za3k > software
software i've written. most has extensive documentation if you click through the link.
see also hack-a-day, my challenge to write one piece of software a day in Nov 2022
| status | project | written | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| works | cryptogram | 2021-08-25 | interactive cryptogram solver |
| works | etherpad | 2020-08-08 | download, upload, or modify individual texts from an etherpad instance. |
| works | export-chrome-booksmarks | 2015-06-04 | export chrome bookmarks, one per line. |
| works | keystroked | 2021-03-23 | activity logger. log clock minutes where the keyboard is used or not used. i use this to track when i'm at the computer and when i went to sleep. |
| beta | ok-mixnet | 2021-05-20 | a one-time-pad based, high-latency mixnet. proof of concept. explanation here |
| works | passgen | 2016-01-16 | generates random passwords and passphrases |
| works | prng | 2019-01-04 | generate pseudo-random data. has a large number of features built-in to do things like test usb drives and cloud storage. good for testing chinese sd cards and usb sticks to make sure they're the claimed size. |
| works | qr-backup | 2021-06-01 | make paper backups of a file. the file can be restored by holding the paper up to a webcam. |
| works | rip-chrome-history | 2017-06-06 | export chrome history, one per line. |
| works | transcribe | 2020-11-17 | a quick-and-dirty interface for transcribing scanned documents. |
| works | vlad the remailer | 2013-09-05 | a bot which emails users once a day asking them what they did. based around a similar system in use at google. |
| works | watch-to-file | 2019-03-27 | analagous to the linux command 'watch', but outputs to a file. periodically runs a program and saves the output to a file. |
| works | xor | 2020-04-20 | xors two files together. would you believe there's not a standard program for this? see also add-base-26. |
| beta | youtube-autodl | 2022-07-07 | automatically download your favorite youtube channels and playlists, and organize them how you like. |
| status | project | written | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| works | billpay-ios | 2015-03-28 | select someone to pay for lunch at random |
| works | diskprices-scrape | 2021-01-03 | scrape hard disk prices using disprices.com |
| works | hours | 2015-05-01 | calculate what hours you've been at the computer from your bash history |
| works | markov | 2015-06-01 | generate some random nonsense |
| works | math | 2021-02-03 | do basic math like "2+2" from the command line |
| works | newlatin | 2015-06-01 | a joke project which converts the bible into the "new latin" (pig latin). written for national novel generating month. |
| alpha | projects | 2017-01-07 | a project-management system i use to keep track of remote git repositories in my home directory. ex 'project fetch za3k.com'. probably not useful for anyone else. |
| works | roll | 2021-02-23 | roll dungeons and dragons dice (ex 4d6+3) |
| works | rpi-setup | 2020-04-18 | set up a raspberry pi to be bootable. works headless for several pi versions. |
| works | rtmux | 2016-03-20 | ssh into another computer and run tmux. probably my most frequently run program. |
| works | scan-organizer | 2022-07-22 | my process for sorting scans. useful, but mostly for me. buggy. |
| works | sum | 2021-06-05 | add a list of numbers. there's no standard program to do it. |
| alpha | vim-leaves | 2017-04-30 | a vim plugin for working with fixed-size, monospace sheets of paper. |
| alpha | volcano | 2013-02-05 | a simple roguelike written in python. not too fun. |
| alpha | youtube-dl-master | 2020-08-08 | youtube-dl has a "--download-archive" which prevents downloading the same file multiple times. but you'll quickly find out you need this wrapper to make it useful. |
a complete list is on github.
| status | service | written | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| defunct | forgetio | 2016-04-26 | a public sms message service useful for psychological studies |
| running | moreorcs | 2019-03-18 | generate orc-themed throwaway email addresses |
| running | tilde.za3k.com | 2021-07-21 | free public shell server |
| running | za3k.com | 2021-06-03 | this site |