┌ ● ● ● ─ ~/github/marcusmichaels ──────────────────────────────┐
│ $ whoami │
│ marcus │
│ │
│ $ whoami --verbose │
│ Software/product engineer with a background in design │
│ and advertising. Building websites, small tools, │
│ experiments, and occasional products. │
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│ $ work │
│ web engineering lead https://ffern.co │
│ founder https://modestindustries.co │
│ │
│ $ personal │
│ https://marcusmichaels.com │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Some small tools and experiments:
| Project | Repo | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| modest-ui | GitHub | Live | Dependency-free CSS component library |
| cave-cubers | GitHub | Live | Speedcube timer with leaderboard |
| stay-safe | GitHub | Live | Remind colleagues to lock their laptops |
| fingerprintd | GitHub | Live | How websites identify you without cookies |
| safe-file | GitHub | Live | Anonymous AES-256-GCM file encryption |
| what-the-svh | GitHub | Live | Real-time viewport measurements |
Learn vim motions without the pain. You're an ice-cream van (the cursor) zipping around a pixel town (the buffer), serving customers in as few keystrokes as you can. 45 levels, hjkl to macros.
Your local-first, personal AI assistant. It runs on your own hardware with its own memory. Connect it to your calendar, your email, your shell, your lights. No account, no subscription.
A lightweight macOS menu bar app that keeps your active quest (or focus) always visible. Add quests with optional descriptions and manage them via RPG-style actions: Scribe, Begin, Vanquish, Resurrect.
An automated newsletter I built that collects tech, product, and startup links and sends a digest a few times a week.
| Logo | Repository | Stars | Language | License | Website | Last Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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vorpus/performativeUI | 912 | TypeScript | Unknown | performative-ui.vercel.app | Jun 8, 2026 |
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zellij-org/zellij | 35582 | Rust | MIT | zellij.dev | Feb 18, 2026 |
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payloadcms/payload | 45006 | TypeScript | MIT | payloadcms.com | Aug 12, 2025 |
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neovim/neovim | 102644 | Vim Script | Custom | neovim.io | Feb 16, 2024 |