In the bad old days before ubiquitous color bitmapped displays, people used monochrome monitors that often used green on black or amber on black. More likely than not, jwz's color scheme is a homage to that.

I really don't get why there is so much complaining about this every time someone posts a link to jwz's blog. Personally, I don't find it difficult to read at all. If anything, I prefer light text on dark background.

I use homebrew terminal colors and I still find it painful to read the type on Jamie's blog. Font choice is a big part of it. I also turn down the opacity to soften terminal.

If it's any consolation, I'd like to present you both with these trophies, and perhaps jwz could throw in a voucher for a free pizza.

http://mlkshk.com/p/JE0A