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Building Zort: A Minimal Link Shortener with Astro, Supabase, and Vercel
June 21, 2026 • 5 min read

Building Zort: A Minimal Link Shortener with Astro, Supabase, and Vercel

I wanted a link shortener I actually owned. Not bit.ly, not short.io — something I could point at my own domain, inspect every redirect, and extend however I wanted. So I built Zort over a weekend, and it turned out to be a great excuse to push Astro into genuinely dynamic territory.

#full-stack #astro #supabase
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The Surveillance Economy of Social Communication
June 20, 2026 • 10 min read

The Surveillance Economy of Social Communication

A Deep Dive into Industry Malpractices and the Case for Decentralisation

#instagram #meta #privacy
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Rubber Duck Debugger
April 9, 2026 • 7 min read

Rubber Duck Debugger

I couldn’t focus… so I built a duck to listen to my problems. Turns out, it talks back. 👀

#astro #productivity #webdev
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