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7:30 am · New Jersey

Jeremy Lichtman

I build reliable cloud systems, automate the repetitive stuff, and make things for the web.

This is one day at my place. Scroll, and the pug will show you around. →

9:00 am · the operator

Keeping it all running.

Since 2014 I’ve been a Systems Administrator at Verizon Wireless. Today I manage AWS infrastructure for multiple Pega-based applications.

It’s the kind of work that is only interesting when nobody notices it.

12:00 pm · the homelab

This page lives on that shelf.

It’s self-hosted on my Synology NAS. When I push to GitHub, the NAS pulls the change and publishes it by itself.

deployed commit: checking…

2:00 pm · the toolbox

Tools for the boring parts.

Tiny Tools is a set of small browser utilities for jobs that should take one click. Around it: automations that remove repetitive work, like the belt in the garage. in progress

5:00 pm · the student

Still asking how it works.

I’m an aspiring computer science student. I’ve been obsessed with computers since I was a kid, and that beige machine on the desk is where it started.

7:00 pm · the game lab

Pliny Game Lab

My biggest project: 60 browser games, 10 puzzles and 50 simulations, inspired by Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia. The drafting table has the floor plan. Pick a room to play it.

open the game lab ↗play vesuvius ↗

9:00 pm · the arcade

Anime Snake

A browser Snake game with character-driven stages, power-ups and a neon look. in progress The cabinet runs a tiny preview.

arrow keys work too

11:00 pm · the archive

Every era, kept.

One personal site, several eras. Turn the knob to change the channel.

watch legacy ↗

midnight · the roof

Every world ends up here.

Each star is a room from today’s walk. Tap one to go back.