Engineering Projects
MahiOS 95 — Vintage Web Operating System
A complete, tactile 90s vintage operating system built on Next.js 16, Supabase, TipTap, and Web Audio synthesizers.
MahiOS is a fully interactive retro web operating system featuring authentic window management, CRT shader effects, draggable multi-tasking windows, MS-DOS terminal CLI, and dynamic Supabase admin dashboards.
Technologies: Next.js 16, TypeScript, Supabase, Tailwind CSS 4, Web Audio
HyperScale — Distributed Cache Orchestrator
Low-latency distributed caching and real-time state synchronization framework built on Redis and Edge Workers.
Provides resilient sub-millisecond key-value caching, optimistic synchronization across global edge nodes, and automated failover pipelines.
Technologies: Node.js, Redis, TypeScript, Docker, Distributed Systems
Articles & Notes
The Lost Art of Tactile Software: Why We Crave 90s Aesthetics in 2026
Modern web UI has become sterile, flat, and uniform. Here is why re-introducing depth, tactile sound feedback, and spatial metaphor makes web applications unforgettable.
The Homogenization of Modern Web Interfaces
Over the last decade, web design converged into infinite white canvas containers, subtle grey shadows, and identical rounded cards. While functional, it stripped software of its playful, tactile soul.
Tactile Feedback and Dopamine
When you click a beveled grey button and hear a crisp 8-bit synthesized click, your brain experiences spatial confirmation. MahiOS was created to prove that retro aesthetics and modern Next.js 16 performance can co-exist harmoniously.