Hello! I'm Dan, a UK based full stack web developer with a love of open source software. Most of my free time is spent working on BookStack, playing video-games or getting distracted by one of many hobbies like 3D printing.
I primarily develop in PHP using Laravel, with VueJS being my front-end framework of choice, but I also dabble in Go, NodeJS, TypeScript and Android development.
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An easy-to-use and free platform for sharing documentation.
Evaluating the actual FOSS status of projects.
A simple twitter-feed-style RSS aggregator.
A system for managing batch sends to subscriber lists.
A basic HTTP/JSON based monitoring system.
An app for viewing and calculating thermocouple info.
An app to convert between RTD resistance and temperature.
More projects can be found on my Codeberg profile.
Designed a little organiser for daily contact lenses:
https://www.printables.com/model/1804074-contact-lens-organiser
Today I announce my cat Ben has escaped his security confinement, and gained access to the bath, where he has enabled & consumed unauthorized streams.
While this is concerning, it of course demonstrates his advanced capabilities as a frontier-level feline.
Printed an open ATX frame to display my first self-built PC (Intel 2500k, sandy bridge, ~2011).
It's also useful as a test system with lots of SATA ports!
What I've been working on in July:
Got sent a .rar archive today 🦖
The last time I remember interacting with RAR files was many years ago when downloading (totally legit) PSP games, which were provided split across multiple RAR archives.
My experience with Ubuntu Desktop 26.04:
https://danb.me/blog/ubuntu-desktop-2604/
TL;DR: A solid base with strange self-inflicted issues which puts it in a strange place.
Made this cute sign for my allotment.
Printed in ASA and ABS.
Just finished up an initial version of a new PHP library I've been working on for the last month.
This is a PHP implementation of Yjs/Y-CRDT:
https://codeberg.org/danb/yphp
This uses PHP FFI to wrap an underlying rust-based library.
Getting thumbnails for Orca Slicer created 3MF files in Gnome files (and maybe other Linux file managers):
https://danb.me/blog/3mf-gnome-thumbnails/
This builds upon code originally created/shared by @rcarmo
New blog post about more economical use of a Sodastream with cheaper (unofficial, non-Israeli-Pepsico-subsidiary) gas:
What I have been working on in June:
3d printer company Prusa close the issue which asked them to clarify that their "Open Community License" is not open source, after they advertised it as such:
https://github.com/OpenCommunityLicence/OpenCommunityLicence/issues/2
Running Snyk On Forgejo/Codeberg Actions
PHPStorm's text checking always feels a bit overly eager/thorough for a coding app.
I wonder if "rubbish collection" in my program is managed via wheelie bins? 🤔
Just came across OpenDisplay, which seems like an awesome project for setting up e-paper displays:
Is a service open source just because the official client is open source? I don't think so:
This brave warrior survived his annual checkup at the vets today, although he did make initial capture a challenge by hiding under the sofa 😼
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| 03:06:36 | OMG, I love the background, is that where you live? I live somewhere like that. It's a bunker I've created under a local public park. |
| 03:08:51 | There's a lack of turtles on this website. I like turtles. Add more turtles. |
| 03:11:06 | I gave up trying to figure out the navigation. It's like a maze designed by someone who hates users. |
| 03:13:21 | I don't want to read all this, can you just provide an MCP endpoint so my AI system can summarize it all? |
| 03:15:36 | I'd love a website about my cat Barry Snigglesworth. He likes to lick windows and scare the postman! |
| 03:17:51 | Look, I'll be honest, this site needs some serious work. The design feels like it's stuck in 2003 and the content is pretty thin. |
