Adventures in Machine Vision

A Nat Friedman anecdote about an AI watching him drink water sent me digging for a spare Raspberry Pi. Now a camera and a sensor HAT watch my desk, a self-inflicted panopticon that logs who walks by and what the room is doing.

Farfield

Five small Go services, single binaries, content-addressed records, running on my homelab. The new backend for the site.

atproto-wc

Framework-agnostic web components for ATProto

I Got a Common Turtle

I got a Common turtle from Claude Code's deterministic buddy system, so I brute-forced the generation algorithm.

Replacing a Rabbit's Brain: Connecting the R1 to Hermes

I replaced the OpenClaw agent on my R1 with Hermes, running locally on a MacBook Pro.

OpenClaw and the Rabbit R1

I got my Rabbit R1 talking to my Pinata-hosted agent. The agent did most of the work.

Sonde

Nimbus

AT Protocol repository sync with Cloudflare Workers built on Tap

Koios: Memory, Feedback, and Containment

Autonomous agent with persistent memory inspired by classical theory of mind

Notes on using a PDS as Content Infrastructure

Content addressing with normal web requests, identity baked in, delivery over boring HTTPS.

llm-txt.fun

LLM-TXT provides tools to generate files from Farcaster, Bluesky, RSS feeds, and Git repos, building on my earlier llm-fid project.

BHVR-x402

BHVR-x402 is a modern and lightweight stack for the open web and open payments

Brandy Peppercorn Sauce (two ways)

Versatile peppercorn sauce recipe with classic and dairy-free/wheat-free options. Rich, creamy base with brandy and crushed peppercorns.

Almond Financier Pastry Sheet Cake

A gluten-free almond sheet cake made with coconut oil and sweetener, perfect as a dessert base or standalone treat that serves 8-10.

Whats the $POINTS?

$POINTS was deployed on December 13th, 2023 and made a lot of people very angry

My office as entropy

Turning my office's environmental data into verifiable randomness.

Take Your Network With You

Bring your home network anywhere with the tiny Beryl AX router.

Eggplant Parmesan

Crispy panko-crusted eggplant topped with melted mozzarella, served over a vibrant blistered cherry tomato sauce.

Thunderbolt Sub

First attempt at cloning the Thunderbolt Italian Sub.

Single-origin deployment with bhvr

Fried my Pi using a 10V solar panel without a buck converter.

Breaking the AI in Parallax

Parallax turns text-based mystery into a challenge for curious hackers. I broke it with simple jailbreaks, extracting character secrets that.

llm-fid.fun

Create and Use Farcaster Signers

Obsidian AI Tagger

AI-powered plugin that generates relevant tags for your Obsidian notes, automatically updating frontmatter to improve organization and.

Obsidian AI Excerpt Generator

Transform your Obsidian notes with AI-generated excerpts that make browsing and searching a breeze.

Obsidian Pinata Image Uploader

Upload Obsidian images to Pinata with automatic IPFS URI conversion and gateway proxying for clean display and referencing.

Code and Cloth

Reject the arena, return to the loom.

Small Batch Croissant Loaf

Buttery milk bread with perfect layers using pasta roller lamination - tender crumb, golden crust, and incredibly fluffy texture in every.

NYC Halal Cart Style Beef & Lamb Rice Bowls

Classic beef & lamb with yellow rice recipe featuring homemade white sauce.

Pure Internet: no-html

A minimalist web experiment using plain text on Bluesky storage, proving websites don't need HTML/CSS/JS.

Scalability → Buildability

True scalability is making the next feature easier than the last.

Ocean Dreams

Early GAN art from coastal images, creating three collections of dreamy, hallucinatory seascapes that inspired further.

Who Really Wants Carbon Offsets?

Sometimes the best insights come from being wrong.

AndreiBot-3000

Aspiration secretly pioneered AI content testing in 2020 using GPT-2, with a system trained on approved marketing to expand A/B testing.

orbz dot com

StumbleUpon nostalgia sparked a new discovery tool: orbz.

Pure Internet: office---space

Transforming a spare Pi Zero 2 W and Waveshare Environment HAT into a sensor hub that records environmental data every 60 seconds to.

Test

Friday, December 12th. Courtesy of the DoD.

Pure Internet: Feral

A Raspberry Pi Zero W solar-powered "feral server" running a lightweight Hono app exposed via Cloudflare Tunnels, with location-aware.

Pure Internet: Bluesky

Exploring non-standard web hosting via Bluesky's AT Protocol, a content-addressable system similar to IPFS that can serve as a minimalist.

Pure Internet: NFC

HTML, CSS & minimal JS combined with NFC tech to create serverless web experiences.

Pure Internet

"Pure internet" is a playful joke about browser-served content, inspired by 90s simplicity and a desire to make web publishing less complex.

Shitposting Towards a Pizza Oven

Automated YouTube Shorts about pizza lead viewers to shouldibuyagozney.com with its one-word answer: "yes." The algorithm grows daily.

Spicy Tom Kha with Char-grilled Pork Loin

Rich, aromatic Thai soup with mushrooms & tofu paired with char-grilled pork loin in soy-lime marinade, a flavorful Asian-inspired meal.

Case Study: Migrating Ice Barrel to Shopify

Ice Barrel's migration from WooCommerce to Shopify yielded impressive results: 165% higher conversion rates, faster load times, and their.

Crème Brûlée

A classic crème brûlée with rich vanilla custard and that perfect caramelized sugar crust.

Pavlova

A classic Pavlova recipe with crisp meringue shell and creamy custard filling, topped with fresh fruit and ready in under 2 hours.

Mumbai Street Style Vada Pav

Iconic Mumbai street food with spiced potato fritters in buns.

Honey Liliko‘i Foam

Smooth passionfruit foam made by blending honey, purée, syrup, egg white and water, then charged in a siphon with N2O.

Liliko'i Rum Punch Medley

A tropical rum punch blending pineapple, passion fruit and three rums with homemade pineapple rose syrup.

Summer chili, two ways

Dual-batch recipe for grilled meat and vegetarian chilis with toppings. Both share core seasonings, beans, and grilled corn garnish.

Creamy Honey Cilantro Dressing

Creamy cilantro-lime dressing combines Greek yogurt, mayo, honey, and fresh herbs for a versatile sauce that's tangy, bright, and ready in.

Vegetarian Coconut Curry Ramen

A simple coconut curry ramen bowl featuring fresh noodles in a fragrant broth, topped with veggies and soft-boiled eggs.

Thai Curry Sweet Potato Soup

A flavorful Thai-inspired sweet potato soup with coconut milk, red curry paste, and almond butter. Sauté aromatics, simmer, then puree.

Generate a new private key

Create wallet addresses quickly with OpenSSL: just run `openssl rand -hex 32` to generate a secure private key. Remember to keep it safe!

Onchain Hit Counter

Blockchain-powered hit counters revive nostalgic web elements by storing visitor counts on Ethereum testnets, a quirky solution making the.

Siesta

A tequila cocktail with Campari, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake with ice and serve chilled with a grapefruit peel.

Broken Glass

A broken lens and college memories

As Above

High-altitude aerial photos with quirks of light and color.

No Stone Unturned

A rock traveled in my camera bag, and was photographed time and time again.

VSCO

A collection of iPhone photos from California, Hawaii, and India, edited with VSCO

Madison Park Smash

A refreshing cognac punch with Royal Combier, fresh lemon, and mint. Features a whip shake technique and crushed ice topped with bitters.

Irish Maid

A refreshing cocktail with Irish whiskey, elderflower liqueur, balanced by lemon juice and cucumber for a bright, garden-inspired flavor.

Espresso Rum-Tiki

A rum cocktail blending cold brew, dual rums, orgeat, falernum and bitters, shaken with ice until foamy, then served over fresh ice with.

Halekulani

A citrus-forward bourbon cocktail combining lime, orange, and pineapple juices with simple syrup, grenadine and bitters.

Fermented Hot Honey

Fermented hot honey recipe: combine raw and roasted garlic, shallots, and chilies with honey.

Caramel Apple Mille Feuille

Elegant mille-feuille dessert with flaky puff pastry layers, caramelized cinnamon apples, and vanilla cream.

Harissa

Recipes for traditional harissa using either dried or fresh peppers with toasted spices, garlic, oil and lemon.

Revisiting Obsidian as a CMS, again

Obsidian as CMS: Using YAML frontmatter and GitHub's GraphQL API to create a free, flexible publishing system for markdown content that.

Pineapple Bourbon Honey Sour

A bourbon cocktail with pineapple, lemon, and honey, dry-shaken with egg white for frothiness, then served over ice with bitters and edible.

Pizza Margherita

Perfect Margherita pizza recipe with homemade dough and sauce. Topped with mozzarella and fresh basil, baked on high heat until golden.

Pizza Sauce

Simple 3-ingredient pizza sauce: blend drained canned tomatoes with olive oil and salt until smooth. Use immediately or refrigerate.

Neopolitan Pizza Dough

Classic Neapolitan pizza dough recipe using 00 and all-purpose flours.

Epochs

A generative onchain svg, powered by Highlight.xyz

Creamy Bell Pepper Alfredo Sauce

A creamy red pepper pasta dish with sautéed peppers, garlic, wine and cheese, brightened with lemon and finished with a hint of nutmeg.

Case Study: Rebuilding Opul on Framer

Comprehensive WordPress to Framer migration completed in two months, boosting conversion rates by 50% while giving Opul's team control over.

Bermuda Hundred

A tropical cocktail mixing gin, Campari, orgeat, lime and pineapple juice. Shake with ice and garnish with pineapple leaf and cherry.

Revisiting Obsidian as a CMS

A home-built publishing system using Obsidian for writing, GitHub for storage, and Next.

Sourdough

Growing up near San Francisco, I enjoyed quality sourdough.

Deploy html on Replit

Replit is great but lacks HTML deployment.

Mint thyself

Zora's HTML editions let you mint internet content on blockchain, stored on IPFS for permanence.

Feels Like Summer

A perfect Father's Day with my twins and three kids total. Summer has finally arrived and it feels just right.

AI-Legion on BlueSky

Exploring how autonomous LLMs can manage social profiles on Bluesky, integrating AI-Legion with the open protocol to handle posts, likes, and more.

Case Study: Building Tornado's Growth Engine

At Tornado, I engineered growth systems that boosted customer count 390%, revenue 800%, and engagement 1,000% while reducing acquisition.

The Sovereign Feed

RSS offers decentralized content control in an algorithm-driven web.

Obsidian as a CMS

Obsidian as CMS: Git-based system using timestamps, GitHub sync, Cloudflare for assets, and NextJS for display, edit anywhere with automatic.

Eggnog

A creamy, festive eggnog recipe with cooked custard base, whipped egg whites, vanilla, and spirits, topped with whipped cream and nutmeg.

Saag (Palak) Paneer

A simple Saag Paneer recipe that combines puréed spinach with paneer cheese, aromatic spices, and cream for a delicious Indian dish served.

Case study: Aspiration's CRM platform

Two years running CRM and lifecycle at Aspiration. A platform migration, first-party analytics, and campaigns that lifted lead conversion 53%.

Yorkshire Pudding

A simple Yorkshire pudding recipe with just 6 ingredients.

Crab Cakes

Classic crab cakes made with canned crab, eggs, mayo and seasonings. Form into patties and sauté in butter until golden brown on both sides.

Beef Stroganoff

Tender tri-tip stroganoff with mushrooms in rich wine sauce, finished with creamy sour cream over egg noodles, a flavorful and hearty meal.

Goulash, two ways

Hearty goulash with roasted vegetables in paprika broth, available in both vegetarian and meat versions with rotisserie chuck roast.

Challah

Traditional challah recipe with simple steps: mix yeast, water, flour, salt, honey, oil, eggs; knead, proof, braid, rise, brush with egg.

Flatframe

Aerial photography technique capturing motion in a static frame (like waves or crowds) using stationary drone footage between 10-60 seconds.