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Decoding Weather Fax Transmissions with Ilma

Ilma is a NAVTEX, RTTY, and WEFAX decoder for sailors written in Python running on the Raspberry Pi.

Ilma, a Navtex Decoder for the Raspberry Pi

A receiver for Navtex maritime navigational and meteo warnings.

Eggs and Baskets

Running a microblog on Cloudflare and asking about competitors.

Building a GitHub Client Without a GitHub Account

I built a macOS menu bar app for Git sync. Now I don't have a GitHub account anymore.

WordPress to Astro in 24 Hours

Migrating a sailing blog with AI — and building a geo-referenced sea chart along the way.

SailorsLog on Track to Webpublishing

SailorsLog, the logbook app for iOS, is on track to implement webpublishing in version 2.

The Night Sky for Astronavigation

Plot the sky tonight for astronavigation. There are about a dozen stars that are used for celestial navigation. The chart shows which of the principal stars are above the horizon at your chosen time and position.

File Transfer from Mac to Android

Music Transfer is a standalone macOS app window with retro CRT terminal aesthetics. It transfers music mp3/aac or flac/alac files from Mac to an Android phone via USB or Wi-Fi. Or any other file.

Crossing

2D nautical simulation game. Skipper a sailing yacht across the North Sea Traffic Separation Schemes at night.

Celestial Navigation in the Browser

A tool for practicing sun sights with a sextant — sight reduction runs entirely client-side. Intercept computes the calculated altitude and azimuth using spherical trigonometry.

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