made lots of progress on the web version of my gear list app and it's slowly taking shape. features are now on par with the iOS app:
⁃ plan your gear for all kinds of outdoor trips
⁃ create pack templates, e.g. summer tarp setup
⁃ automatically syncs to […]

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dark and gloomy weekend, perfect for a nice coffee and working on new features
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rain forecast for the whole weekend 😑
guess it's time to start building the website. plan for today:
⁃ get more familiar with #sveltekit (who knew JavaScript could be exciting)
⁃ first draft for creating packing lists and importer
⁃ backend: implement soft-delete for gear items
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had a lot of fun building hidden developer tooling into the app to thoroughly test the sync API. The local storage inspector is very handy for on-device debugging while I am away from a computer
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made a lot of progress on the app: sync is now complete!
Now you can add gear and create new packing lists on one device and it automatically appears on all other devices. It still fully supports offline mode as well. Made some changes while you had no […]

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is this a thing now? do AI assistants create accounts for themselves?

I really dig #IKEA’s new smart home line. especially that beige color has such a retro sci-fi look

man it's hard to find a good web domain these days. I went on a bit of a 'Vision Quest’ to find name for my new app and website. quite the challenge: short, punchy, topical but unique and memorable and STILL FREE to purchase?
I’ve finally found one that I […]

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I spent Friday setting up a basic backend and database (#fastapi + #postgres) and deployed it last night. The sync logic still needs some work, but overall I am happy about the quick progress. Let's see how far $1 monthly tier gets me for hosting this thing in the cloud.
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So far so good. I can enter my gear and create packing lists for all sorts of activities. Also got rid of the tabs and made this unified main screen, which feels more natural to me. Basic calculation works but the charts still need some tweaking so that it […]

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Ok, so first we need an iOS app. While downloading Xcode I learned a little bit of the basics. Luckily #swiftui looks pretty straightforward. Within a day I had a first prototype. It even has Liquid Glass™🤘🏻
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hello old friend

lol, and just like that my BlueSky account was suspended 🤷‍♂️

#homescreen #ios26

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it's still very rough but managed to upload the first 2 activities using it