# RanzLappen > A personal blog by RanzLappen about passion projects, electronics and software experiments, hands-on reference guides, and whatever curiosity sparks next. This is the personal site of RanzLappen: a blog plus a small set of hands-on technical reference guides and browser tools. Content spans passion projects, electronics, software experiments, and curiosity-driven write-ups. ## Main sections - [Blog](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/): Articles, experiments, and write-ups. - [Projects](https://ranzlappen.com/projects/): Posts about things I've built. - [References](https://ranzlappen.com/references/): Index of the reference guides below. - [About](https://ranzlappen.com/about/): Who I am and what this site is. - [Contact](https://ranzlappen.com/contact/): How to get in touch. ## Reference guides - [EM Spectrum](https://ranzlappen.com/references/spectrum/): Searchable, sortable reference of the electromagnetic spectrum bands. - [Electronics Fundamentals](https://ranzlappen.com/references/electronics-fundamentals/): Interactive primer on core electronics concepts. - [CLI Command Cheat Sheet](https://ranzlappen.com/references/cmd-cheat-sheet/): Searchable command reference with interactive tools (chmod, find, regex, curl). ## Recent posts - [tools.ranzlappen.com: A Collection of Fast, Browser-Based Developer Utilities](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/tools/): A growing suite of lightweight, privacy-focused web tools β€” including JSON formatting, video editing, Flipper GUI design, OG image genera... - [Synth Piano: A Powerful Android Synthesizer App (Despite the Misleading Repo Name)](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/synth-piano-web/): Synth Piano is a native Android APK app β€” not a web app. This Kotlin + Jetpack Compose + C++ synthesizer delivers touch keyboard, chord p... - [repo-standards: A Toolkit for Consistent, High-Quality GitHub Repositories](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/repo-standards/): repo-standards is a versioned, AI-assisted framework that brings structure, security, documentation, and automation best practices to Git... - [Pageside: A Lightweight Browser Extension for Custom Styling, Inspection, TTS & Media Downloads](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/pageside/): Pageside is a privacy-focused Manifest V3 browser extension that lets you inject custom CSS per domain, inspect elements, read text aloud... - [HardwareDash (Gadget) on the Legacy Branch: A Proof-of-Concept for Exploring and Automating Android Hardware & Software](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/hardwaredash/): HardwareDash is a modular Android app that turns your device into a powerful dashboard for monitoring sensors, controlling radios and act... - [Flipper: A Beginner-Friendly Development Framework for Custom Flipper Zero Apps & Scripts](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/flipper/): Flipper is not a Flipper Zero app or firmware β€” it’s a well-documented starter framework that makes it easy to build custom JavaScript sc... - [Discord Music Bot: A Lightweight Self-Hosted Python Bot for YouTube & Local Music](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/06/04/discord-musicbot/): A simple yet feature-rich Discord music bot written in Python. Play YouTube videos/playlists or local MP3 files, control playback with an... - [The Cookie Loophole-Loophole: Data Exploitation, User Powerlessness, and Abuse of the Essential Cookies Rule](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/04/12/cookies/): Despite GDPR/DSGVO rules, websites exploit dark patterns and deliberately abuse the strictly necessary cookies exemption to enable invasi... - [The Evolution of Automation: From Ancient Tools to AI-Driven Systems Through Human History](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/04/11/automation/): A comprehensive historical analysis of how the concept of automation has evolved across humanity, from prehistoric simple machines and an... - [The Atrocious Intrusive Landscape of Advertising: Media Dependency, Real-World Overload, Escape Hurdles, Cookies, Targeted Data, and Sociological Impact](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/04/04/advertisement/): Building directly on the Western media trust crisis and statistical manipulation analyses, this piece examines the pervasive intrusion of... - [Moodradar, Real-Time Twitch Chat Mood Analyzer](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/04/03/twitch-mood-radar/): MoodRadar is an early-stage experimental single-file HTML tool that visualizes live Twitch chat mood and consensus in real time. Ideal fo... - [Statistics Misuse How Media and Politics Skew Data to Deceive](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/04/03/partisan-slant/): Media and politicians often twist mean vs. median, cherry-pick data, and manipulate graphs to push agendas. Learn common tricks, real exa... - [Dark Mode for Pros, Light Mode for Everyone The Web's Subtle Status Signal](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/04/03/darkmode-vs-light-mode/): Backends and developer tools default to dark mode assuming long sessions and expert users. Consumer frontends stay light. This design con... - [Ticked: Offline Process & Workflow Tracker](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/03/31/ticked-html-app/): Ticked is a free single-file HTML app for logging entries and tracking workflows via checkpoints. Fully offline with localStorage, instan... - [Western Media Trust Crisis: Independent Journalism & Open AI Rise](https://ranzlappen.com/blog/2026/03/31/independent-journalism/): Western media trust at record lows US 30% (Reuters 2025), Germany 45% (-15pp), UK 35% (-16pp). Explore corporate/public broadcaster failu... ## Optional - [Atom feed](https://ranzlappen.com/feed.xml): Full post feed. - [Sitemap](https://ranzlappen.com/sitemap.xml): All indexable URLs.