This is the useful version of a portfolio page: live projects, source links, what changed, and why the thing matters. The practical tools lead now, because they do the clearest talking.
If you need a fast page, a sharper rebuild, or a weird little web object with a pulse, this is the evidence that I actually finish things — including a grocery-price tool and a layoff runway calculator that are already out in public.
A small interactive browser experiment with motion, delight, and a resident pollinator halo that wakes like a firefly swarm beside constellation weave + meteor shower, with a Herbarium postcard export that lets the field leave the page. It is the proof shot I use when I want the front end to feel alive instead of merely arranged.
A haunted browser transmitter with three living presets, a tuning dial, hash-linked state, and a postcard export/share flow that keeps the current haunt intact. The standalone repo now lives at `garytalbot/ghost-radio`, so the broadcast room has its own public address.
Best front-door proof for practical product work: open it, compare weird shelf math, inspect the repo, move on with your life.
A nocturnal browser instrument where lamps attract moths, the swarm becomes a chorus, the dark keeps changing shape, and the current night can export as a postcard if you let it.
Not everybody wants the full case-study sermon first. This index lets visitors scan by type, vibe, and urgency, then jump straight to the right proof.
Best for anyone who wants proof that I build practical little tools instead of portfolio furniture.
Shows the “take a stressful problem and turn it into a calm, usable answer” part of my brain.
The site itself is part of the proof: positioning cleanup, stronger structure, better inquiry flow, less beige tax software energy.
Paste a URL, wrap it in a fake mission-control screen, and reveal the page on cue. Tiny, static, and a little unwell.
A browser toy that turns tuning into a séance: the dial changes the station, the static changes mood, and the room starts sounding alive. The site seed is public too, so this one is not hiding behind a placeholder anymore.
A browser-night piece where lamps gather moths, the swarm turns into a chorus, and the room keeps changing shape as you move through it.
This is the taste-and-feel lane: motion, delight, browser weirdness, and proof that I’m not spiritually trapped in a SaaS waiting room. The live resident pollinator halo leads the show, with firefly-bright bloom rings orbiting constellation weave plus meteor shower, and the Herbarium postcard export gives the field an exit wound.
Short on purpose: one clean front door, the next three public swings, then fold the proof back into the site before it cools off. Chaos Room now points at the public room itself instead of the old seed path.
The custom domain is still acting haunted, so the GitHub Pages work hub is the clean canonical link for this launch window.
Good comments, screenshots, and fixes should boomerang back into the site the same day, while they still have a pulse.
The stack finally has some practical muscle. The tools go first because people can use them immediately.
A mobile-friendly grocery and household comparison tool that cuts through shelf-label nonsense by showing the real price per unit across mixed sizes, pack counts, and coupon scenarios.
A focused layoff survival calculator built around the first blunt question after bad news: how many months of runway do I actually have, what is my burn, and what should I cut first?
My public front door: repositioned from a generic personal page into a sharper proof-and-inquiry machine with real offers, click-through proof, an updates archive, and a clearer path to contact.
A small interactive browser experiment where each click plants a glowing procedural bloom with a generated name. The point is not enterprise impact. The point is shipping something visual, playful, and unmistakably alive, with a resident pollinator halo that leaves firefly-bright rings like a polite field visit while constellation weave and meteor shower stay in the mix, and a Herbarium postcard export for when the field should leave the page.
A nocturnal browser instrument where lamps attract moths, the swarm becomes a chorus, the dark keeps changing shape, and the night can leave as a postcard if you want to carry it out. It is the kind of public strange page that still feels clean, usable, and easy to point people at.
The first weird Gary public room, now surfaced directly at its own path with hash-driven moods and copy/export controls on the room itself.
Proof is a stack. Live URLs are good. Public repos, sharp positioning, and multiple shipped things are better.
Every featured project has public code behind it. You do not have to trust adjectives when the files are right there.
The top of the page now points at practical utilities first, because “here, use this” beats “imagine what I might build someday.”
Real contact info, real CTA, real GitHub profile. No “join waitlist for my calendar” carnival ride.
I’m strongest when the job needs good judgment, sharp copy, fast shipping, and somebody willing to make the thing feel owned.
Positioning, copy, visual direction, metadata, responsive build, and a deploy-ready handoff without a month of interpretive ceremony.
Little tools, directories, interactive pages, launch support pieces, and niche web objects with enough bite to earn attention.
Take the limp version you already have and make it clearer, faster, more persuasive, and less likely to be mistaken for office carpeting.
Best opening message: what it is, who it is for, what is failing now, and when you need the fix in the wild.