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Projects

kin — People Database

kin — People Database live

Project inspired by Derek Siver's post "Why you need a database".

A web app to keep thoughtful notes and interaction history for the people you meet, so follow-up feels personal instead of performative.

I tried to build it in a way that it was all about the people, not about the app. I tried to remove as much friction as possible on all interactions and screens. I got it 80% of where I wanted it to be but paused it due to other priorities. I plan to improve it a bit more and create an MCP so my Hermes agent can write to it according to my voice instructions.

Why you need a database
High Output Software Engineering

High Output Software Engineering published

My proudest personal project so far. Consolidated the most important mental models that helped me achieve success in my career as a software engineer in a ~120 pages book.

If it has influenced you in any way, I'd appreciate a review on amazon or goodreads to help spread the word!

Amazon · Goodreads · Github companion repo
Posture Snack

Posture Snack live

Posture Snacks – Improve Your Posture, One Snack at a Time

What is a posture snack? Quick posture breaks (1-3 minutes) to interrupt the cycle of passive sitting.

Rationale: Starting a 1–3 minute stretch or exercise is easier than committing to a 30-minute session. And those small sessions add up quickly, leading to real progress over time.

I've used it for 6 months and it was great. Only reason that I stopped using it was because I went on sabbatical and didn't stay at my desk that many hours anymore (Yeeeey!).

Celebritieslike.me

Celebritieslike.me archived

A face recognition web app for finding your celebrity lookalike. Source images crawled from IMDB.

Stack: Python, OpenFace, React, AWS

celebritieslike.me (Web Archive Url) · it used to work!
Belly Snap

Belly Snap archived

Same app as Daily Snap Video App, but rebranded so it's easier for parents to find the app and use during pregnancy time. Hit the 6000 downloads mark.

Stack: Java (native android), ffmpeg

bellysnap.com (Web Archive Url)
Daily Snap Video App

Daily Snap Video App archived

An app that reminds you to take daily snaps and creates a time-lapse video merging all the photos.

Stack: Java (native android), ffmpeg

dailysnapvideoapp.com (Web Archive Url)