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+#+date: [2026-07-21 Tue]
+#+title: Forking SkunkyArt
+#+description: Announcing my fork of SkunkyArt, an alternative privacy frontend for DeviantArt, now maintained under Zero Labs.
+#+slug: skunkyart-fork
+#+filetags: :development:self-hosting:
+
+* SkunkyArt
+
+I've forked [[https://git.macaw.me/skunky/SkunkyArt][SkunkyArt]], an alternative privacy frontend for DeviantArt that works
+entirely without JavaScript, over to the [[https://github.com/zerolabsco][Zero Labs]] organization on GitHub.
+
+** Project Links
+
+- [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art][Source]]
+- [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art/blob/master/INSTANCES.md][Instances]]
+- [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art/issues][Issues]]
+
+** Why Fork?
+
+I didn't fork this project just for fun. At the time I found it, the upstream
+repository hadn't been updated in over a year, carried a number of unresolved
+bugs, and every instance on its public list was a dead link. Rather than let a
+genuinely useful privacy frontend rot, I decided to pick it up and keep it
+maintained.
+
+** What's Changed So Far
+
+The fork is already a handful of releases ahead of upstream. Highlights so far:
+
+- *Security & hardening*: fixed a forged-subdomain bypass in the media proxy,
+  hardened the HTTP transport, server timeouts, and panic paths, and tightened
+  the random-art retry loop.
+- *Bug fixes*: restored media serving, corrected the cache max-size conversion,
+  fixed the build on macOS, and cleaned up various smaller issues.
+- *Dependencies*: migrated to a maintained fork of the underlying DeviantArt API
+  library, [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/devianter][devianter]], and bumped long-stale dependencies (with Dependabot
+  keeping them current going forward).
+- *Distribution*: prebuilt multi-arch Docker images (=linux/amd64= and =linux/arm64=)
+  are now published to GHCR on every release tag:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+docker pull ghcr.io/zerolabsco/skunky-art:latest
+#+end_src
+
+- *Tooling*: added CI, golangci-lint, and outbound request throttling for
+  DeviantArt.
+
+* Run an Instance!
+
+Since all of the previously listed instances are gone, the instance list is
+starting fresh. If you'd like to host one, the [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art][README]] covers setup — including a
+Docker Compose example (plus an optional VPN egress variant) — and you can add
+your instance to the list with a quick PR or issue.
+
+As always, bug reports and contributions are welcome.
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+#+date: [2026-07-25 Sat 12:00:00]
+#+title: Small Wins on the App Store
+#+description: My first tips and 5-star ratings on the iOS apps I built for fun and open-sourced.
+#+slug: app-store-small-wins
+#+filetags: :development:ios:
+
+I wanted to briefly share a couple achievements I've experienced lately from
+the apps I've published on the iOS app store.
+
+If you're new to my blog: I'm not a full-time developer and don't do this for a
+living. I develop sites, apps, etc. for fun as a hobby. I open-source everything
+I create so others can share or fork as they please, and I've never even
+included a tip option (until now - that iOS developer subscription is
+expensive!).
+
+* My Apps
+
+However, I've launched a few apps on the Apple app store in the last year:
+- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/domaindig/id6760368004][DomainDig]] ([[https://github.com/zerolabsco/domain-dig][Source]]) - A domain inspection toolkit for DNS, SSL, ports, etc.
+- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hutch-for-sourcehut/id6760742299][Hutch for Sourcehut]] ([[https://github.com/zerolabsco/hutch][Source]]) - A mobile client for SourceHut.
+- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daybyday-learn/id6760321939][DayByDay]] ([[https://github.com/zerolabsco/daybyday][Source]]) - A children's app to learn various topics through
+  voice-enabled learning cards.
+
+I didn't expect anyone to really use these and I don't promote my apps anywhere.
+
+I created DayByDay for my daughter, as a flashcard-style app that would be easy
+for her to use and something we could do together in the small moments of the
+day.
+
+I created Hutch because I wanted a faster way to use SourceHut on the go,
+especially since I use private mode in Safari and am constantly logged out of my
+accounts. Hutch lets me read my mailing lists, manage tickets, and run builds
+wherever I want.
+
+Finally, I created DomainDig because I was lamenting the updates Njalla made to
+their [[https://check.njal.la/dns/][DNS Checker]] - it used to be a plain text page and is now wrapped in
+Njalla's branding and lacks some info I want when looking into a domain.
+
+* My Achievements
+
+I'm proud to announce two (baby-sized) achievements I didn't expect to happen:
+
+1. I received my first two tips through the Hutch app! For a few dollars, two
+   people have made my whole month. It's extremely satisfying to know someone
+   used the app and found it valuable enough to voluntarily send some money my
+   way.
+2. I received two 5-star ratings on the DomainDig app. Again, such a pleasure to
+   know people do appreciate the value that the app brings.
+
+I'm not going to pretend two tips and two ratings will change anything. I'll
+keep building these apps in the small moments the same way I always have,
+because that's the part I actually enjoy. But it's a nice reminder that "nobody
+will use this" isn't always true. Sometimes a stranger finds the thing you made
+for yourself and gets something out of it too.
+
+So, to the four of you: thank you. You made my month.