Hi, I'm Stephenaka slepp
My hobby is collecting hobbies.
Software architect by day. Programming since '88, building for the web since '94, flying since '13, and usually partway into learning something new.
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How I got here
I started building for the web in 1994 with Geeks Anonymous, a community group for the technically inclined. By 2004, I'd launched Pastebin.ca—at its peak, one of the most-visited sites in Canada.
In 2009, I co-founded the Edmonton New Technology Society, Edmonton's original makerspace. The day job is software architecture now, but the tinkering carried on: a pilot licence, an amateur radio licence (VE6SLP), custom electronics, and a steady supply of new rabbit holes.
This site is where all of it ends up.
What's here
Projects
Web apps, open source tools, and hardware builds. From Pastebin.ca (2004) to languages, emulators, solvers, and daily puzzles.
All 43 projectsFlights
Flying around Alberta. Cross-country trips, a mountain checkout over the Rockies, and night flights, with photos.
Flight logsArticles
Technical writeups, deep dives, and devlogs. Antennas, Raspberry Pi builds, emulators, and whatever I'm learning.
Read the articlesHobbies
The collection. Ham radio, photography, electronics, RC helicopters, aviation—and whatever's next.
All the hobbiesFeatured builds
Hew
A statically typed language for resilient actor-based services, with supervision and protocol-aware contracts built in.
MeshCore Aspen
Independent MeshCore repeater, room, companion and bot roles sharing one LoRa radio.
Pastebin.ca
Share text and code with expiry, privacy controls, encryption, and durable short links.
FPGA Logic Simulator
Draw digital circuits, import Verilog, simulate state, inspect waveforms, and estimate FPGA resources in the browser.
HEWBOT
Write Hew programs to guide a robot through puzzles, from command sequences to sensors and actors.
Ant TV (Formicopia)
Follow simulated ant colonies through recorded harvests, underground digging and encounters with other colonies.