gabriel
i build software. sometimes weird. always useful.
now
exploring offline-first apps, compression tricks, and file transfer over loopholes like social media and headers. building tools that don’t need the cloud.
reading
- build – tony fadell
- the mythical man-month
- how to take smart notes
projects
send files through facebook
facebook gives 10mb for text-only pages. i encoded files as base64 in html and sent the link. a second app decodes it.
llama 3 on a tv
ran llama 3 (7b) on a smart tv. no cloud, no api.
connect 4 learns itself
used monte carlo tree search to teach a bot to play connect 4 from scratch.
robotic arm
built a robotic arm from parts i had lying around. servo control, inverse kinematics, and bad cable management.
ice cream sandwich machine
made a machine that assembles ice cream sandwiches. no good reason. works perfectly.
bmp parser in c
took raw .bmp files, learned the format, and decoded them manually in c. also encoded images to base64 and sent them as html. reading pixels with fread() feels close to the metal.
minecraft: plants vs zombies
made a plugin that turns minecraft into plants vs zombies. sunflowers, waves, mobs — all custom.
tetris + neural net
trained a small model to play tetris. it plays better than most people i know.
lora link
built a lora antenna to send packets between my house and school. offline messaging with no infrastructure.
handwriting to text
tiny saas that turns scanned handwritten notes into text. built the pipeline from ocr to formatting. surprisingly useful.
toilet install log
installed a full toilet and documented everything. felt as satisfying as deploying code. maybe more.
web personal site
this one. no framework, just html/css and good decisions.
ai landing page
designed a fast, clean ai landing page. zero javascript. converts better.
literacy app
interactive reading app to help kids learn with “cartillas”. used it in real classrooms.
school system
built a full backend for managing a school. grades, reports, admin dashboards. replaced paper.