diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 3f36631..bf1e71d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
         "no-useless-escape": "warn",
         "no-regex-spaces": "warn",
         "semi": ["error", "always"],
-        "eqeqeq": "warn"
+        "eqeqeq": ["warn", "smart"]
     }
 }
diff --git a/assets/js/base.js b/assets/js/base.js
index 397c58f..9778205 100644
--- a/assets/js/base.js
+++ b/assets/js/base.js
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
  *  32.  Drag & Drop Upload
  *  33.  Intersection Observer
  *  34.  Full Initialisation
+ *
+ * NOTE ON EMPTY CATCH BLOCKS: throughout this file, `try { ... } catch (_) {}`
+ * around localStorage/sessionStorage access (persisted tab/theme/column-
+ * visibility state, recent command-palette entries, etc.) and the terminal
+ * beep's AudioContext calls is intentional, not an oversight — these are
+ * best-effort UX affordances that must silently no-op rather than break the
+ * surrounding feature if storage is disabled/full (private browsing, quota)
+ * or audio is blocked (autoplay policy). Swallowing errors from arbitrary
+ * caller-supplied callbacks (e.g. viewport-change listeners) is handled
+ * separately with real logging, since those can hide genuine bugs.
  */
 
 (function (global) {
@@ -1398,7 +1408,7 @@
     _vpCurrent = bp;
     if (bp !== prev) {
       const evt = { bp, w, h, prev };
-      _vpListeners.forEach(cb => { try { cb(evt); } catch (_) {} });
+      _vpListeners.forEach(cb => { try { cb(evt); } catch (e) { console.error('[lt.viewport] listener threw:', e); } });
       bus.emit('viewport:change', evt);
     }
   }