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 40 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
All Night Sky
Public all-sky cameras that record each night as a timelapse, a star trail composite, and a keogram.
Code Evolution Analyzer
Visualize how code evolves over time by analyzing Git repository history with interactive charts and audio sonification.
Emulatron E6
Dial into simulated vintage systems, interpreters, games, information services, and packet radio from a browser terminal.
Xalo — Orbital Command
A five-minute orbital mechanics game where you drag satellites off a planet and argue with the inverse-square law.
Clunk Bang
A browser toy that drops a pair of pliers onto a live busbar and counts the consequences.
Hew
A statically typed language for resilient actor-based services, with supervision and protocol-aware contracts built in.