# Launchpad Find an app, try an experiment or return to something useful. Everything has a clear place to start. Canonical: https://www.jonathantipper.com/launchpad JSON: https://www.jonathantipper.com/launchpad.json ## Running Apps - [Fieldwork (ML Studio)](https://ml-studio.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; active) - Learn machine learning by preparing data, training models and testing predictions. Launch: https://ml-studio.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Browser ML, Learning labs. - [Spinning Plates](https://spinning-plates.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; active) - A visual way to see which commitments are steady, wobbling or ready to put down. Launch: https://spinning-plates.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Visual planning, Local worlds. - [The Construct: Awakening](https://matrix-awakening.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; active) - A desktop browser experiment in a Matrix-inspired interactive scene. Launch: https://matrix-awakening.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Desktop playtest, Fan homage. - [Brainwave](https://brainwave.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; active) - Play a family quiz night across phones and a shared screen. Launch: https://brainwave.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Room-code game. - [Tasteground](https://tasteground.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Explore design studies, find a direction and build a practical design brief. Launch: https://tasteground.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Local saves, Design library. - [Tech Back Control App](https://www.techbackctrl.app/) (Running Apps; public; active) - Main app and product surface for practical technological agency. Launch: https://www.techbackctrl.app/. - [Agentia](https://agentia.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Explore how AI agents use tools, memory and authority in an interactive town. Launch: https://agentia.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Public preview. - [TechBackCTRL Operating System](https://www.techbackctrl.app/os) (Running Apps; public; active) - Operating surface for the TechBackCTRL experience. Launch: https://www.techbackctrl.app/os. - [Bearings](https://bearings.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Explore political choices and the evidence behind your provisional position. Launch: https://bearings.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Prototype, No saved answers. - [TechBackCTRL AI Playground](https://playground.techbackctrl.app/) (Running Apps; public; active) - A hands-on field guide to AI, with small experiments and an open studio. Launch: https://playground.techbackctrl.app/. Badges: Five learning experiments, Open studio. - [Gut Feeling](https://gut-feeling.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; active) - Discover dishes you fancy and find dinner choices two people can agree on. Launch: https://gut-feeling.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Local profiles. - [TechBackCTRL CLI Emulator](https://www.techbackctrl.app/cli) (Running Apps; public; active) - A fun CLI-style emulator inside of the TechBackCTRL app. Launch: https://www.techbackctrl.app/cli. - [You Are Here](https://you-are-here.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; building) - A sourced field guide for wherever you stand, with stories, maps and useful phrases. Launch: https://you-are-here.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Controlled release. - [Learn Chinese Agent](https://learn-chinese.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; signup; building) - Practise Mandarin with a tutor, review queue and remembered learning plan. Launch: https://learn-chinese.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Beta. - [Water Ledger](https://data-center-water-use.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; active) - Compare data centre water use with golf and other activities, with sources and accounting boundaries. Launch: https://data-center-water-use.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Sourced explainer. - [Purchase Assistant](https://buyornot.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Compare purchases, question assumptions and track ownership costs and outcomes. Launch: https://buyornot.jonathantipper.com/. - [THRESHOLD](https://threshold-game.jonathantipper.com/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Run a fictional airport through disruption, constrained capacity and recovery. Launch: https://threshold-game.jonathantipper.com/. Badges: Airport exercise. - [Arena by Tech Back CTRL](https://arena.techbackctrl.app/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Compare AI model responses side by side, with guest samples and your own provider key. Launch: https://arena.techbackctrl.app/. Badges: Guest samples, Bring your own key. - [Techcycle Runner](https://jans-25-year-anniversary-tech-timel.vercel.app/) (Running Apps; public; building) - Side-scrolling game about 25 years of technology cycles. Launch: https://jans-25-year-anniversary-tech-timel.vercel.app/. ## Projects - [CTRL for Android](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/ctrl-android) (Projects; private; building) - An Android AI helper for turning a current situation into something useful. Badges: Android, Development alpha. - [Pendant for Mac](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/pendant) (Projects; private; active) - A local Mac workspace for Pendant recordings, transcription and speaker labels. Badges: Local Mac app, Local transcription. - [Personal Eval Studio](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/personal-eval-studio) (Projects; private; building) - A local workspace for writing repeatable AI evaluations and reviewing evidence. Badges: Local studio, In development. - [Todoist Agent](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/todoist-agent) (Projects; private; active) - A private task agent for day-to-day capture and review. - [UniFi Network](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/unifi-network-setup) (Projects; private; active) - The networking behind our connected home. - [AI Spend Calculator](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/ai-spend-calculator) (Projects; public; active) - Dashboard for tracking AI subscription and service spend. - [Home Lab](https://www.jonathantipper.com/building) (Projects; private; active) - The home infrastructure behind everyday services and experiments. - [Sweep Inspector](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/sweep-inspector) (Projects; private; building) - Local-first folder inspection without moving, copying, renaming, or deleting files. - [OpenClaw Agents](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/openclaw-agents) (Projects; private; active) - Self-hosted eight-agent fleet for research and app-building workflows. - [LLM-Wiki](https://www.jonathantipper.com/projects/llm-wiki-hermes-agent) (Projects; private; building) - Hermes personal-agent memory graph built from daily context. ## Podcasts - [Small Time Bets](https://linktr.ee/smalltimebets) (Podcasts; public; active) - Annual predictions with friendship and accountability. Launch: https://linktr.ee/smalltimebets. - [TBC Podcast](https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol) (Podcasts; public; active) - Platform links for the Tech Back Control podcast. Launch: https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol. ## External Presence - [GitHub](https://github.com/tech-back-ctrl) (External Presence; public; active) - Source code, project docs, and public repositories. Launch: https://github.com/tech-back-ctrl. - [X / Twitter](https://x.com/jonathan_tipper) (External Presence; public; active) - Personal account for public thoughts, links, and ongoing threads. Launch: https://x.com/jonathan_tipper. - [Tech Back Control X](https://x.com/TechBackControl) (External Presence; public; active) - Tech Back Control updates, links, and public dispatches. Launch: https://x.com/TechBackControl. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-tipper-52a37648/) (External Presence; public; active) - The professional profile this site deliberately does not repeat. Launch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-tipper-52a37648/. - [Email](https://www.jonathantipper.com/launchpad) (External Presence; public; active) - Direct contact without a tracked form.