Footnote
Footnote is an AI assistant that shows more of its work. Along with an answer, it keeps track of things like sources, assumptions, active rules, and how the request was handled.
It started with a question,and got out of hand.
I'm Jordan, a developer in Indiana. I create software, tinker with hardware, and write about the process.
Current work
Richmond Meetings
Richmond and Wayne County already publish city meetings. Built with Council Data Project tools, Richmond Meetings makes them easier to search, watch, and understand without sitting through hours of video.
MediaBox
MediaBox started with unreliable rural internet and turned into a portable offline server: local media, reference material, maps, and tools in a rugged case with its own Wi-Fi network.
About me
I've never been especially good at leaving a question alone. If something is confusing or badly documented, I tend to keep pulling at it until it makes sense. That was useful in technical support, where I spent a few years troubleshooting networks, training support staff, and writing documentation.
Most of my software work happens in TypeScript, React, Node, and Python. The projects rarely stay inside those lines for long, though. They pull me into Linux, networking, Raspberry Pis, public records, or whatever else I need to learn. MediaBox and Footnote both started that way: one question, then a much larger project.
I use this site to keep track of what I build and what I learn along the way. Some of it becomes a project, some becomes a blog post, and some just sends me down another rabbit hole.
Rolling W/ IT
My blog, where I write about all the rabbit holes I fall into.
Making an ASCII Art Generator from Scratch
I built a browser-based ASCII art generator, then went much further than expected into pixel brightness, CIELAB, and how human eyes see color.
MediaBox - Portable, Off-the-Grid Media Server & Homelab
A Raspberry Pi 5, battery, solar controller, and a lot of offline media packed into a rugged case for the next internet outage.
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