The lab.
Small tools and concepts. Starters, snippets, configs, and notes from real projects. Sometimes rough, always useful.
The 14 KB rule: fitting a portfolio in one TCP roundtrip
TCP starts a connection by sending about 14 KB before it pauses to wait for an ACK. Fit your whole page in that window and it lands in a single roundtrip. Here is how the homepage of this site does it.
MCP server boilerplate: Resend + Supabase
A minimal Model Context Protocol server that exposes two real tools to Claude Code: send transactional email through Resend and query / insert rows in Supabase. About 120 lines of TypeScript. Copy, rename, ship.
New Fairfield, CT - Town Website Redesign Proposal
A modern, accessible redesign proposal for my town's official website. Built with Astro + UnoCSS, achieving WCAG 2.1 AA compliance - submitted as a civic contribution to improve local government digital services.
My Proxmox GPU Passthrough Setup
My personal notes and configuration for GPU passthrough on Proxmox VE with NVIDIA cards. Includes the exact setup I use for high-performance VMs.
Astro + Keystatic Starter
A minimal starter template combining Astro's performance with Keystatic's git-based CMS. Perfect for content-heavy sites that need both speed and easy editing.
Shopify Multi-Currency Snippet
A Liquid snippet for displaying prices in multiple currencies with automatic geo-detection. Built for stores selling internationally without Shopify Markets.