As an engineer, I love to build bespoke tools that solve my unique problems exactly the way I want them solved. The bonus? This is lets me learn new technologies (did you know my blog has multiplayer support?). Sometimes I even make a tool so I have something to learn from. And with AI, this list of projects and explorations has exploded! Note to self, when I want to veg out and just feed my social media addiction I should do some vibe coding on all of these.
Self Reflection
| Project |
Description |
| This Blog |
Where I think through writing. Jekyll-based enabling environment. |
| Tony the Tesla |
AI life coach for working through problems. |
ij |
Journal management and analysis CLI tool |
gmail |
Email journal analysis. Blog post |
| Project |
Description |
| Breathing Shapes |
Visual breathing exercise guide with animated shapes. |
| Humane Tracker |
Habit tracking across 5 wellness categories. Firebase-based with weekly views. |
| Gym Timer |
Interval training timer PWA with presets, work/rest phases, and wake lock. |
| Tax Calculator |
Interactive tax bracket visualizer. |
| Weight Analysis |
Jupyter notebook analyzing Apple Health weight data. Box plots, time series, interactive visualizations. |
| OmniFocus CLI |
Command-line interface for OmniFocus task management |
| MathFlash |
Math flashcard trainer for kids. |
| World Happiness Report |
Interactive data visualization of global happiness data. |
| Donut Profit Calculator |
Calculate donut shop profitability. |
| Project |
Description |
| CLI Tools |
a (Aerospace), y (yabai), chop (logs), ai-clip, tmux_helper |
| obs-cli |
Rust TUI for OBSBOT camera control via OSC. Vim-style keybindings (h/j/k/l) for pan/tilt, i/o for zoom, preset positions, AI tracking toggle |
gpt |
GPT integration utilities |
captions.py |
Converts YouTube VTT transcripts to clean text |
Computer Vision & Motion
| Project |
Description |
| Swing Analyzer |
Browser-based kettlebell swing analyzer. |
| Form Analyzer Samples |
Exercise video library for form analysis: kettlebell swings, pull-ups, pistol squats |
| Magic Monitor |
Smart mirror app with instant replay and AI-powered smart zoom. |
| Video Edit |
Computer vision explorations: YOLO object detection, OpenCV motion detection |
Fun & Experiments
| Project |
Description |
| Scroll Buddy |
Animated scroll companions: walking stick figure and swimming scuba diver follow your scroll |