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Posts: 858 from 8 Aug 2013 to 20 Oct 2026
Posting: weekly (140 in the last year)
Kind: personal blog
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2026 119

2025 161

2024 192

2023 138

2022 30

18 NovProblems with Protohackers
25 OctClassifying minds
3 OctAlternative revolutions
24 SepSolving Protohackers with Fly.io
16 SepNightdrive
11 SepProtohackers problem 2 retrospective
5 SepHow small can you make text with a drag engraver?
3 SepThe future of virtual reality
27 AugProtohackers problem 1 retrospective
23 AugProtohackers: a new server programming challenge
10 AugA SLANG interpreter for SCAMP
3 AugA Lisp interpreter for SCAMP
30 JulCheating at chess with a computer for my shoes
13 JulDo I really want a lambda calculus cyberdeck?
1 JulEldood: what Doodle used to be
20 JunConsciousness is computable
15 JunThe ultimate SCAMP development environment
14 JunToolmaker's Clamp
9 JunProgress on the CNC mini mill
24 MayFreeCAD vs SolveSpace
7 MayCNC milling machine project
3 MayMeshmill: open source 3D CAM
24 MarUsing the weird rotary axis
21 MarLibrem 5: first impressions
17 MarPacking puzzle: Six Fit
10 MarA weird rotary axis for my CNC machine
24 FebParty Puzzling: themed puzzle sets for special occasions
5 FebAn Arduino-based USB interface to the Psion Organiser II
27 JanWaypointer Moto: motorcycle navigation for Bangle.js
10 JanMeasuring motorcycle lean angle with a single accelerometer

2021 31

31 DecAdvent of Code on my homemade CPU
23 NovBubble packing puzzle
16 NovLightweight and robust quadcopter guards
2 NovI made an adjustable loaded die
1 OctFixing my tablesaw tilt mechanism
21 SepTowards a high-resolution grid of tiny electromagnets
14 SepChoozi for Bangle.js
8 SepApproximating Lenna with a neural net
2 SepThe case for SCAMP
9 AugPlay with SCAMP from the comfort of your browser
6 AugPorting Hamurabi to SCAMP
28 JunBook Review: Every Tool's a Hammer
24 JunSCAMP update
8 MayA short pendulum with a long period
1 MayA method and apparatus for polishing shafts
25 AprSCAMP has booted up to the shell for the first time
3 AprThe kilo editor
21 MarSCAMP is alive
17 MarBangle.js open source hackable smart watch: first impressions
28 FebFront panels for SCAMP
27 FebThe SCAMP kernel
19 FebA compiler for SCAMP, and machine code profiling
17 FebHow to use an AT28C16 EEPROM with an Arduino Uno without a port expander
15 FebMy second attempt at milling a PCB
12 FebMy first attempt at milling a PCB
6 FebMaking a start on the SCAMP ALU cards
31 JanDesigning the instruction set for my TTL CPU
24 JanProgress on my TTL CPU design
21 JanI want to cast some rings
15 JanAdventures in CPU design
3 JanSomeone copied Stegoseed and deleted my name from it

2020 35

2019 16

10 DecMy RC2014 Web Server
12 NovDesign and Implementation of a Z80 Computer Front Panel
21 OctThe RC2014 Z80 Microcomputer
1 SepMy Arduino-based industrial process controller
12 AugHome 3d metal printing: first results
9 AugThe 2019 BLMRA 12 hour lawnmower race
28 JulAn interesting 3d metal printing process (help wanted)
22 JulHow to make a rev limiter with an Arduino
24 JunMy first chess tournament
2 MayA Strange Chess Clock
4 AprHow to win at Scotland Yard
17 MarPuzzle Drawers
15 FebThe Wheatstone Cryptograph
23 JanTelescope tracking with software auto-guiding
8 JanImaging the Orion nebula with the PiKon telescope
4 JanTowards a Better Pythagorean Cup

2018 30

2017 40

2016 28

2015 18

29 NovI rode my motorbike off road and made a video
11 NovI made a gong
1 NovI made a puzzle game
7 OctIf you serve javascript with a 404 status does it still get executed?
28 JunI made a knife out of a file
11 JunLogrotate race condition with copytruncate
31 MayI made a little knife
26 AprI made a plymetal heart decoration
11 AprI painted my van wheels
9 AprHow to close a running process's socket
23 MarI drove a truck and bought a car
5 MarDigital Ocean Private Networking is not Private
26 FebI built a campervan
15 FebI am back on the bike
8 FebI built an oak chest
3 FebHow to make driftwood sink
31 JanI bought some fish
27 JanI made a ring out of a coin

2014 11

27 DecI drove in the snow
6 DecSMS Travel Map
19 NovStories from the Mongol Rally: Mongolian Black Market Pickpocket
18 NovStories from the Mongol Rally: Kazakhstan Policeman Selfie
17 NovStories from the Mongol Rally: the Georgian Diesel Incident
16 NovCounter creator
6 NovI made a brass box
1 NovI ran out of fuel in my van
16 OctI helped a French child fix a stolen moped
18 JulWest Country Place Name Generator
29 JunYurt Lush Live Tracking

2013 9