Herman Starikov

I make interfaces for the loops between atoms, bits, and waves.

Systems where people and AI agents learn, plan, and make progress.

AI log

Data archive

Week 3 / June 7-13, 2026

Week 3: Enter Gemini

Gemini takes the wheel. We staged, committed, and pushed the final set of Codex-authored changes, audited ESLint rules, and refactored the collapsing header scroll mechanism to dynamically query CSS variables instead of using hardcoded JavaScript offsets.

Ideas

Open threads, reminders, and questions.

Circle back on portalsThe portal direction feels promising for the atoms / bits / waves idea. Explore it as an isometric wormhole: physical input entering one side, digital planning inside, visible world impact leaving the other side.

Choose a homepage illustration languageUse the isometric dithering lab to find a visual system before over-tuning the header in place.

Explore animated stringsTry string animations as interface texture: shimmer highlights, numeric counters, terminal scans, matrix rain, typewriter reveals, odometer rolls, slot-machine flips, diff highlights, checksum glitches, ASCII dithering, text trails, wave distortion, and text that behaves like light moving through bits.

Makes

Interface experiments, tools, and prototypes.

Keyboard buttons are tiny physical promisesA tactile component study: Magic Keyboard geometry, sound, haptics, active state, and dark mode.

Different clocks for different interfacesA note on time as interface material: rhythm, decay, scroll, shared context, and motion.

Loops are prompts with a heartbeatA note on agent loops: triggers, memory, worktrees, verifiers, stop rules, and human judgment.

Scroll turns a page into a roadA scroll dashboard experiment where the viewport becomes a windshield and the page becomes a road.

Isometric dithering geometryA visual lab for square, dithered geometry that can symbolize atoms, bits, waves, and loops.

CalendarSchedule, work, sleep, OOO, stat holiday, and Raptors data preserved in data/.

FitnessRoutine, equipment, and workout-log data preserved in data/.

Links, references, and things worth keeping nearby.

beui.saura3h.xyzGood reference for restrained motion components and tactile UI states.fluidfunctionalism.comMotion as information, not decoration. Good reference for tactile controls.sensory-ui.comThis is close to what I want from UI sound and haptics.

About

Resume data

Page

A living homepage for weekly AI work, interface experiments, reminders, and saved references.

Website

starikov.dev is becoming a personal operating surface: part notebook, part lab, part public memory.

Author

Russian-Canadian frontend engineer, husband, father, and maker of AI-assisted life interfaces.

Stack

Next.js, React, TypeScript, CSS, Vercel, and a growing pile of Codex-shaped iteration logs.