That, and as I used it to work on the transit-style line drawing plugin [2] it would use the same technique both to test against regressions and look for improvements in the algorithm.

So, yep, they sure seem to be.

[1] Map generator itself is at https://github.com/c0nsumer/trailmaps.app-map-generator

[2] https://github.com/c0nsumer/maplibre-gl-lanes

Announcement: https://nuxx.net/blog/2026/10/29/madtracker/

GitHub w/ Binary Releases: https://github.com/c0nsumer/madtracker

This was built to replace an Excel-based manual scoring system that worked, but was clunky and required specialized knowledge making it hard to hand off to other volunteers at the local velodrome.

MadTracker was developed by formalizing scoring rules from the USA Cycling and other club formats to build a scoring engine, then wrapping it in a front end that holds venue info, event info, rider info, race info, and then makes noting who finished in what order easy. The order and such is run through the scoring engine and this produces results that display on a scoreboard (second monitor), export as PDFs, and export as a CVS for upload to a governing body's scoring website.

I'm really happy with how this came out. It's super niche, but it fills a local need and makes a slice of a small community better, so I wanted to share it.

It's free software, MIT licensed, for macOS / Windows / Linux, doesn't require network connectivity, and aimed at being simple to use while solving the scoring problem.

More info:

Mad Track Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US (our local velodrome): https://madtrackarena.com/

Track Cycling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_cycling

Race, where an earlier version of MadTracker was in development testing (and can be seen on the scoreboards in the center of the spectator area): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V562MpKpi_o

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It's not a tablet-doable thing, really, and I don't really want to take the effort to get it in an app store. But adding touch-able buttons made it a bit nicer UI overall, so I'm glad I did it. Now this person, and anyone else, can also use it with a touch screen if so desired.

But I recently got a Yogasleep Dohm Classic [1] and it really does sound better. Placed across the bedroom, with the two controls adjusted just... right... it makes that really nice water-rushing proper white noise sound. I do not like electronic ones at all, but there's something about this one which uses an actual fan + ports for the noise that is great.

I've also put it on a smart switch that I control from Home Assistant and this has made it even better. Specifically, I have an automation which gradually fades in some lights beginning 15 minutes before my alarm actually goes off [2]. I added turning off the white noise machine to the start of lights fading, and between the gradual light and sound change, I just sort-of wake up rather naturally a few minutes before the alarm noise starts.

(Just the lights were fine before, but the cessation of white noise adds a little more. And a "Bed Time" automation shuts off all the lights in the house, turns on the white noise machine, etc.)

[1] https://yogasleep.com/products/dohmclassic [2] https://nuxx.net/blog/2026/01/28/hue-a-better-sunrise-bulb/

Some folks take this over the top and do a weird, false-feeling thing like sprinkle the person's name into conversation over and over, or at the start/middle/end. And it makes the conversation feel stilted, fake, and like a situation is being forced. And that casts a negative light on the overarching idea that people like being remembered, and their own name is a big part of that.

As another person for whom relation stuff does not come naturally, this was incredibly helpful because little pieces of advise really do work, because they really are nice things to do/say.

A favorite example of mine, when starting to talk to someone who probably already doesn't care for you is to find something -- anything -- that it's clear they like or chose, which you also happen to like, and pay it a genuine positive complement. And perhaps talk about it a little bit.

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Because yes, the remote stuff -- and PlexAmp just working the same wherever I am -- is the huge part of it. Music sits on my NAS and things... just work.

I also really like how easy the caching and offline mode is, because I frequently find myself driving in areas without mobile data service. I keep a couple favorite albums downloaded to my phone, then knowing the app will cache the next ~2 albums of queued tracks generally makes it Just Work.

I use Plexamp on desktop/laptop computers and then the Android and iOS apps for on-the-go music. I tried Symfonium [1] because it seemed promising and would give me a Jellyfin path, but it was weird and kinda buggy and ate my phone's battery.

I'm hopeful there'll be a good replacement available eventually, but for now, I just have to stick with Plex.

[1] https://www.symfonium.app/

Works out really well.

I build and maintain trails for hiking and mountain biking. We build a new trail or change a route and I can just put it in OSM and off it goes into all the other systems. And then I can pull the data back and use it to make maps for planning, signage... whatever.

Google you just give them data, in their format, without all the nice OSS tools that have developed around OSM and... Let them use it. I'm wholly uninterested in contributing to Google, most especially because the barrier to entry is so high.

Powerful, but very not straightforward.

Summary quote from IMDB: "The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada."