https://stormtracker.dev/ A weather report for side projects. One item per observation. en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000 https://stormtracker.dev/systems/ximl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/ximl/20260930T0530Z Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Shipped and clear. Version 1.12.0 is live, with all nine lamp packages rebuilt from one specification each and a viewer that keeps every lamp in frame. METAR XIML 300530Z 00000KT CAVOK 13/09 Q1024 NOSIG RMK 9 BUILDS 51 PART TYPES= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpw/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpw/20260930T0240Z Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:40:00 +0000 Three tabs tested in the browser and fixed, and a paving colored from a photograph now answers in a tenth of a second instead of a third. A long-standing fault that dropped a saved fall and edge settings on reopening is down. METAR XGPW 300240Z 26015G28KT 4000 TSGR BKN030CB 02/01 Q1007 NOSIG RMK 685 ASSERTIONS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xotg/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xotg/20260930T0240Z Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:40:00 +0000 A burst of rework. The model now runs on six decades of measured records in place of an assumed factor that proved wrong throughout, and one validation check waits on a measurement in the field. SPECI XOTG 300240Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/ximl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/ximl/20260930T0240Z Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:40:00 +0000 Final faults cleared in review, and the design checks tightened a thousandfold with every part passing. The release is complete and tested, waiting only on its deploy. METAR XIML 300240Z 26015G28KT 4000 TSGR BKN030CB 13/09 Q1007 NOSIG RMK DEPLOY PENDING= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xfad/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xfad/20260929T2330Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000 Complete and clear. The penguin platformer is finished, all five friends aboard. METAR XFAD 292330Z 00000KT CAVOK 05/02 Q1024 NOSIG= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/ximl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/ximl/20260929T2330Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000 Every viewer control tested and its faults fixed. The newest release is ready to ship, with the first physical build after it. METAR XIML 292330Z 23005KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 13/09 Q1014 NOSIG RMK READY TO SHIP= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpw/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpw/20260929T1000Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 The Strength tab's measure of a paver's weakest cross-section was reworked. METAR XGPW 291000Z 24008KT 9999 SCT040 02/01 Q1015 NOSIG= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/ximl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/ximl/20260929T1000Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Three releases in one day. The site was reviewed and repaired, the cube lamp was re-engineered as a pilot, and the third release waits to go live. SPECI XIML 291000Z 27018G32KT 5000 +TSRA BKN025CB 13/09 Q1009 RMK FREQ LTGICCG 3 RELEASES= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xwex/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xwex/20260929T0222Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:22:00 +0000 Four more rounds of page work are built and tested, waiting to go live. The plan grew a learning section for school subjects, with the virtual pets up next. METAR XWEX 290222Z 09035G55KT 3000 +TSRA BKN012CB 34/03 Q0998 TEMPO 1000 +TSRA RMK 8 OF 10 ROUNDS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpm/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpm/20260929T0220Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:20:00 +0000 Redesign rounds swept the games, the makers, and the learning extras. Ninety new stickers now share one tool across eight maker pages, all in daily use, with a tablet check next. SPECI XGPM 290220Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpw/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpw/20260929T0220Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:20:00 +0000 Twelve faults found in two days of browser testing are fixed, a hand-laid border now follows the paving's own outline, and a drag with a shaped piece lays a whole course. A full test run comes next. METAR XGPW 290220Z 26015G28KT 4000 TSGR BKN030CB 02/01 Q1007 NOSIG RMK 656 ASSERTIONS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/ximl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/ximl/20260929T0215Z Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0000 Drizzle of review and tidying. Every design passed its geometry and fit checks, and the heading is now set for a first print, starting with a test joint and a measured LED edge. METAR XIML 290215Z 23005KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 13/09 Q1014 NOSIG RMK READY TO PRINT= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xpfa/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xpfa/20260928T2345Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000 A polish release and a tidy-up of the docs and files. Stable and in use, with visitor feathers moderated as they land. METAR XPFA 282345Z 23005KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 06/04 Q1014 NOSIG= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xpfa/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xpfa/20260928T2300Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 A full redesign. The project map is now a peacock whose tail fans out one feather per project, visitors can leave a colored feather with one word of their own, and a playful 404 page joined the flock. SPECI XPFA 282300Z 27018G32KT 5000 +TSRA BKN025CB 06/04 Q1009 RMK FREQ LTGICCG 6 FEATHERS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xfha/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xfha/20260928T2230Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000 Settled and in use. Early census transcriptions were checked against the tree for five small corrections, and none of the 744 flagged disagreements still waits for review. METAR XFHA 282230Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xlrn/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xlrn/20260928T1045Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 Shipped and clear. The rain now falls as designed, one drop per ancestor. METAR XLRN 281045Z 00000KT CAVOK 15/10 Q1024 NOSIG= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpm/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpm/20260928T1000Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 A wide band of restyling crossed the pages, and the learning section was rebuilt as paths of levels that unlock with mastery. SPECI XGPM 281000Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpw/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpw/20260928T1000Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Separators now bow into curves, laid whole or sawn to the arc, and snap onto the joints. A stricter overlap check arrived for shaped pieces, and the damaged project file is repaired. SPECI XGPW 281000Z 27018G32KT 5000 +TSRA BKN025CB 02/01 Q1009 RMK FREQ LTGICCG CURVED SEPARATORS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xpfa/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xpfa/20260928T1000Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Light drizzle. The .ai in the header picked up a color gradient. METAR XPFA 281000Z 23005KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 06/04 Q1014 NOSIG= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xfha/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xfha/20260928T1000Z Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Winding down. The research tabs are cleared, the documentation matches the code again, and a cleanup took the project from 5.4 GB to 3.1 GB. METAR XFHA 281000Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xfha/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xfha/20260926T1900Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 The approved tree fills are applied and the held decisions settled. The reading of every disagreement between the tree and its records is finished. SPECI XFHA 261900Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xfha/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xfha/20260926T1500Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 All 101 reader batches are in, and open disagreements between the tree and its records fell from 744 to 543. A standing check now keeps every correction from washing out in later updates. SPECI XFHA 261500Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpm/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpm/20260926T1430Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000 Four maker pages overhauled in one sweep. SPECI XGPM 261430Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpm/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpm/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 The collection page rebuilt as well, closing a week-long burst. In daily use, with a check on the tablet next. SPECI XGPM 261400Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgad/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgad/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 A new system with two cells. The vocabulary deck settled at 2,644 notes after a full audit, and a new reading deck built quickly to 63 cards. SPECI XGAD 261400Z 27018G32KT 5000 +TSRA BKN025CB 03/02 Q1009 RMK FREQ LTGICCG 2644 NOTES 63 CARDS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xpfa/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xpfa/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Light drizzle of consolidation. The idea box and a redundant card are gone, and the Equitism card is now Aeviterna. METAR XPFA 261400Z 23005KT 8000 -DZ BKN020 06/04 Q1014 NOSIG= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xrfl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xrfl/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 The music forming offshore made landfall as five albums, each with its own jukebox page. A Star Map now charts the theme constellation, and book 10 waits for its art. METAR XRFL 261400Z 09035G55KT 3000 +TSRA BKN012CB 09/05 Q0998 TEMPO 1000 +TSRA RMK 5 ALBUMS 73 TRACKS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xotg/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xotg/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Rapid growth in scope. A research section now tests the long record against its own questions, and a new chapter formed downstream. METAR XOTG 261400Z AUTO /////KT //// ////// ///// Q//// RMK PVT STN= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/xgpw/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/xgpw/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 622 assertions pass. One live fault is confirmed in the room check for shaped pieces, and two design decisions wait for the next session. METAR XGPW 261400Z 26015G28KT 4000 TSGR BKN030CB 02/01 Q1007 NOSIG RMK 622 ASSERTIONS= https://stormtracker.dev/systems/ximl/ https://stormtracker.dev/observations/ximl/20260926T1400Z Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Winding down with eight lamp designs complete, all five Platonic solids among them. Next heading undecided, whether a gallery, more solids, or a first print. METAR XIML 261400Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW100 13/09 Q1016 NOSIG RMK OPENSCAD CHECK DUE=