Projects
“This is as normal as it’s going to be. It’s going to be much weirder very soon.” - Ben Mann
Projects for learning, experimentation, and creative expression.
Recent Updates
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Interactive Simulations and Visualizations
- 3D Blood Flow Simulator: Interactive Medical Visualization (Published: May 16, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
- Plant Root Simulator (Published: May 17, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
- Passage of Time (Published: May 18, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
- Yijing: Interactive 3D I Ching Hexagram Sphere | Ancient Chinese Philosophy Visualization (Published: June 6, 2025 · Updated: November 9, 2025)
- Shadow Fleet Tracker Light: Open Source Baltic Sea Vessel Monitoring (Published: March 21, 2026)
Website, Search, and Analytics
- How I Built This Website: Hugo + Hextra Setup Guide (Published: October 9, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
- Implementing Client-Side Search with Lunr.js in Hugo (Published: December 28, 2025)
- TMFNK Website Analytics Dashboard: Content Patterns & Growth (Published: November 9, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
AI, Systems, and Infrastructure
- OpenReg: Synthetic Regulatory Reporting & Controlling Data Platform (Published: December 8, 2025)
- AIEOS: Open-Source Specification for Consistent AI Behavior (Published: February 14, 2026)
- Learning How Mixture of Experts Works: A Code Walkthrough (Published: February 15, 2026)
- ColGrep for Codex and OpenCode: Global macOS Setup (Published: February 14, 2026)
Open Source Libraries and Utilities
- PyGridMappr: Bridging Spatial Analysis Between R and Python (Published: October 23, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
Archives, Data & Internet History
- The CIA World Factbook Has Been Discontinued (Published: February 5, 2026 · Updated: April 23, 2026) — The CIA abruptly erased one of the internet’s oldest public-domain reference works. What was lost, why it matters, and where the fragments survive.