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2026.07.01 junkyard.sh: Salvaging useful apps from the terrors of paywallsWhy I rebuilt 48 paywalled web tools to run free in your browser, with no account and no upload.

2025.09.28 Performant Spatial Apps with PostGIS: 8 Years of Head‑BangingPractical strategies to make GIS apps fast: spatial indexing, ST_Subdivide, partitioning, vector tiles (MVT), caching, and React MapLibre layering with Django/PostGIS.

2021.10.29 Making a React Blog and Why You Shouldn't (They Suck)The biggest strength of a static pages blog is that it's all pre-rendered; your website will load lightning-quick and give you great SEO; however, it becomes a massive chore when …

2020.09.13 Mapping an Undocumented API Easily With PythonMapping the undocumented stats.nba.com API with just browser devtools and Python: sniffing the endpoint, decoding the parameters, building a clean client.