Published ideas en-us following_individual/index.html following_individual/index.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 My rss reader lets me star entries, but not keep notes on what I found interesting about the link. So I wrote a little app that lets me capture the link and why I found it interesting. calculating_anachronism/index.html calculating_anachronism/index.html Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 WIP - Do you really know what you like? - Have you ever taken the time to figure it out? - Have you ever listed out what you don't like about the stuff you have? - Have you ever done anything about it? - How would you know what is better than what you already have? - How could you improve you ugly_chalet/index.html ugly_chalet/index.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 ear training app heroic_finland/index.html heroic_finland/index.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 It's a metrognome. because. nearest_archeology/index.html nearest_archeology/index.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 I'm not sure why some things need to be this hard, but sometimes I just want to know the pixel locations on an image. Drag image to browser, get pixel locations and colors.  [Launch the tool](demo/index.html) covering_conduction/index.html covering_conduction/index.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The problem with google chat is... wait let me just list the things google got right with google chat as that list will be shorter: . One of the problems with google chat is the Home screen which could have been a great single place to view new messages was ruined because google won't add a mark entertaining_consumer/index.html entertaining_consumer/index.html Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Everything below this heading becomes the published webpage. simple_grove/index.html simple_grove/index.html Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 # Audio Sketchbook  Visual Artists have an easy way to capture and work on ideas, their sketchbook. I've never found something like that that easily works for audio. $2 later, and I have an infinite canvas that I can add audio to and add notes. I can either drag in sampl stale_protostar/index.html stale_protostar/index.html Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000  I needed a simple ASCII editor with a light table element to it for a different project I'm thinking of. So here we have a simple editor that allows you to drag in images for reference. Click on help will bring up an ASCII chart to pick from. [Launch Editor](demo/index.html learning_coordinator/index.html learning_coordinator/index.html Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000  Simple app to show guitar scales for people into said things; Not sure about the CAGED views. I had them there to see if it would make the system click at all, still nothing. [Launch the App](demo/index.html) damaged_glass/index.html damaged_glass/index.html Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 I wanted a simple meal planner. For $2 in Claude credits I have one running on my Kubernetes cluster now. Isn't that crazy? Instead of paying $10 a month for ads, constant useless updates, creepy tracking, dark patterns, and constant up selling, I have the exact app I want that won't get rug pulle encouraging_motor/index.html encouraging_motor/index.html Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 [Launch Fridge Poetry](http://analogpixel.org:9994/) --- # Building a shared fridge  The best part of going to work is looking at the fridge to see what new fridge poetry has been made. So I made a version for the disillusioned_cotija/index.html disillusioned_cotija/index.html Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 [Song Dissector](https://github.com/analogpixel/song-dissector) is a single-page web app for taking apart a track to figure out how it works. Drop an audio file in, mark up the structure, loop the parts you want to study, and write down what you hear — everything stays attached to the exact moment i orange_oman/index.html orange_oman/index.html Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000  doubtful_einstein/index.html doubtful_einstein/index.html Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A small tool for turning a vague learning goal into a concrete plan you can act on. You give it a topic, it helps you narrow that topic down, then it produces a sheet with five hands-on experiments, one keystone project that ties them together, and five follow-up directions to chase next. - [Exampl little_group/index.html little_group/index.html Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A [Memento Mori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori) calendar is a way to view what's left of your life in little boxes. It's also a great product that productivity bros like to sell. Since I'm a bad bro, here is a free version that works with [jrnl](https://jrnl.sh). The goal of the app new_tanker/index.html new_tanker/index.html Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Blackletter calligraphy looks neat, and what would look even neater would be an embossed stamp from some blackletter calligraphy. So I photobashed some letters I liked from online, traced them into an SVG, and then (a)I, created a python script to create plates for embossing/debossing the design. bruteforce_clinic/index.html bruteforce_clinic/index.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000  A terminal-based todo app with an AI backbone. The interface splits into a scrollable list on top and a freeform text editor on the bottom. Everything is plain text — no forms, no buttons. ## Concept Stay engaged in reality by having a list of interesting ideas to work f ill_concrete/index.html ill_concrete/index.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000  I saw a boba cat at a boba store, and was like, what if I made a [scorched earth style game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(video_game)) but instead of tanks, you had boba cats? So I draw myself a cute little boba cat:  Getting a summary of the article is the best feature, since lately I can't be bothered to read 100s of pages just to find out that nothing is really said.  <a href="guitar-tran broken_happiness/index.html broken_happiness/index.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 playing with profiles  ## A quick study of molding profiles What makes a good profile for a frame? That question really depends on how gaudy you want your frame to look. In looking into this, (A)I created a [script in openscad](make_frame.scad) that will take an SVG and convert aesthetic_gutenberg/index.html aesthetic_gutenberg/index.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Making dinner planning easier.  The hardest part of cooking at home is the constant struggle of meal planning, even more so when you want your meals to be remotely healthy. So until they invent a food pellet to replace food, I'm stuck trying to figure out what to make. required_clasp/index.html required_clasp/index.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 better for me. Are you tired of your git commit history looking like this:  That's why (A)I came up with wonderful git push script. Instead of pushing the same word over and over for your commit, you can have a little story unfold every time you push a change. ```bash function nearest_nurse/index.html nearest_nurse/index.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 getting points on an svg path Make a shape go around a path. In theory this could have been done easier with CSS, but I was curious if I could just load a SVG path and get points from it. ```javascript <script> my_path="M1005.05,1270.15C1005.05,1270.15 982.121,656.156 1178.97,656.156C1375.81, economic_curriculum/index.html economic_curriculum/index.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 because python  I always forget that the esp boards are a pain since you can't just drag file to them over usb serial, you have to use a bunch of utilities to do stuff; every time I say I'll get the better board next time, and then every time I get the esp board that is a independent_ranch/index.html independent_ranch/index.html Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Exploring git through experiments and fixing failures. Sometimes you just want a tool. Writing this git-lab script and all the scenarios by hand would have took me days if not weeks to complete, but getting better at programming was not my goal, I just wanted a tool that could help me get better nimble_watchmaker/index.html nimble_watchmaker/index.html Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Learning about blender texturing and uv mapping. <video controls width=70%> <source src="mov.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> hardcore_mayer/index.html hardcore_mayer/index.html Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Making my own mini notebooks After a horrible experience dealing with Field Notes* I decided to just start making my own mini-notebooks. If you use printer paper, you can just cut it in half, then trim each half to 7", then take 12 sheets of these 5.5x7" sheets, fold them in half, stack them early_lay/index.html early_lay/index.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 how can I setup bash autocomplete to complete tags for jrnl I was using obsidian for a daily work log, as I find that those type of logs seem to help tomorrow me a lot when I'm trying to remember what I did 3 days ago. The Obsidian entry was ok, but then I re-found [jrnl](https://jrnl.sh/en/stabl marginal_woodpecker/index.html marginal_woodpecker/index.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 contact me; unless you are a spammer. I don't mind receiving emails, but I don't like spam and phishing, so behold my new contact me page. [run demo](demo/index.html) diplomatic_newspaper/index.html diplomatic_newspaper/index.html Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How can I create clean 2d animations in grease pencil? Replicating the simplest of things can teach you a lot about your tools and concepts. For example, I wanted to work on making cleaner looking 2D animations with Blender grease pencil, and instead of finding some complex animation to work with, awesome_austin/index.html awesome_austin/index.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 how does css grid work? The table of contents of the books I was reading had a visually interesting layout to it (see image below). Initially, I tried to get Claude to generate the CSS from the image, but the output wasn't correct; the resulting html though did show how easy css grid was. CSS Gr hungry_perlman/index.html hungry_perlman/index.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Letters sliding in from top and bottom. I was watching some movie yesterday, and one of the text effects they used in the intro had text flying in from top and bottom. Although I feel like this version actually looks a little better (see demo.) [run demo](demo/index.html) --- ## How It Works mystifying_chandrasekhar/index.html mystifying_chandrasekhar/index.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 cartoony css effects Answering the question, What happens when you tell an LLM to follow the 12 principles of animation to create a button animation? (see demo link) [run demo](demo/index.html) --- ## Tutorial: Building the Woosh Effect The demo applies Disney's **12 Principles of Animation** t gracious_dewdney/index.html gracious_dewdney/index.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 learning blender grease pencil by animating a kicking squirrel. <video width="640" height="360" controls> <source src="0001-0120.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> Unless you want to spend a lot of money, it seems like your options for animation softwa xenodochial_brown/index.html xenodochial_brown/index.html Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Making a song using finger picking The [12-Bar Blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-bar_blues) is a progression of chords: I,I,I,I, IV,IV, I, I, V, IV, I, V. From there any amount of embellishment can be added on. The 12BB framework is a great way to add a simple constraint to music crea wizardly_dirac/index.html wizardly_dirac/index.html Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Small songs using Diatonic Substitution practical_shtern/index.html practical_shtern/index.html Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Creating a fidget spinner with feet. Foot Fidget Spinner V1:  vigilant_chebyshev/index.html vigilant_chebyshev/index.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 experimenting with songs created from chord progressions. Using Kontact's chord building tools to create a simple chord progression, and then building off of that to build a song. focused_nobel/index.html focused_nobel/index.html Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 I was staring at the wall this morning, and noticed this fun pattern the blinds were making with the light, so instead of doing what I had planned for today, I started playing with that pattern. I also wanted to expand on what this daily project is for, to work on focus and depth; each day focusin bold_hopper/index.html bold_hopper/index.html Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Because what do initials need more than click clack bang. I also created an html version that is more fun than the boring video. click on the demo, then click on the initials. <video controls width="640"> <source src="output.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. stupefied_elion/index.html stupefied_elion/index.html Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Bill just having fun flying around pipes, waiting for Mario to show up.  bold_joliot/index.html bold_joliot/index.html Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000  ecstatic_booth/index.html ecstatic_booth/index.html Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 It's that time of year where I make a holiday card on real paper and send it to real people. This year I even splurged and made a sticker to go with the card, because I spoil people. focused_hopper/index.html focused_hopper/index.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 angry_torvalds/index.html angry_torvalds/index.html Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 This project is my attempt to recreate the fire effect from the old school demo days, but by using LEDS instead of an expensive C64. <p>The <a href="https://lodev.org/cgtutor/fire.html">Fire Effect</a> was used in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene">Demoscene</a> back in the day. serene_rubin/index.html serene_rubin/index.html Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 It's a hamburger menu. I even got fancy and added some space around the hamburger, and some space music. [run demo](demo/index.html) eager_mestorf/index.html eager_mestorf/index.html Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 [run demo](demo/index.html) vigilant_kowalevski/index.html vigilant_kowalevski/index.html Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 ## Experiment or Prototype - build an animation using svg and css animations. [run demo](demo/index.html) cranky_bell/index.html cranky_bell/index.html Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 All the holiday cards I've made going back to 2008