Lazybaer's Mushroom Kingdom
Adventure Awaits in My Tech Kingdom!
Join me in a world where codes and circuits reign supreme!
About
Welcome to Lazybaer’s Mushroom Kingdom! Once a young code-jumping Goomba-stomper, I've leveled up to become a seasoned technologist and cryptographic Koopaling. My quest began with BASIC spells on my trusty TRS-80 and now dances across the giants like TypeScript. My heart beats for Innovation, just as a Toad jumps for 1-UP Mushrooms. I believe in decentralized worlds where cryptographic Piranha Plants guard our freedoms, and microcontrollers like Arduino and Raspberry Pi guide us through techno dungeons. From blockchain Fire Flowers to AI Super Stars, I'm always in pursuit of life-changing power-ups. When I'm not concocting magic spells in code, I'm diving into mystic blockchain scrolls, exploring new language models like Mario explores Warp Zones, or losing myself in sci-fi tales of distant galaxies.
Power-Up Projects!
Pipe Secrets
Slip through the warp pipes with Pipe Secrets, letting you send and receive secret Mushroom Kingdom messages using cryptographic magic and steganographic sleight of hand.
KoopaLabs
With KoopaLabs, stomp through scientific challenges with modular inventions that build faster than a castle made of blocks. As CTO & Co-Founder, I’m crafting hardware of legendary proportions.
Mushroom Nutrition
At Mushroom Nutrition, we combine AI-fueled meal plans with the wisdom of licensed dietitian Toads. Step into the MetabolicTwin™ portal for blossoming health.
Fleet Kart Tracker
Race like Toad and keep track of every kart in your fleet with Fleet Kart Tracker, built using Particle’s IoT magic. Featured in the Mushroom Kingdom Gazette!
Safety Shell Helm
Don the Safety Shell Helm, a real-time IoT-powered guardian keeping every Toad and Goomba safe on epic quests. Praised across the Kingdom!
Yoshi's Countdown
Spread cheer each day with Yoshi's Countdown! Creation of an interactive calendar with dazzling lights and cloud-powered surprises, featured in the Koopa Chronicle.
Castle Word Quest
Sharpen your linguistic jumps with the Castle Word Quest! Create tricky puzzles that challenge even the wisest Toads.
Guardian Pipe Layer
Guard your domains with the Guardian Pipe Layer, a mighty defender against pesky ads—like a Koopa that blocks pesky Hammer Bros!
Block Shuffle Simulator
Create and watch as life unfolds in the Block Shuffle Simulator, a dance of cellular blocks weaving through the Mushroom Kingdom.
Legendary Reads

Pattern Recognition
William Gibson
Reading Now
Controller Area Network Prototyping with Arduino
Wilfried Voss
Reading Now
Embedded Networking With Can and Canopen
Olaf Pfeiffer
Reading Now
ARRL's Tech Q & A
ARRL Inc
Reading Now
The Mosquito Coast
Paul Theroux
Finished
The Autobiography of Sir Götz von Berlichingen
Götz von Berlichingen
Finished
The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives
Zbigniew Brzeziński
Finished
Odd and the Frost Giants
Neil Gaiman
Finished
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman
Finished
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson
Finished
The Long Earth
Terry Pratchett
Finished
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Finished
A Comprehensible Guide to J1939
Wilfried Voss
Finished
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
John Bellairs
Finished
Pocket Havamal Benjamin Thorpe Version Faux Leather
Sæmundr fróði
Finished
The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group
Dan Briody
Finished
The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers
Finished
The Global Business Leader: Practical Advice for Success in a Transcultural Marketplace
J. Frank Brown
Finished
Lake Wobegon Days
Garrison Keillor
Finished
Programming and Customizing the OOPic Microcontroller : The Official OOPic Handbook
Dennis Clark
Finished
German Stories/Deutsche Erzahlungen: A Bilingual Anthology
Harry Steinhauer
Finished
The Letter, the Witch and the Ring
John Bellairs
FinishedGary Paulsen
FinishedIn the Upper Room and Other Likely Stories
Terry Bisson
Finished
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Finished
A bear and his boy
Sean Bryan
Finished
Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraq and the Future of the Dollar
William R. Clark
Finished
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
Finished
Edda
Snorri Sturluson
Finished
Winning Chess: How To See Three Moves Ahead
Irving Chernev
Finished
Design Patterns
Erich Gamma
Finished
Castle
David Macaulay
Finished
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
Finished
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Finished
The Way of Chuang Tzu
Zhuangzi
Finished
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
Finished
The Stinky Cheese Man
Jon Scieszka
Finished
Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud
Jason Ouellette
Finished
The Night Country
Stewart O'Nan
FinishedThe Autumn People
Ray Bradbury
Up Next
The History of Rome, Volume I: The Republic
Mike Duncan
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The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership
Zbigniew Brzeziński
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Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
Simon Sinek
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Mimsy Were The Borogoves
Lewis Padgett
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Crossing the Rubicon : The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil
Michael C. Ruppert
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The Old Gringo
Carlos Fuentes
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Island
Aldous Huxley
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The Long Ships
Frans G. Bengtsson
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Virtual Light
William Gibson
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The Fourth Turning
William Strauss
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