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Experience my Magic Frame hardware project in your browser! I've created a web-based simulator that recreates all the LED matrix animations and games from my physical 18x18 RGB display. Try out plasma effects, cellular automata, snake game, and more - all powered by p5.js. It's the perfect way to preview the Magic Frame experience before building your own hardware version.

I've added a demo scene to the site. Click through to see it in action.

CISSP acquired! ✅ Now officially qualified to tell you why your password policy needs work. 🔐

Welcome to my digital homestead, a cozy nook nestled in the vast expanse of the internet. Here, you'll find a curated collection of my recent endeavors, ongoing projects, and various musings. This space serves as both a showcase of my professional journey and a window into my personal interests. Feel free to explore and discover what I've been tinkering with, learning about, and creating in my corner of the digital world.

I couldn't size a database small enough to be economical. It seems like even the smallest offering was costing $2/day at idle, so I'm going to stick with the JSON file for now. I'm going to try to do a sort of sync with GitHub instead

I've updated the Threads and X (Twitter) icons. I'm trying to get access to the TikTok API but they're being kind of unhelpful and I might have to do something hacky with BeautifulSoup like what I'm also working on with my Twitter, Threads, and YouTube accounts. They're all very hostile to scraping, but I'm not sure what else to do. I've also done a bit of CSS work to make things a bit easier to read.

I've been trying to avoid using a database, this is running off a JSON file. I think I need to switch to a database. I want persistent comments, image blobs, and other things. I'm going to try to use Amazon RDS for this.

I've migrated from a private VPS to AWS. I'm using Route 53, CloudFront, S3, and EC2. I had to learn a few new things to make that happen, but it was worth it. My VPS had fallen behind in security features and had been effectively unsupported for years. This seems better, I will have to keep an eye on the costs.

I've re-made my site with Flask