I'm playing around with the CSS for this weblog, trying to make it a little easier to read, and less retina-wretching. I've taken design cues from HappyCog and others, but will be tweaking/changing at will for a while...
Haven't implemented the new design site-wide yet (writeback pages still use the old icky design), but I like it better than the old one, so I'll probably make the full switch.
I also dumped the sidebar. It was just a lot of superfluous info crap that wasn't needed. I moved the meat of the sidebar into separate pages, accessible by the nav links at the top of each page. Search is available in the top banner on all pages as well.
If you notice your browser barfing badly on the new design, please let me know. I'll see what I can do...