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Repurposed pressure gauge - Bathroom door indicator

Nathan Broadbent

Nathan Broadbent

01 May 2011

I turned an old brass pressure gauge into a vacant/engaged indicator for our bathroom. The needle is a hacked ammeter, and the metal slide lock on the other side of the door switches it on.

(Inspired by this analog bandwidth meter.)

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ChatToMap

ChatToMap

I built an AI app that scans your chats to find all the restaurants, trips, and activities you talked about. It works with chat exports from WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and LINE. You can try it out at: https://chattomap.com Here are some screenshots:

By Nathan Broadbent 01 May 2026
Sandtray Box for Sandplay Therapy

Sandtray Box for Sandplay Therapy

My wife is a counselor. I enjoy making things to help with her work, such as this "fried rice" toy set: Fried Rice Sandbox ToyMy wife is a counselor who does “play therapy” at a primary school. She has a sand tray and some toys that kids can

By Nathan Broadbent 20 Apr 2026
Everything I've Done with OpenClaw (So Far)

Everything I've Done with OpenClaw (So Far)

I have been running an AI agent on my home server for a few days. 15 automated jobs, 24 custom scripts, and a personal knowledge graph. Here is what we built together.

By Nathan Broadbent 03 Feb 2026
Self-Healing Infrastructure: How an AI Agent Manages My Home Server

Self-Healing Infrastructure: How an AI Agent Manages My Home Server

I can't believe I have a 'self-healing' server now. My AI agent can run any SSH, Terraform, Ansible, kubectl commands and fix infrastructure issues before I even know there's a problem.

By Nathan Broadbent 03 Feb 2026
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