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REF 00.00 · SUBJECT
H = 320px · BSL = 24px
68 / 64 Aarav Mehta
17 / 24 Engineer and writer based in Pune (18°31′N, 73°51′E). This page is itself a measurement — the type sizes, baseline, and color values are labeled in the margins, in the same units they were specified in.
- HEIGHT
- 175 cm
- cm
- BORN
- 2001.04.12
- UTC+5:30
- OUTPUT
- 1.0 / 6w
- art./wk
- UPTIME
- 7.1 yr
- since 2019
REF 01.00 · PALETTE
5 SWATCHES · RGB
CREAM
#F0EDE4
R240·G237·B228
HAIRLINE RED
#D14545
R209·G69·B69
CHART BLUE
#4A78A8
R74·G120·B168
DIM GREEN
#5A8A60
R90·G138·B96
REF 02.00 · WORK / CATALOG
4 ITEMS · MEASURED
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02.01 2025 OPERATIONAL
Threadwell
An opinionated reader for long essays. Solo build, six weeks.
- LOC
- 14,210
- BUILD
- 6.0 weeks
- STACK
- TS / PG / Bun
- USERS
- 40 priv.
- UPTIME
- 15 mo
-
02.02 2024 MAINTAINED
Fieldnotes
Local-first writing tool for engineers who keep notebooks.
- LOC
- 6,028
- BUILD
- 24 weeks
- STACK
- Svelte / SQLite / Tauri
- USERS
- ~ 1.2k
- UPTIME
- 20 mo
-
02.03 2023 ARCHIVED
Marginalia
A study in editorial typography. Twelve essays, hand-typeset.
- LOC
- 2,970
- BUILD
- 8 weeks
- STACK
- Hand HTML / CSS
- USERS
- n / a
- UPTIME
- archived
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02.04 2019–22 RETIRED
Earlier works (consolidated)
Eight student and weekend projects. Available on request.
- COUNT
- 8 items
- SPAN
- 3.0 yr
- STACK
- various
- USERS
- ~ 0
- UPTIME
- retired
REF 03.00 · WRITING / SCALE
SELECTED · 5 / 14
| REF | DATE | TITLE | PAGES | WORDS | REVS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.14 | 2026.05.17 | On knowing when a piece of writing is finished. | 12 | 2,840 | 4 |
| W.13 | 2026.04.02 | The website as a small private museum of the self. | 8 | 1,910 | 3 |
| W.12 | 2026.01.28 | Notes on building software you have to live with. | 17 | 4,020 | 6 |
| W.11 | 2025.10.14 | In praise of the long maintenance period. | 9 | 2,150 | 2 |
| W.10 | 2025.08.02 | What I learned writing a tool for myself. | 6 | 1,420 | 1 |
REF 04.00 · CALIBRATION COMPLETE
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17 / 24 Contact at hello@aarav.me. Repository at github.com/aarav. Writing at aarav.me/writing. Response time, measured: 4.2 ± 1.8 days.