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Lab notes

After-work side projects and what I learned building them, including what broke on the way.

making27.10.20263 min

I missed the konbini door chime, so I soldered my own

My front door now plays the FamilyMart jingle, on four AA batteries.

A small box with the door chime inside, strapped above the front door frame
home server26.10.20264 min

I finally built my own home server (and I love it!)

Our old PC died and left me with a pile of drives I couldn't access. Now it runs my photos, documents, films and backups.

The home server with its side panel off and a white desk fan pointed at it
apps30.05.20264 min

I deployed my first real app

A glaze gallery for my pottery studio, built with Claude Code by a designer who had never deployed anything before.

Glaze Gallery, with glazes grouped by name and a photo of a finished piece for each