Inkhead
Things I build for myself.
I make small tools in the gaps between projects. These aren't commericial products and nobody commissioned them, they are things I wanted to exist, so I made them.
I put them here because sharing is fun, and I'd love to get feedback to improve what i've built. Consider it the back of the workshop.
01 Focus Timer
Stay
A timer where my dog gets bonked on the head when your time is up.
After reading about the practice of Deep Work, I began to structure my day in work blocks. Working in stretches and then actually stopping, rather than drifting from one thing into the next. So the work ring is a bowl of water that drains as your time does, and the breaks come with guided breathing or a body scan instead of a blank countdown.
02 Book Recommender
Thesis
A digital book shelf for the books I read, and a pocket librarian that recommends my next read.
I read very unrelated things. From productivity, to history, cultural horror and Southern gothic. Finding the next good read tends to take me through a labyrinth of reddit threads and untrustworthy Good Reads opinions.
So I built Thesis to amalgamate the reviews and opinions, and compare them to my own preferences and reviews. Disclaimer though: Suggestions are written by Claude, which can be confidently wrong, so each one links out to let you check it against something that isn't an AI.
03 Skincare Analyser
Formulary
I am intrigued by the science of skincare, and I also have skin that hates my intrigue. Formulary works out the science behind my whimsy.
The trouble with a routine that has ten steps is that when something goes wrong there are ten suspects. Formulary reads the real ingredient list off every bottle you own and cross-references it against your own record. Turn up often in what you rate well and an ingredient is a superstar. Turn up on the bad nights and it's a suspect.
It spots patterns and keeps records. It doesn't diagnose. A reaction that won't settle, anything prescription-strength, or a real treatment decision belongs with a dermatologist - and comedogenic ratings come from rabbit-ear studies, so treat them as a rough guide, not a verdict.