Hi, I'm Josh

Data engineer and iPod enthusiast.

At Yale, I design software for human subjects research and mentor graduate students in Phil Corlett's Belief Lab to build web-based behavioral tasks.

I also run CustomStack, a web development agency helping founders transition from bloated, off-the-shelf SaaS to subscription-less software they own.

In my free time, I enjoy repairing vintage iPods.

This blog is about reclaiming the three pillars of your digital life:

Right to repair: Fix what you have.
That iPod isn't broken - it just needs a new battery. Not everything needs to end up in the landfill.
Right to build: Make what you need.
Stop paying Spotify and run your own Navidrome server. Stop paying for tools that should cost you nothing.
Right to own: Buck the subscription economy.
Deleting 50,000 emails isn't a chore — it's refusing to pay Google for storage you don't need.

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