Calvusrex - bearded fellow in a black fedora, glasses and suspenders
My small outpost beyond the algorithmic frontier.

Projects

Independent Web Almanac

The Independent Web Almanac documents, explores, and promotes human-guided creative work, providing a trusted venue for publishing, reviewing, and discussing AI-assisted writing with transparency, rigor, and respect for the craft.

status: Research, planning

Waystone Browser

A multi-protocol GUI browser for Linux supporting HTTP/HTTPS, Gemini, Gopher, Spartan, and Titan.

status: User Beta testing

Waystone Helm

A local-first desktop Personal Project Operating System for solo builders, providing portfolio awareness, project health tracking, and AI-assisted guidance.

status: Active, Phase 2 testing

Gemcities

A free Gemini capsule hosting service designed to make publishing on the Gemini small web simple and accessible to anyone.

status: Completed. In Production

Gemtext Editor

A GTK4 desktop editor for Gemini content featuring a file tree, syntax highlighting, and live preview.

status: Completed. User testing

TheDraw Font Previewer

A static browser app for previewing TheDraw .TDF fonts, entering sample text, and exporting the result as ANSI or PNG.

status: Completed. User testing

GameSrv

A Linux-first .NET 8 rewrite of Rick Parrish's GameSrv, built for modern Debian-based systems.

status: Completed. In Production

DOS/9

A hobbyist operating system exploring what DOS might have become if it had evolved independently and borrowed ideas from Plan 9.

status: Phase 5, hardware testing phase

Verja

A vision for durable online communities built around ownership, exportability, and meaningful discussion.

status: Phase 2, User Beta testing

Kiki Editor

A lightweight cross-platform editor for kiki .bug pages with live preview, theme switching, and metadata tools.

status: Completed. In Production

System-Mark 5 Novel System

A local visual workspace for managing AI-assisted novel writing workflows one chapter at a time.

status: Active. In development