Nick FelkerWriting a Chrome Extension to help complete my Pokémon collectionI got my first Pokémon cards a long time ago, maybe around 2001 or so. Back then, they were booster packs of “Base Set” and “Jungle” and I…7 min read·May 3, 2024----
Nick FelkerThreads might make the Fediverse happenI joined Mastodon about a year and a half ago and came away unimpressed. The problem was with the user experience. It was hard to join and…4 min read·Apr 8, 2024----
Nick FelkerIs open-source software ethical?I had this idea mulling in the back of my head for a few weeks but I didn’t know exactly how I wanted to write about it. Then over the…10 min read·Apr 3, 2024--1--1
Nick FelkerMigrating user data in Firestore for a Pokémon fan gameAt the end of last year I shared a project I started five years ago: Pokémon as a Service. Since that time I’ve incrementally added a bunch…13 min read·Mar 28, 2024----
Nick FelkerBeantown — A social network for coffee lovers built on ActivityPubSix years ago I downloaded Untappd, a social network based around beers (and ciders). As I documented in an earlier blogpost, I forked the…4 min read·Mar 26, 2024----
Nick FelkerWatching what I eat: Using LLMs & AI to record nutritional dataEveryone wants to eat better, but it’s quite hard to know what nutrients you need. If you buy packaged groceries in stores, you will be…8 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Nick FelkerBuilding “Untappd for Coffee” with Sharkey & ActivityPubSince 2018 I’ve been using the app Untappd to keep track of beers that I drink. When I’m at a restaurant I can take a photo, give it a…7 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
Nick FelkerMeeting people through Pokémon — An end to BabelThe day I’m publishing this is the day after I spent all day catching Pokémon as part of the Sinnoh Go Tour in Pokémon Go.3 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Nick FelkerUsing AI & LLMs to reconnect to my hometownThe Great Recession was hard on a lot of industries including journalism. I remember in 2012 when the local paper, the Gloucester County…7 min read·Feb 19, 2024----
Nick FelkerUsing the Google Drive API for public foldersI grew up in a small town called Glassboro and while I don’t live there now I’d like to stay up-to-date on what’s going on. A good way of…6 min read·Feb 12, 2024----