I’m Vinay Keerthi, stonecharioteer around the webs.
I’m a developer who’s worked with Python, Rust and Ruby, and here I’m collecting my thoughts on software development, technology and having a career I am passionate about.
281 posts
Checking Mermaid Diagrams in CI
I wrote a small GitHub Action to catch broken Mermaid diagrams in Markdown and standalone diagram files before they land in a repository.
Who Logs You In When You Use Tailscale SSH?
Why Tailscale SSH can log you in when OpenSSH would reject you: tailscaled, ACLs, root privileges, and Unix users.
Love's Labour Lost
On building Merrilin in the blind, choosing a hard problem with no promise of money and no light at the end of the tunnel
Understanding Traceroute
I never understood how traceroute discovers each hop. Turns out it's a clever TTL trick, and about 80 lines of Rust.
I Traced My Traffic Through a Home Tailscale Exit Node
A practical deep dive into Tailscale exit nodes: route changes, traceroute evidence, DERP fallback, trust boundaries, and why this model can be free.
What Was I Reading Last? In Three Not-So-Easy Pieces
Syncing reading progress across devices sounds simple until you try it. Discovery, sync, and conflict resolution — with and without a cloud.
Dogfooding Is Hard
I've been using only Merrilin to read books since we built it, and I need things to improve constantly.
Code blocks in your books, finally
Your programming books deserve better than monospace blobs. Merrilin renders code beautifully in EPUBs and PDFs now.
GoForGo v0.9.0
I've made some updates to https://github.com/stonecharioteer/goforgo
Merrilin - We built an app to read books
We built Merrilin, an AI-powered reading app with spoiler-free book companions, live sync, and beautiful themes.