Gene Ishchuk
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    Pet Projects

    Things I build for myself on nights and weekends — small, opinionated tools that scratch a real itch. All open on GitHub.

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    malkavian-librarian/tubeguard

    TubeGuard

    YouTube blocker & watch-time tracker

    A brutally honest Chrome extension that rips unwanted channels straight out of your YouTube feed and guilt-trips you with your own watch-time stats. Pure DOM manipulation, local-only tracking, and zero runtime dependencies.

    Chrome ExtensionManifest V3JavaScriptesbuildProductivity
    JavaScriptUpdated Jun 2026
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    malkavian-librarian/vagabond

    Vagabond

    Anki card local generator

    A self-hosted Anki deck generator that builds high-fidelity language flashcards — each enriched with native audio and AI-generated contextual images — tailored to real-life scenarios like renting an apartment or a trip to the barbershop.

    Next.js 15AI generationGoogle TTSImagen 3.0Language learning
    JavaScriptUpdated May 2026
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    More in the works

    New experiments land here as I build them. Follow along on GitHub.