01 LIVE
thisismynext.in
One pick per category across twelve things I don't own yet, with the reasoning and the price I'm saving towards.
02 — experiments
Experiments
Sites I've shipped, systems I'm still testing, and the metrics I track to know whether any of it is actually working.
2
sites shipped
4
active experiments
5
nodes monitored
100.00
lowest 90d uptime %
Shipped
02 live 02 LIVE
whatismynext.in
Three contenders per buying question, judged down to a single answer and re-checked as prices move.
Active experiments
04 running 01 ACTIVE
Home Assistant Automation
A fully automated smart home on Aqara devices over a Zigbee mesh.
Reliability > features.
devices online118
02 ACTIVE
NFC Tap Logging
NFC tags plus iOS Shortcuts to log usage of devices and tools without thinking about it.
Automation only works at zero friction.
seconds per log, prototype~1.2
03 ACTIVE
Personal Analytics Dashboard
Collecting usage patterns, costs, and efficiency metrics in one place.
You can't improve what you don't measure.
panels built6
04 ACTIVE
TokenBar ↗
Live AI quota countdowns on the MacBook Touch Bar, for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Grok, OpenCode, and Command Code.
See the quota before it runs out.
AI services tracked6
Infrastructure status
last 90 days · all operational Holocore (Mini PC)
Holodeck (Ubiquiti WiFi)
RIG
Internet (ISP)
Aqara Hub Network
11 Jul 20268 Oct 2026
Uptime is measured over the hours a service was meant to be running. Grey bars are time I powered something off on purpose; they're left out of the percentage rather than counted as downtime, so a machine that's been off for weeks isn't at 0% — it's scored only on the days it was on.
What I'm tracking
05 metrics metricwhatwhy it matters
01 Cost Per Use Cost-per-use for gadgets, clothes, and tools. Separates actual value from perceived value.
02 Device Usage Patterns When and how often each device is actually used. Identifies overbuilding and underutilised systems.
03 System Reliability Uptime and failure frequency of automated systems. Reliability compounds over time.
04 Setup Time vs Value How long setup takes against the value it returns. Friction kills adoption.
05 Mesh Health Signal strength, latency, and mesh stability. A weak link breaks the entire system.