Jake Van Alstyne

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I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I develop software and dabble in music. When I need a break, I like to spend time in the mountains with my jeep and camping trailer.

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Popsicle Boat

I am building Popsicle Boat, a small social web project about low-friction posting, conversation, and keeping personal spaces on the internet playful.

popsicleboat.com

Recent Posts

What's new aboard

July 10, 2026

The boat picked up some new rigging: formatting, search, feeds, and word when someone replies

The panel that hid itself

Webrtc, Javascript

July 7, 2026

In which a video call connects perfectly and its panel hides anyway

Popsicle Boat

July 5, 2026

In which I finally write about the social web project I’ve been quietly building since 2019

Crypto

May 20, 2021

Top Secret

Pony Express

May 17, 2021

In which I describe our trip along the Pony Express route

2020

May 6, 2021

Top Secret

Chess and Incompleteness

Chess, Math, Logic

February 5, 2021

In which I pretend to understand Kurt Gödel

Movie

May 12, 2020

Top Secret

Chris Bacon

April 15, 2020

Top Secret

Singing

March 30, 2020

Top Secret