Theo's blog
My thoughts, tutorials, and insights on web development, AI, technology & science.
2026
4 essays- 7 min
Οι Ιππότες της Ρόδου: τα χρόνια μου στα τείχη, τώρα παιχνίδι
Έζησα στη Ρόδο από το 2011 ώς το 2017, φόρεσα πανοπλία στη μεσαιωνική γιορτή της Παλιάς Πόλης και γνώρισα εκεί τη γυναίκα μου. Τώρα όλα αυτά έγιναν ένα παιχνίδι στο Connect Cafe: από κομπάρσος, Μέγας Μάγιστρος.
Product Launch - 6 min
Helix Codex: I hid seven texts in seven works of art, and a phone can read them back
Decades after I put the brush down, I opened Helix Codex: seven works on paper where every line is a double helix carrying a hidden text. From afar a wave, up close the letters, and with a free reader app the poem comes back.
Product Launch - 5 min
I made a board game: Psifides, an Aegean island built tile by tile
My own board game is live at Connect Cafe: you and your friends build an Aegean island out of mosaic tiles, live or one move a day. Made for friends who are never free at the same time.
Product Launch - 5 min
AstroBaaS is open source: a self-hosted, MCP-ready CMS and backend on Astro
After about a year of work, I'm releasing AstroBaaS: a self-hosted, TypeScript-native headless CMS and backend built on Astro, with a built-in admin and an MCP server so AI agents can read and write content. Here's why I built it, what it does, and what's still missing.
Product Launch