If you want the index, start here: Projects for Fun.
The point of Projects for Fun is not to catalog hobbies. The point is to show the proving ground where durable capability gets built: self-directed experiments where curiosity gets close enough to reality to hit constraints.
This exists because a lot of real skill is built outside of formal roles — by building small things, instrumenting them, breaking them, and iterating until the system teaches you what is true.
The domains vary (homelabs, radio, robotics, home automation, craft, movement, music), but the pattern is consistent: build something real, learn from the feedback, and keep refining judgment. That loop shows up again in the professional work; this taxonomy makes the through-line visible.
How To Use It
Browse alphabetically, pick a project, then follow the links into the related systems domains and tools that the project helped sharpen.
If you want to use this section productively, the next step is:
- Pick a project that matches a capability you want to build.
- Look for the constraint it forced (time, signal quality, reliability, iteration speed).
- Copy the underlying practice, not the surface artifact.