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The Workshop

Since the early days of the web I've relaxed by building small pages that each do exactly one thing. Every item below is a single HTML file — no frameworks, no build step, no tracking, view-source welcome. Some are useful, some are just beautiful, a few are both.

Clocks & time

12 PAGES · YES, I HAVE A PROBLEM
Binary ClockTime in BCD dots — the one from the homepage footer. Morse Code TimeThe current time, blinked at you in dits and dahs. Polar ClockHours, minutes, and seconds as sweeping concentric arcs. Orbit ClockTime units as planets orbiting a common center. Hex Color ClockThe time is a hex code, and the hex code is the background. Flip ClockThe airport split-flap board, rebuilt in CSS. Bar ClockThe day as slowly filling progress bars. ASCII ClockGiant digits drawn from characters, terminal-style. World ClockTimes and exchange rates across the cities I care about. Focus TimerA full-featured Pomodoro timer with sessions and stats. My Life in WeeksA whole life on one grid, one box per week. Sobering. The Time TaxWhat a purchase really costs, priced in hours of your life.

Mathematical art

8 PAGES · PROOF THAT MATH IS PRETTY
Prime SpiralUlam's spiral — primes fall into diagonal patterns nobody fully understands. Fibonacci SpiralThe golden ratio, drawn one square at a time. Collatz PathWatch any number stumble its way down to 1. Probably. Sierpiński TriangleInfinite triangles from a chaos-game random walk. Pascal's TriangleBinomial coefficients, with hidden patterns highlighted. Simple SystemsElementary cellular automata — complexity from tiny rules. SVG Icon MorphingShapes flowing into other shapes, interpolated live. Tangram StudioThe classic seven-piece puzzle as a full drag-and-drop studio.

Letters & language

9 PAGES · TAMIL, BRAILLE, MORSE
Tamil FlashcardsLearn the Tamil script with audio — my heritage language. Tamil CombinedConsonant-vowel combinations, drilled systematically. Tamil ExtendedThe full 247-letter alphabet, including the rare ones. Tamil Verb CommandsColloquial command forms — the Tamil people actually speak. Tamil Command Quiz → .orgSpoken Tamil commands, quizzed. Lives on the business-card site. Tamil Nouns → .org100 nouns for a four-year-old. Braille FlashcardsLearn the cell patterns. Louis Braille is on my heroes list. Morse TranslatorText to Morse and back, with audio playback. Airport Code QuizIAD, DCA, BWI… how many three-letter codes do you know?

Elections & civics

5 PAGES · DATA-DRIVEN DEMOCRACY
The Hidden ElectorateA long-form analysis of who doesn't vote in America, 2000–2024. Turnout, InteractiveExplore U.S. election turnout by state and year. Election VisualizationsA gallery of ways to see the American electorate. Better StreetsThe urbanism and street-safety films that changed how I see cities. 2025 Budget BillWhat the bill actually does, traced through the data.

Data & maps

9 PAGES · THE WORLD, PLOTTED
Amtrak Route MapThe national network in D3, with the routes I've ridden highlighted. Interactive GlobeA 3-D globe you can spin, built on real country geometry. Wealth InequalityThe distribution nobody can intuit, drawn to scale. Life Expectancy ExplorerHow long people live, by country and over time. Whale Song VisualizerSee the structure inside whale songs. Audio VisualizersLive spectrum analysis of whatever your microphone hears. Crypto PricesLive prices from CoinGecko, no ads, no noise. Findex 2025 → .orgWhat the World Bank's inclusion data actually says. Fun with Findex → .orgThe playful cut of the same data.

Classroom

3 PAGES · OPERATIONS, TAUGHT BY DOING
Newsvendor ProblemThe classic inventory-under-uncertainty model, playable. Attendance ScannerBarcode check-in for my classes, with CSV export. HUSB Advising GuideEverything my Howard advisees ask, answered once.

Utilities

6 PAGES · SMALL AND SHARP
QR Code GeneratorText in, QR out. Nothing leaves your browser. Dice RollerFair dice, any number, any sides. Random GeneratorNumbers, coin flips, and pick-from-a-list. Family Tree ViewerLoad a GEDCOM file and see your ancestors as a graph. Nanoleaf Layout AssistantPlan your light-panel wall before you stick anything on. Your DataEverything your browser tells every site you visit. Eye-opening.

Words & wonder

6 PAGES · THE INSPIRATION SHELF
HeroesPetrov, Braille, Rustin, Sugihara, Mister Rogers — the people I measure myself against. Graduation SpeechesCommencement addresses actually worth your time. Videos That Lift the SpiritA curated shelf of clips that restore your faith in people. Inspirational QuotesWords I keep coming back to. Ode to MontréalAn essay about a city that got a lot of things right. NewsletterOccasional writing, delivered by Substack.