Hey, I'm pyk

A Security Researcher, which is a fancy way of saying I get paid to find bugs in smart contracts. This site is my personal notebook for things I’m learning, tools I’m building with Rust and my ongoing experiments with fuzzing.

Latest posts

October 1, 2025
- Intersection Observer over Scroll Listener
  
  My site's navbar felt janky with a scroll listener. I fixed it with the Intersection Observer API. Here's how I used it for a smoother scroll effect.
September 30, 2025
- My Custom Code Block Setup in Astro
  
  My notes on extending Astro's code blocks. I wrote a Shiki transformer to read metadata from the code fence and a rehype plugin to add the UI.
- Why Fonts Look Crispier on iOS
  
  I was annoyed that my site's font looked different on my iPhone and Mac. The fix was one simple Tailwind class antialiased. Here's why it works.
September 22, 2025
- git-gen Dev Log #1
  
  I'm building a CLI to write better git commits. This is my dev log on getting the first messy, working version up and running with Gemini.
- Site Cleanup
  
  Decided to get back to basics with this site. I removed a bunch of old sections and code, and now it's just plain HTML/CSS with system fonts.
September 15, 2025
- xdgdir v0.8.0
  
  I got sidetracked building a tool and ended up writing a tiny Rust crate to find XDG paths. These are my notes on how I built xdgdir.
September 14, 2025
- envfmt v0.1.0
  
  I needed to expand environment variables for another project, so I built my first Rust crate. This is my log on envfmt and using traits for testing.
May 3, 2024
- Remix SWR
  
  Figuring out caching mechanism for my Remix app. This post is my personal cheat sheet for setting SWR headers for real-time, daily, and static data.
February 19, 2024
- Fix "inflate failed" in ClickHouse JS
  
  I ran into a "inflate failed buffer error" with ClickHouse.js. The fix was easy, check if my data arrays have items before trying to insert them.
February 15, 2024
- Fix "driver: bad connection" in golang-migrate ClickHouse
  
  Spent a bit debugging a "bad connection" error with golang-migrate and ClickHouse. This is my note to self: always check for secure=true with cloud DBs.