James Stanley

@james_stanley@robot.villas

James Stanley's blog about programming, electronics, metalworking, puzzles, security, and hands-on engineering projects.

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Foiling a Protohackers email spam bot #Security #Programming #OpenSource
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Aug 18, 2026
Trailer #Engineering #Projects #DIY
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Aug 12, 2026
Should you wash your solar panels? #SolarEnergy #HomeMaintenance #Engineering
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Jul 21, 2026
Optimistic epsilon-greedy #AI #MachineLearning #Algorithms
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Jul 13, 2026
ProofToken16: My Proposal for Private Decentralised Age Verification #Privacy #Security #Decentralization
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Jul 4, 2026
Telepresence Burglary #Security #Engineering #Technology
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Jul 1, 2026
How to make a hyperlink #Programming #WebDev #Tutorial
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May 24, 2026
How to publish your secrets on Docker Hub #Security #Programming #DevOps
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May 21, 2026
Stealth Browser Survey: April 2026 #Privacy #Web #Security
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Apr 24, 2026
Bot Forensics #Security #Forensics #Programming
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Feb 25, 2026
Claws #Programming #Engineering #Projects
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Feb 22, 2026
Evidence of absence #Programming #Engineering #Security
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Feb 13, 2026
Tractor #Engineering #Projects #DIY
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Jan 19, 2026
A parametric mannequin for FreeCAD #FreeCAD #CAD #3DModeling
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Jan 7, 2026
Against Gift Aid #Finance #Charity #Tax
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Jan 4, 2026
Anticloaking #Security #Programming #Engineering
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Dec 15, 2025
Student loan deductions #Finance #Education #Personal
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Dec 8, 2025
AI Test User #AI #Tech #Projects
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Jul 15, 2025
The Story of Max, a Real Programmer #Programming #RealProgrammer #Storytelling
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Jun 29, 2025
The web program manifesto #Programming #WebDev #Manifesto
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Jun 3, 2025
Against exponential backoff #Programming #Engineering #Security
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May 22, 2025
Conservation of tins of paint #DIY #Engineering #Maker
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May 12, 2025
You never ask how I'm doing #Personal #Reflection #Life
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Apr 17, 2025
Building blocks for F-Rep CAD #CAD #Programming #Engineering
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Apr 8, 2025
Thoughts on Signed Distance Functions for CAD #Programming #CAD #Engineering
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Mar 7, 2025
How to abort calculations in OpenCascade #Programming #OpenSource #Engineering
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Feb 27, 2025
The world's stupidest AppImage #Programming #Linux #OpenSource
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Feb 18, 2025
Timeline of Discovery #Engineering #Projects #Discovery
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Dec 2, 2024
Clock Gear Train Calculator #Engineering #Makers #Clockwork
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Nov 11, 2024
The Principles of Mr. Harrison's Time-keeper #History #Engineering #Science
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Nov 9, 2024
My diaphragm piston air engine with rotary valve #Engineering #Maker #DIY
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Nov 8, 2024
Prompts as source code: a vision for the future of programming #Programming #AI #FutureTech
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Nov 4, 2024
Bare minds #Programming #Engineering #Security
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Oct 6, 2024
The free space equation #Engineering #Physics #Projects
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Sep 15, 2024
Encyclopedia Mechanica #Engineering #Projects #DIY
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Sep 10, 2024
I made an LLM-powered Colonel Blotto game #AI #Games #Programming
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Jul 21, 2024
2014 Nissan Leaf: first impressions #Cars #EV #Technology
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Jul 8, 2024
Secrets of the ChatGPT Linux system #AI #Linux #Programming
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Jun 16, 2024
My first microlighting experience #Aviation #Adventure #Hobby
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May 4, 2024
I'm building a fixed-gantry CNC machine out of composite kitchen worktop material #Engineering #DIY #Maker
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Apr 21, 2024