The problem

I have two distinct identities: the polished professional (brettamccall.com) and the messy experimenter (darketype). Keeping them completely separate feels dishonest. Hiding the mess implies shame.

The learning

The web is permeable. Browsers have memory (localStorage). If i treat the user's journey as a continuous state, i can carry "infection" from one site to another without backend databases.

The mess

• I designed a "virus" (leak_core.js) that tracks how deep you go into the darketype.
• I infected my own portfolio (binary-leak.js) to read this state.
• The result: if you stare too long into the abyss (darketype), the abyss blinks back at you on the professional site.
• Specifically: binary text glitches into d a r k e t y p e, and a portal button assembles itself if infection > 80%.

Glimmers (code snippets)

// the symptom (portfolio)
if (infectionLevel >= 0.8) {
    spawnSingularityButton(); // physical manifestation
}

// mutation logic
const glitchChance = Math.max(0, (infectionLevel - 0.2) * 0.1); 
if (Math.random() < glitchChance) {
    this.char = "d a r k e t y p e"[Math.floor(Math.random() * 9)];
    this.color = '#00ff41'; // radioactive green
}

Distillation

Consistency is overrated. Allow your contexts to bleed into each other. It makes the whole system feel alive.

View this post with the full interactive/glitchy experience on darketype.