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Media
I developed a Python toolchain for clipping, re-encoding, combining, and captioning videos, primarily to use as reaction gifs and memes on social media and communications platforms like Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and even LinkedIn. The toolchain was built to be a config-based event queuing system with an emphasis on flexibility, repeatability, and customizability, giving me all of the power of FFmpeg and the Youtube API to deliver catchy, moment-appropriate images.
I mainly focus on Kpop idol content, to include groups like VCHA, NiziU, Soojin, Chuu, Ive, as well as new comebacks and releases. My gifs tend to feature identifiable moments that reenforce the idol or group's image with little to no text on screen or speech if I can help it. My images have been shared by thousands of people around the world, and it's a great joy to (rarely) find one of my images out in the wild.
Articles
Scrum Primer A high-level overview of the popular Scrum process, aimed at being an approachable oft-referred-to resource that hits all the important parts.
The Building Blocks of Programming All of programming descends from an abstract "mother language" of atomic concepts that are implemented in mostly the same ways, built up into the languages and paradigms we know and use today.
How to play Scopa Scopa is an Italian card game for 2+ players using a 40 card Latin-suited deck.
Games
Card Battle A card game similar to Magic: The Gathering, but using a standard playing card deck. Face cards are your summoned creatures and rank cards are enchantments and spells, where the suit matters for inherent bonuses that you strategically stack up on the battlefield.
GURPS Basketball Supplement An attempt at an implementation of basketball in the Generic Universal Roleplaying System (GURPS) so you can finally pit your party against your enemies in the only way that matters.
Winds of Change Simple tabletop wargaming using items found in your pocket or backpack, with pocket change serving as units on a battlefield made of paper.
Assetto Corsa Resource Index Assetto Corsa is a highly modifiable racing game, but mods come from a wide variety of sources hidden across the internet, which I have attempted to curate here.
AverageSpeedPerLap (Github) I wrote an Assetto Corsa app that keeps track of your average speed per lap, storing the best speeds for that car and track to lap against later. This type of tracking didn't exist at the time that I wrote this app.
Recipes
Chicken Stock Making chicken stock and chicken noodle soup is a regular part of my cooking rotation, and I've come up with an efficient and (relatively) quick method that I share here.
Gelato al fior di latte Gelato al fior di latte is the vanilla of gelato, having a subtle and sweet milky flavor. This recipe produces 4 large servings of gelato, takes about 4 hours, and requires no special equipment or ingredients.
Recipe Book (Github) Part cookbook, part Python project, this site collects generations of family recipes that I am manually transcribing and interpreting from hand-written index cards and scrap pieces of paper for preservation.