Still working away on a completely offline meeting document generator that works on generic laptops with no GPU (https://whistle-enterprise.com). A new release coming very soon focusing on getting clearer audio which in turn makes the transcription and end document generated more accurate.

Inbetween that I've been working on a "software house" (don't know how else to describe it). Pretty much codex/claude running on a VPS with a web interface and the ability to actually build and publish software / webapps etc.

It came from me sitting on the train on the way home and I had an idea pop into my head for a pebble watch app, I wanted to build it and test it there and then as I still had about 45 mins left. I know you can run codex against git repos in the cloud but I didn't want to faff with that (and last I remember the allowances for this were much less generous). It's been really fun, probably many things like this out there but it works exactly how I want it to. I plan to open source it once I've tidied things up a bit more.

I'm continuing to work on Totem [0], an offline-first, local-first, team all-in-one workspace that features live collaboration, databases, and agentic workflows. The desktop apps are built completely in Rust (without Tauri or Electron) and are functional (with a few early users trying them out), while the iOS app uses the same core libraries but with a Swift frontend and is in TestFlight beta. I'm still waiting on Apple to approve the iOS release, among other things, before sharing more broadly.

[0] https://totemkb.com

Multi-language libs with implementations in TypeScript/C#/Swift/Zig so that they can be used directly in web or native apps:

- A Markdown parser/renderer (https://github.com/andrewjk/allmark). The TS version of this was hand written and the other versions are AI translations.

- A Git client (https://github.com/andrewjk/gitologist) and a diffs parser/renderer (https://github.com/andrewjk/differator). These were vibe coded in TS, checked and then AI translated.

I’ve used these libraries to build a native Mac Markdown notes app (https://staunchapps.com/stash) and a JS script launcher (https://staunchapps.com/launch).

I'll be flying to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival in a couple of days, and I've been putting together a much better app than the official one. It builds the full catalog of shows as a sqlite database and syncs it to your phone so that you can filter, search, sort, and build a schedule even with the traditionally spotty data during the fest. I also added a bunch of coordination features for planning your Fringe with friends.

It's a PWA, not a native app over at https://fringeflypost.com/ (or you can go directly to https://fringeflypost.com/shows to browse if you don't want to make an account.)

Currently working on (yes, yet another one) Todo app that has a lot of neat keyboard shortcuts and a useful hotkey window on Mac.

I built it because all the Todo apps seem bloated and mainly, when I am working on something, I don't want to ruin my focus, so I wanted some quick way to add/cross tasks off.

https://simplythings.app/

And also, currently building a "clone" of Apple Music app for macOS because Apple's native App is horribly slow and has many UX shortcomings.

Being a big fan of the server-side rendering, HTMX, Tailwind CSS, and Alpine.js, I am working on a fast dependency-free, typed Mustache renderer for Python 3.12+. https://github.com/servletcloud/fstache

I have been building a social network for Twitch, called Chattr. It is very Twitch specific as you log in with Twitch and it will automatically post when you go live. When your stream ends, it will automatically post the VOD to your followers feed. Also, if anyone who follows you on Twitch joins Chattr, then they will automatically follow you on the site too. This makes it much easier to move your community over.

You can also tip and receive tips for your posts, which can then trigger a stream alert.

You can use your own custom emotes in posts and your Twitch subscribers can also use them.

I'm really excited to be building this and we have 135 users signed up.

https://chattr.online is the link and the app is on the Play Store and Apple App Store

I too got laid off at the end of April. So what I've been working on since then has been AI. But of course, being the contrarian that I am, I'm trying to make small language model AI usable. The end goal is to complete all the pieces I need to create an AI empowered tool that you can point at an authorized Network, and it figures out on its own. What needs to be monitored. Learns what normal looks like on your network. Build your dashboards. Working both as systems monitoring and network monitoring. So right now my GitHub is full of both things that I need, for personal use, in this goal. Also with things that I need because they will become tools for the final product. https://github.com/linuxrebel. You'll get to see my contorted mind at work

Working on reversing climate change. Carbon dioxide removal.

Also getting curious about mechanisms to prevent damage from high temperatures in the short term. There's a project over the Great Barrier Reef I've been digging into what mechanisms they're using: https://barrierreef.org/news/explainers/what-is-cloud-bright...

As usual, I’m chipping away at my highbrow app for readers and writers. It’s an authoritative dictionary, a reverse dictionary, a spaced repetition system for vocabulary building, an e-book reader, and now a portal to Wikipedia.

I dare say it’s one of the most polished PWAs in existence, especially on iOS. Nevertheless, I’m experimenting with a Capacitor build, because most customers and visitors use the app on iPhone, but few are aware of Safari’s “Add to Home Screen” feature, so they miss out on the optimal UX. Also, the app could use the exposure and user trust of the App Store, as well as flourishes (pun intended) that Apple does not extend to PWAs, like haptics and a Liquid Glass icon.

https://flowery.app