Taras Tarlov — builder, rider, van-dweller. Photos, travel, writing, and projects from the road.

STAGE 01 · THE ROAD SO FAR
39.7392° N  104.9903° W
ELEV 1609M · GOLDEN HOUR
Builder · Rider · Van-dweller

Photos, miles, and writing from a Sprinter van with a motorcycle on the back. Vibecoded, somewhere off the interstate.

WORKS ON MY MACHINE///IT'S NOT A BUG, IT'S A FEATURE///THERE IS NO CLOUD — JUST SOMEONE ELSE'S VAN///SUDO MAKE ME A SANDWICH///DEPLOY FRIDAY, RIDE SATURDAY///404: SIGNAL NOT FOUND///STACK OVERFLOW IS MY COPILOT///ESC TO EXIT (DOESN'T WORK IRL)/// WORKS ON MY MACHINE///IT'S NOT A BUG, IT'S A FEATURE///THERE IS NO CLOUD — JUST SOMEONE ELSE'S VAN///SUDO MAKE ME A SANDWICH///DEPLOY FRIDAY, RIDE SATURDAY///404: SIGNAL NOT FOUND///STACK OVERFLOW IS MY COPILOT///ESC TO EXIT (DOESN'T WORK IRL)///

Photos

Writing

07·2026A Dumb Idea on a TuesdayESSAY 06·2026What Handing Out Cards to Strangers Showed MeESSAY 05·2026What My Father Already Knew About UncertaintyNOTES 05·2026What Rich People Have Always Had, Now $20 a MonthESSAY

Projects

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GAME

Road Rage

Practice your road rage before you hit I-25. Front Range at golden hour, Denver up ahead, gun out the window — dodge the smoke-belching gun-trucks. Keyboard or thumbs.
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GAME

CarSpotter

A car quiz game. My first vibecoded app.

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TEAM TOOL

PokerAI

Pointing-poker web app for the dev team. Now on Supabase Realtime. A craft project as much as a utility.

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MAKING

3D Print Shop

Low-maintenance Etsy income that travels in the van. Quiet, steady, mine.

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MOTO APP

KoveDash

Android app that pushes navigation and weather to the Kove 450 Rally dash over BLE. No OEM app, no cloud.

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VAN APP

Sprinter OBD Gauge

Kotlin/Compose gauge for the Sprinter's OM642 diesel. Live coolant, trans and oil temps plus altitude-true boost, straight off the OBD port over BLE.