Hi, I'm Stefan
Building Nifty[Bits]
I divide my creative energy between two main passions. The first is photography, which has its own dedicated website and YouTube channel. The second is a broad love for tinkering—ranging from coding and building with Raspberry Pi to woodworking and other nerdy things. This site is a home for that second world. My projects usually follow a cycle: a topic might sit quiet for weeks, but when inspiration strikes, I immerse myself completely. I’m not here to chase a massive following; this is simply a place to document my work and share what I learn. My hope is that other curious minds might find some inspiration or utility in these occasional nifty bits.
Latest writing
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From Tape and Glue to Mass Production: The Iterative Reality of Hardware Development
Shaper Tools' 15-year journey building the Origin CNC router is a masterclass in hardware iteration — from one-axis academic experiments to global mass production.
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SubZeroHero: Knowing What's Actually in the Freezer
Why we built a PWA to manage our household freezer inventory after every analog approach quietly failed.
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Fixing the Missing @ and ~ in macOS Terminal for International Keyboards