-mode browsers (thanks to minimalist design and static HTML), I wanted to try optimizing for text-mode (and old) browsers first, both so that the site works great in those browsers and also as an exercise in simplicity. Issues with the old design While I liked the CGA palette of my previous blog theme in graphical browsers, it was unwieldy in Lynx and w3m because: You had to scroll past a list of tags to get to the main content The article list took up too much vertical space The publish dates of articles weren't visually obvious See for yourself: Screenshot of the old design in Lynx It was better than most of the modern web, but I didn't enjoy it. Fixes Header The obvious way to ensure…