A running record of what I’m building, learning and exploring.https://dannyb.net/https://dannyb.net/journal/anybracket-live/https://dannyb.net/journal/anybracket-live/It started as a family brainstorm and a game my daughter plays with her friends. Today it's in the App Store.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/side-quest/https://dannyb.net/journal/side-quest/A pocket e-ink to-do device. Hold a button, say it, and it lands on your list. Built in a week, and it works.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/bugfinder/https://dannyb.net/journal/bugfinder/An ESP32 that only listens, flagging hidden networks, streaming cameras and stray AirTags. Now on version 3, with my iPhone as the console.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/maple-water-sensor/https://dannyb.net/journal/maple-water-sensor/Maple loses her mind when her water bowl runs dry. So I built a sensor that tells us before she does.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/paws-to-home/https://dannyb.net/journal/paws-to-home/My 14-year-old daughter started a foundation to help shelter animals get adopted. Then we built an app for it together.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/vermont/https://dannyb.net/journal/vermont/Three days, 13 miles, full fall color, and a camp by the water with five friends and a dog.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/trailmark/https://dannyb.net/journal/trailmark/An iPhone app and a 3D-printed handheld screen with miles, ETA, a route map and a parade of tiny hikers. Built in a week, then taken to Vermont.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dannyb.net/journal/jordan/https://dannyb.net/journal/jordan/Every Father's Day my kids and I build something together. This year we built a robot, and now he has his own YouTube channel.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT