The CAPTCHA is on the wrong door
I was trying to collect public ratings, not prove I could operate a browser. Then I asked whether the service had an app.
A year of commits
Week of 2 Nov · 1513 commits
Marius Kieler
Developer in Denmark.
I'm a full-stack developer at Morningscore. Outside work, I build things like CaloriSpy with a friend and write about what I learn.
Projects
CaloriSpy
2026A calorie tracker built with a friend, using grocery receipts to make food logging easier.
Expo, React Native, TypeScript, Buncalorispy.com
Boomerplay
2019–nowA self-hosted streaming app I have been building and learning from since 2019.
Rust, Poem, Postgres, TypeScript
Skadeservice.nu
2024Time tracking and invoicing for a damage restoration company.
Client work · Expo, React Native, Tamagui, tRPC
Nassau Door
2021–2023Garage door monitoring, from device firmware to a web dashboard. Built during my student job.
Student job · C++, ESP32, SigFox, BLE
TypeVPS
2023A VPS hosting platform with Proxmox provisioning. No longer maintained.
No longer maintained · TypeScript, SolidJS, Postgres, Redisgithub.com/typevps
Writing
I tried to fix my friend's internet and logged into his ISP
One of my close friends was having trouble with his internet, so I was helping him get his Chromecast working. I ended up logged into his ISP's router.
Nix is better when an agent does the typing
I quit Nix and spent years joking about hating it. Then an agent started doing my infra work. Now my side projects run in a NixOS VM at home.
TV2Play's 720p desktop cap lives in the client
TV2Play limits desktop browsers to 720p by hardcoding the resolution in the API request, instead of using Widevine security levels. The license server issues a valid 4K key anyway, so the cap is purely client-side and mostly affects paying desktop users.
ExamCookie: the illusion of exam integrity 5 years later
ExamCookie is the anti-cheating software Danish students have to run during exams. Five years after secret.club took it apart, I looked at what changed. Not much.
Experience
Morningscore
Kielerlabs
Nassau Door A/S