The Exhibits
Every machine here is real, most of them still run, and each one will get a full exhibit — the story, the CAD drawings, the schematics, the failures, the video. Placards marked open are ready to visit today; the rest are being uncrated.
FerrousCNC
An all-steel DIY CNC router with an 840×840 mm working area, designed for prototyping robotics. Free plans, FreeCAD files, and GRBL firmware notes.
Moneylender Professional
Started almost by accident in 2004; today it services billions of dollars. Truly the definitive software that has empowered every other modern exhibit in the gallery.
The Lightshow
A ten-foot-tall, twenty-foot-diameter ring of light in the front yard that anyone on the internet can take control of. The simulator never sleeps — the controls are open right now.
Nephele
The robot. The long build the YouTube channel follows, from raw steel to a machine that thinks — see Exhibit Nº 5 for the thinking part.
In preparationThe AI Training Stack
Model-training software written from scratch — hand-rolled CUDA kernels, no frameworks — built to ultimately drive Nephele.
In preparationOnyx Server
An end-to-end-encrypted, multi-node replicating database engine that quietly runs everything here — built on the same file architecture as Moneylender.
Nixie
A central hub for life's information — from password vaults to live sensor streams, with hardware on the way: the thermostat running the office heater is just the start.
In preparationThe Hundred Websites
There was a stretch when this company built more than a hundred websites for small businesses. Screenshots, stories, and what the early web taught us.
The Map Years
Mapping systems built for half a dozen branches of South Dakota state government — GIS before it was easy, in service of an entire state.
