Projects

1. U1

   Kokoro Audiobook Studio

   Turns textbooks and technical PDFs into chaptered .m4b audiobooks — entirely on-device, on the Apple Silicon GPU.

   • Python
   • PyTorch
   • PyMuPDF
   • FastAPI
   • FFmpeg
   • Rich

   ~16×real-time synthesis

2. U2

   Notion Better Export

   Exports a Notion workspace into an Obsidian vault with a true folder hierarchy, resolved relations and native Obsidian Bases.

   • Python
   • Notion API
   • httpx
   • PyYAML
   • Rich
   • Obsidian Bases

   2.8req/s, never throttled

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Personal builds in progress or queued up. The pie shows which stage each one has reached: queued 10%, planning 25%, building 50%, verifying 80%. Updated 2026-09-27.

1. W1

   Mac Monitor

   Mac temperatures and battery health on a dashboard any device on the LAN can open.

   Next Install and check the dashboard from another device

   • Software
   • Self-hosted

   80%verifying

2. W2

   Immich Self-Host

   Self-hosted photo library in Docker.

   Next Prove a full restore from backup

   • Self-hosted

   80%verifying

3. W3

   Home NAS

   Network storage for the homelab.

   Next Pick RAID level, capacity and budget

   • Self-hosted

   25%planning

4. W4

   Mini HomeLab

   A small mini-PC compute box for self-hosted services.

   Next Choose Proxmox or plain Docker

   • Self-hosted

   25%planning

5. W5

   AI Usage Display

   A desk display showing my AI usage.

   Next Find a reliable data source

   • Hardware

   25%planning

6. W6

   Casio Calculator Bridge

   An ESP32 companion for a Casio fx-991CW.

   Next Test whether the calculator accepts any input

   • Hardware

   25%planning

7. W7

   RF Signal Analyzer

   Wi-Fi and radio diagnostics.

   Next Use phone analyzer apps for a week first

   • Hardware

   25%planning

8. W8

   Paperback Sleeve

   A rigid sleeve that stops paperback covers from folding.

   Next Pick a design and measure books

   • Hardware

   25%planning

9. W9

   Local LLM Environment

   One local LLM setup across my Mac and Windows machines.

   Next Review the current setup

   • Self-hosted
   • Software

   10%queued

10. W10

    OLED Animation Badge

    An animated OLED badge on a XIAO ESP32-C6.

    Next Get the OLED

    • Hardware

    10%queued

11. W11

    RoboEyes Keychain

    A keychain with animated robot eyes.

    Next Get the OLED

    • Hardware

    10%queued

12. W12

    Sword Keychain

    A sword keychain with an AMOLED blade.

    Next Source the display board

    • Hardware

    10%queued

13. W13

    NFC PCB Card

    A battery-free PCB card powered by a phone's NFC field.

    Next Find a proven coil design

    • Hardware

    10%queued

14. W14

    Cyberdeck

    A handheld ESP32 cyberdeck with its own keyboard.

    Next Collect the parts list

    • Hardware

    10%queued

15. W15

    Home Dashboard

    A Raspberry Pi 5 touchscreen dashboard for the homelab.

    Next Decide what it shows

    • Hardware
    • Software

    10%queued

16. W16

    Muji-Style CD Player

    A wall-mounted pull-cord CD player.

    Next Find a second-hand CD player

    • Hardware

    10%queued

17. W17

    Pico Logic Analyzer

    A 24-channel logic analyzer on a Raspberry Pi Pico.

    Next Get a Pico and flash the firmware

    • Hardware

    10%queued

18. W18

    E-Paper Weather Display

    A low-power e-paper weather station.

    Next Compile the firmware before buying parts

    • Hardware
    • Software

    10%queued

19. W19

    Hackpad Macropad

    A macropad on a PCB I design in KiCad.

    Next Do a 3-key practice board

    • Hardware

    10%queued

20. W20

    Stack-chan Desk Robot

    A desk robot running on local speech and LLMs.

    Next Pick a hardware route

    • Hardware
    • Software

    10%queued

21. W21

    OpenPrinter

    An open-source printer build.

    Next Read the docs and decide if it's worth it

    • Hardware

    10%queued