Last updated: 2026-04-11 · Inspired by the /now movement
⚡ Current Status
🔨 Building 4 active
- → Troves & Coves — Crystal jewelry e-commerce (React + shadcn/ui) — client project
- → Frostbite Gazette — AI-curated Canadian journalism (Astro + Groq)
- → Astral Key — Rust Web3 + Passkey authentication microservice
- → This portfolio — reverb256.ca (Astro + GSAP + terminal UI)
📚 Learning 4 active
- → Kubernetes cluster migration for 4-host NixOS setup
- → Advanced Rust patterns (SQLx, Axum, WebAuthn, trait objects)
- → MCP server development and Model Context Protocol ecosystem
- → AI-assisted development workflows with pi coding agent
🖥️ Infrastructure 4 active
- → 4-host NixOS cluster with Colmena deployment system
- → Kubernetes migration — progressing toward production K8s
- → Local LLM stack with privacy-first AI gateway
- → Comprehensive agent-driven documentation system
🔭 Exploring 4 active
- → Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem and custom servers
- → Local AI inference optimization and privacy tooling
- → Declarative infrastructure patterns (NixOS + K8s)
- → Consciousness-driven, local-first web architectures
📚 Reading
- Rust for Rustaceans In progressJon Gjengset
- Kubernetes: Up and Running Next upBrendan Burns
- The Pragmatic Programmer ReferenceDavid Thomas & Andrew Hunt
🎧 Listening
- Synthwave coding playlists High energy
- Lo-fi hip hop for focus sessions Chill
- Post-rock (Explosions in the Sky) Epic
📈 Journey Progress
Tracking the path from food service → software development through AI-assisted learning and hands-on building. Every project ships to production.
Active Projects 7+
Hosts in Cluster 4
Years Dev Journey ~2yr
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