Random ramblings of a software engineer. Mostly about software, sometimes about life.

My ultimate setup: a £40 box that codes while I poop

How a failed eBay router became an always-on home server running my coding agent, reachable from my phone anywhere thanks to Tailscale, and how it bootstrapped its own upgrades.

ai 21-07-2026 ~9 minutes (1677 words)

Adaptation: new tools in town!

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

ai 14-04-2026 ~5 minutes (919 words)

Releasing Packages with a Valet Key: npm, PyPI, and beyond

How we built a secure, auditable, and low-friction release system at Sentry

automation 25-11-2025 ~10 minutes (1859 words)