https://polytroposlab.github.io/ Free, privacy-first tools from a one-person workshop, and the thinking behind them. Many turns. One craft. en https://polytroposlab.github.io/log.html polytroposlab-log-2026-08-31-harbor-rebuilt Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0300 The site catches up with the fleet: Ariadne joins the harbor and the chart, each tool carries its tale, and the workshop film plays at anchor on the home page. https://polytroposlab.github.io/log.html polytroposlab-log-cyclops-2-2 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0300 Silent mode: capture, save to your folder, copy to your clipboard — no tab opens. Alt+Shift+Q for a one-shot silent capture; a status strip replaces the badge codes. https://polytroposlab.github.io/ariadne.html polytroposlab-log-ariadne-1-0 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0300 The lab's second tool reaches the Chrome Web Store: vertical tabs in a tree, never-lose session snapshots, eight save-for-later shelves, Ctrl+K search. Free, local, no account. https://polytroposlab.github.io/log.html polytroposlab-log-2026-08-18-harbor Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0300 The lab's site goes up: a home port for the fleet, a chart of the voyage, and a porch for the philosophy. Built by hand, no build step, no analytics. https://polytroposlab.github.io/stoa.html#why-no-analytics polytroposlab-stoa-why-no-analytics Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0300 "Some things are within our power, and some are not." — Epictetus. What you do on your own machine is not within this lab's power, and it shouldn't be within its sight either. https://polytroposlab.github.io/stoa.html#why-free polytroposlab-stoa-why-free Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0300 "We should give as we would receive — cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation." — Seneca. Giving cleanly is cheaper than metering, and it buys the one thing a one-person lab needs: trust. https://polytroposlab.github.io/stoa.html#why-honest-limits polytroposlab-stoa-why-honest-limits Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 "If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it." — Marcus Aurelius. A limitation stated is a promise about everything not stated. https://polytroposlab.github.io/log.html polytroposlab-log-cyclops-2-1 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0300 One click now captures the whole page. Everything else moved into the icon's right-click menu.