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Posts

  • Model Rocket Thrust Stand 09/25/26 A model rocket thrust stand with synchronized launch video and force data.
  • Mission Control Software 04/23/26 Building MCS, an extensible Svelte and SQLite mission-control platform for telemetry from rockets, drones, autonomous vehicles, and precision agriculture.
  • (Not) Playing Snake 02/02/26 Training a deep Q-network to play Snake, exporting it to ONNX, and comparing the model with breadth-first search directly in the browser.
  • Hand Tracking Computer Control 10/27/25 Building a MediaPipe computer-vision system that turns real-time hand gestures into mouse control and one- or two-hand virtual theremins.
  • Turning a $5,500 Repair Into a $900 DIY Project 08/23/25 A broken ball joint led to a $5,500 repair quote. I rebuilt the front suspension of my 2005 Ford Explorer myself for about $900.
  • DIY Automatic Headlights 07/17/25 How I designed and built an ESP32 automatic-headlight system with an ambient light sensor, relay controls, debounce logic, and a fail-safe switch.
  • Making a Personal Website 03/03/25 How I built a responsive personal portfolio and Markdown blog with SvelteKit, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, mdsvex, search, and structured metadata.
  • 3D Printed Car Seat Recliner 03/02/25 How I reverse-engineered, modeled in Fusion 360, and 3D-printed a replacement recliner handle for a 2005 Ford Explorer.
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