Ideas, experiments, and occasional chaos
Based in Tampere, Finland · Exploring digital frontiers
I'm Charles, and I've got a thing for understanding how things work — and breaking them apart if I don't. Skadi Labs is my playground for ideas: half research lab, half experiment log, and entirely chaotic-neutral.
At Skadi Labs, I'm constantly tinkering with ideas at the edges of AI, systems design, automation, and digital storytelling. Here's a peek at what's in orbit right now:
Practical AI solutions for business automation and growth, tailored to small business needs.
Optimizing your customer journey with data-driven insights and practical improvements.
Strategic planning and technology implementation to scale your business efficiently.
Custom software development with a focus on practical solutions that solve real problems.
Collected thoughts and sketches. Some polished, others rough. All part of the process.
Find more on my LinkedIn profile.
The bugs, fixes, and lessons from real-world testing of my self-hosted Sonos scrobbler.
Read article →After three months of dogfooding, SpinStack is ready for a small group of testers. A self-hosted music analytics platform for Sonos users who want to own their listening data.
Read article →How I created a secure tunnel to free my favorite podcasts from Podimo using Python, basic auth, and Cloudflare Tunnels
Read article →A deep dive into how SpinStack determines when a track has been played
Read article →How to create a hardened jump server with Ansible automation for secure remote access to your home network
Read article →Keeping track of my played tracks on Sonos with Spinstack
Read article →my internal AI orchestrator. Inspired by the legendary reindeer who led the sleigh through the fog
Read article →Moving my websites from VPS to Cloudflare Pages for a more streamlined workflow
Read article →Got something interesting you're tinkering with? I'm always up for chatting about emerging tech, strange ideas, or weird problems. Drop me a note or find me on LinkedIn.
hello@skadilabs.dev