Where Kevin documents his projects (and more) https://kxvin.com/ 2026-11-07T00:00:00Z Kevin Xu https://kxvin.com/self-hosting-docmost-with-tailscale/ 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z 2026-11-07T00:00:00Z

well, "self-hosting" on a DigitalOcean server

https://kxvin.com/androids-the-team-that-built-the-android-operating-system/ 2026-09-26T00:00:00Z 2026-11-07T00:00:00Z

recommended by my manager

https://kxvin.com/zen-at-work/ 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z 2026-11-07T00:00:00Z

a peaceful book

https://kxvin.com/modded-casio-f-91-w/ 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z 2026-09-12T00:00:00Z

fun little wearable project!

https://kxvin.com/make-believe/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00Z 2026-05-16T00:00:00Z

a book about children's books

https://kxvin.com/learning-to-touch-type/ 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z 2026-05-03T00:00:00Z

yeah I finally went ahead and learned it

https://kxvin.com/the-windup-girl/ 2026-04-04T00:00:00Z 2026-05-03T00:00:00Z

2009 sci-fi worldbuilding ride

https://kxvin.com/cellpond-spells/ 2026-04-04T00:00:00Z 2026-09-05T00:00:00Z

I played with some cellular automata

https://kxvin.com/coptic-bookbinding/ 2026-04-04T00:00:00Z 2026-05-03T00:00:00Z

I took a class and bound a book

https://kxvin.com/seam/ 2026-04-03T00:00:00Z 2026-04-04T00:00:00Z

another doodle

https://kxvin.com/25/ 2026-03-15T00:00:00Z 2026-05-03T00:00:00Z

it's art

https://kxvin.com/screw-organization/ 2026-01-03T00:00:00Z 2026-05-03T00:00:00Z

I organized all my metric screws

https://kxvin.com/rust-stuff/ 2025-10-19T00:00:00Z 2025-10-31T00:00:00Z

Miscellaneous notes on Rust concepts, coming from a C background

https://kxvin.com/learning-c/ 2025-09-24T00:00:00Z 2025-10-10T00:00:00Z

Miscellaneous notes on C++ concepts, coming from a C background

https://kxvin.com/phone-holder-replacement-part/ 2025-07-30T00:00:00Z 2025-08-09T00:00:00Z

Plastic piece for car phone holder

https://kxvin.com/noosa-yogurt-cup-lid/ 2025-07-30T00:00:00Z 2025-07-31T00:00:00Z

I made a lid and then didn't use it

https://kxvin.com/large-90-degree-triangle-bracket-for-2020-aluminum-extrusions/ 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z

Meant as both a structural element and connector.

https://kxvin.com/limit-switch-mount-for-2020-aluminum-extrusion/ 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z

Mount for attaching NO-wired limit switches flush to the surface of a 2020 extrusion. Handy for custom gantries.

https://kxvin.com/the-bobamabob-v1/ 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z 2025-07-28T00:00:00Z

We exhibited our robot at Open Sauce 2025!

https://kxvin.com/usb-protocol/ 2025-06-23T00:00:00Z 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

Notes on USB!

https://kxvin.com/steadfast/ 2025-05-16T00:00:00Z 2025-05-16T00:00:00Z

To carve our paths in time

https://kxvin.com/flowers-for-algernon/ 2025-04-23T00:00:00Z 2025-12-20T00:00:00Z

is it better to have loved than to have never loved at all?

https://kxvin.com/screwdriver-box/ 2025-03-13T00:00:00Z 2025-03-29T00:00:00Z

Low effort project completed during a week

https://kxvin.com/git-rebase-onto/ 2025-03-04T00:00:00Z 2025-03-04T00:00:00Z

change the base of a branch to a different branch

https://kxvin.com/git-rename-local-and-remote-branch/ 2025-02-25T00:00:00Z 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z

rename a branch that has already been pushed

https://kxvin.com/a-view-from-the-stars/ 2025-02-22T00:00:00Z 2025-03-02T00:00:00Z

Cixin Liu's short stories and essays on sci-fi

https://kxvin.com/adding-search-to-an-eleventy-site/ 2025-02-16T00:00:00Z 2026-09-12T00:00:00Z

Using Pagefind to add search to my website

https://kxvin.com/partial-faucet-handle-lock/ 2025-02-07T00:00:00Z 2025-02-08T00:00:00Z

Device to limit the movement of a faucet's handles

https://kxvin.com/replacement-sight-blade-for-mp-28-ii/ 2025-02-02T00:00:00Z 2025-02-15T00:00:00Z

3D printed replacement part for my dad

https://kxvin.com/replacement-screw/ 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z 2025-02-15T00:00:00Z

3D printed replacement screw part for my dad’s friend

https://kxvin.com/custom-lids-for-premade-bins/ 2025-01-19T00:00:00Z 2025-03-08T00:00:00Z

3D printed lids for drawer organizer bins I don't use

https://kxvin.com/genuary-2025/ 2025-01-18T00:00:00Z 2026-09-05T00:00:00Z

Not done in January or 2025. And I didn't even finish it 💀

https://kxvin.com/3-d-printing-workflow/ 2025-01-17T00:00:00Z 2025-08-21T00:00:00Z

Notes on 3D Printer usage and maintenance

https://kxvin.com/liber-indigo-the-affordances-of-magic/ 2024-12-29T00:00:00Z 2025-09-19T00:00:00Z

I went in thinking it was a book about novel interface design, and ended up with a new perspective on the nature of reality.

https://kxvin.com/december-2024-website-revamp/ 2024-12-24T00:00:00Z 2024-12-25T00:00:00Z

Yet another website redesign

https://kxvin.com/wood-table-and-shelf/ 2024-11-09T00:00:00Z 2024-12-25T00:00:00Z

Wood table and shelf combo for my room

https://kxvin.com/git-submodule/ 2024-07-14T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

Initialize, pull, and update git submodules

https://kxvin.com/git-checkout-line-by-line-hunk-by-hunk/ 2024-07-08T00:00:00Z 2025-12-20T00:00:00Z

Use "git checkout --patch" to apply changes line by line

https://kxvin.com/macrame-bracelets/ 2024-04-27T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

some cool bracelets I made

https://kxvin.com/lyne-puzzle-solver-c/ 2023-12-30T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

A basic solution finder for the puzzle game LYNE, written in C

https://kxvin.com/creating-a-simple-nas/ 2023-07-17T00:00:00Z 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

Network Attached Storage with Ubuntu, Webmin, and Samba

https://kxvin.com/star-jar/ 2023-06-14T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

a little jar of paper stars

https://kxvin.com/wacko-boss/ 2023-03-24T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

boss music theme

https://kxvin.com/remotely-turning-on-my-desktop/ 2023-03-20T00:00:00Z 2025-10-13T00:00:00Z

Using an ESP-32 connected an MQTT broker

https://kxvin.com/cardboard-and-marker/ 2023-03-15T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Fast and sloppy art

https://kxvin.com/out-and-about/ 2023-02-16T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

a happy little tune

https://kxvin.com/cave-music/ 2023-01-19T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

seems like cavey music

https://kxvin.com/crossword-navigation-extension/ 2022-12-19T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Browser extension to add keyboard navigation to a crossword website

https://kxvin.com/experiments-in-circle-packing/ 2022-11-12T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Generative art variations on circle packing

https://kxvin.com/a-poem-from-linked-in/ 2022-11-06T00:00:00Z 2025-01-19T00:00:00Z

From LinkedIn’s ever-useful chat suggestions

https://kxvin.com/fall/ 2022-10-30T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

A little more mellow

https://kxvin.com/wobblr/ 2022-10-30T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

I was trying to type wobble

https://kxvin.com/drive/ 2022-10-18T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

Experimental snippet

https://kxvin.com/mini-led-sign/ 2022-10-13T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Made with an ESP32 WROOM32 and 1088AS LED matrix

https://kxvin.com/return/ 2022-10-07T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

Got around to finishing a track

https://kxvin.com/album-wall-decor/ 2022-10-05T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Cool wall decor for the new apartment

https://kxvin.com/marker-doodles/ 2022-09-20T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Some random doodles with a tattoo marker.

https://kxvin.com/midjourney-experimentation/ 2022-09-12T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Some light experimenting with AI art using Midjourney.

https://kxvin.com/cranium-wizard-ep/ 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Collection of tracks made mid-2021 to early-2022

https://kxvin.com/hark-tv-a-retrospective/ 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z 2026-11-07T00:00:00Z

A really long hackathon project turned startup.

https://kxvin.com/foodpool-a-retrospective/ 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z 2025-03-14T00:00:00Z

Some reflections on another startup I cofounded

https://kxvin.com/betray/ 2022-01-13T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

I thought about betrayal while writing it

https://kxvin.com/absence/ 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Made during a week-long experiment

https://kxvin.com/lonely-boat/ 2021-08-11T00:00:00Z 2024-12-08T00:00:00Z

the boat is lonely.

https://kxvin.com/architect/ 2021-08-07T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

First track I ever made

https://kxvin.com/generative-art/ 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

Written in various programming languages and frameworks

https://kxvin.com/ribbon/ 2021-01-31T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

Analyzes group chats and comes up with fun information

https://kxvin.com/moon-jelly-chrome-extension/ 2020-12-31T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

A chrome extension for navigating the Ocean Data Marketplace

https://kxvin.com/frank/ 2020-12-15T00:00:00Z 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z

Short story I wrote in a creative writing class

https://kxvin.com/node-visualizer/ 2020-11-30T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Adds a node visualizer view to monday.com project boards

https://kxvin.com/quiznomer-where-it-all-begins/ 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

The first website a friend and I ever made, filled with bizarre and nonsense quizzes

https://kxvin.com/cardboard-knight-costume/ 2019-10-31T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Halloween costume I made in back in 2019

https://kxvin.com/longboards-from-scratch/ 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

Longboards made in a garage with friends

https://kxvin.com/rect/ 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z

A game I made in high school in my programming class