I remember it, It was far from "epic". The links and alot of generic text got lost in the back ground. Making it annoying to read.
This background is a great in between for the entire audience that comes here. Youre drawn to the lighter information box with less used info/links tucked out of your constant view.
You might not like shareing, but the style of the site is what keeps people coming back to that site. With the insane volume of tech orientated sites, having a Hardcore looking site can scare off unsure new tech folk.
I read [H]ard too, and after a long day, the white on black background irritates eyes, and dark on dark makes the words start dissappearing. The enitre blackness just makes it a wall of crap after 10hrs of staring at many different documents on computers.