Aside from the Jakob Nielsen-y vibe to the color scheme (intentional), it's not that much different than any other developer blog out there -- but if that's the angle you want to take to discredit what I am saying, fine.
Well, to be frank, I honestly don't know what to think. I've had people telling me it looks great, people telling me it looks awful -- it does look amazing to me: http://imgur.com/a/yMTz8
Having said that, I'll definitely work out a update that's readable to wider audience.
I don't think its some "angle" out of left field. Its a valid point.