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Visualizing a generalized maximum-weight-matching graph algorithm - March 10, 2026

I have a small side project I’ve been tinkering with over the past few years: a chess tournament management application. It’s been nice as a sort of open-ended exploration sandbox for all sorts of different things, like learning Phoenix, and getting to implement the rules of chess.
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Making a big button to answer FaceTime calls - March 26, 2025

Wire up a giant button that hides a ridiculous Rube Goldberg machine (Arduino! AppleScript! And more!) to answer FaceTime calls.
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Self-hosting Obsidian LiveSync on Kubernetes with Tailscale - June 17, 2024

Gluing a bunch of stuff together to get what you get for free with Apple Notes, except you get to keep your notes on your own server, and you don’t have to expose the server to the internet.
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Building a chess application with Phoenix LiveView (Part 2) - June 5, 2024

With the rules of chess implemented in part one, we can now go ahead and turn them into a board with Phoenix LiveView.
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Building a chess application with Phoenix LiveView (Part 1) - May 31, 2024

Getting started by implementing (most) of the rules of chess.
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Books

Tackling the problem of choosing which of the 330 Citibike stations should be prioritized.

Working with D3 Interpolation on Spotify Charts

Visualizing the Citibike station network using trips from February, 2014