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Squirrel Habitat

Ideas worth keeping, but not necessarily worth chasing today.

Active Nuts

These are the projects currently being worked on.

• ☐ Upgrade MediaWiki to latest LTS (currently 1.43.9)
• ☐ Redesign mwupgrade to automatically detect and install the latest LTS release.
• ☐ Continue development of the EAWF API framework.
• ☐ Continue development of BTC Ops Manager v2.8.

Parked Squirrels

Interesting ideas waiting for their turn.

MediaWiki

• ☐ mwupgrade automatically checks MediaWiki.org for the latest LTS version.
• ☐ "Nothing to do." when already current.
• ☐ Eliminate required version parameter.
• ☐ Optional check mode.
• ☐ Optional rollback command.

EAWF API

• ☐ NFC phone → API → JSON storage.
• ☐ Laptop processor/report generator.
• ☐ Hidden/hash endpoint names.
• ☐ Standard API framework for future projects.

NFC / Android

• ☐ Time clock application.
• ☐ MIT App Inventor version.
• ☐ Tasker integration.
• ☐ NFC inventory tags.
• ☐ Barcode scanner integration.

Bitcoin

• ☐ BTC Ops Manager v2.8 release.
• ☐ Wallet management tools.
• ☐ Address rotation improvements.
• ☐ WireGuard remote node management.
• ☐ Presentation updates.

Connect / Deploy

• ☐ Continue Connect improvements.
• ☐ Deploy directory support.
• ☐ .nodeploy support.
• ☐ Improved configuration display.

Python Utilities

• ☐ Barcode Reader.
• ☐ Standard launcher/install framework.
• ☐ Shared application template.
• ☐ Additional desktop utilities.

Home Server

• ☐ Archive catalog/index.
• ☐ Backup improvements.
• ☐ WireGuard deployment.
• ☐ Additional server automation.

Hardware

• ☐ Raspberry Pi kiosk / slot machine.
• ☐ Patient camera setup.
• ☐ Bitaxe improvements.

Someday... Maybe

Ideas that simply sounded fun.

• ☐ Bitcoin education tools.
• ☐ Public-domain Raspberry Pi games.
• ☐ API dashboard.
• ☐ Project dashboard for all utilities.

Feeding Rules

Before chasing a new squirrel:

1. Is it actually important?

1. Does it improve an existing project?

1. Can it wait until the current nut is finished?

If the answer is "It can wait," put it here and get back to work.

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A squirrel written down is a squirrel that no longer has to occupy your brain.

Credits

Project developed by Bob Holden, EAWF.com, with design, coding, documentation, and review assistance from OpenAI ChatGPT.