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Hector · creator

I build things I use
and everyone to use.

Independent projects, open source, shipped fast. Currently: an archive of declassified UFO records anyone can search.

Selected work

Technical showcase

openmusic

A mobile-first music streaming app — TypeScript/Svelte, Android build, Cloudflare deployment, 15-language UI, multiple music sources. A demo / educational build, shared as a technical showcase.

Side project

moneyrate

A fiat + crypto currency converter that runs entirely in your browser — no accounts, no backend. Real-time conversion across currencies, crypto and commodities, interactive charts with CSV export, drag-and-drop currency management. TypeScript.

The story

The RealUFO hackathon

I paused the project for two months, not knowing what it could become. Then a stranger posted in the discussion board — and I never stopped building. What followed was a 7-day sprint with Claude as my pair.

0commits in 75 days
0commits in the last 7 days
0commits on peak day · Oct 3
0% of work shipped in one week
Jul – Sep

The archive exists but sits quiet. I’m not sure what it wants to be.

Early Oct

A stranger posts in /board/uap. Someone out there cares. The spark.

Oct 2 – 4

The sprint: 265 commits, then 327, then 117. Search, citations, boards, RAG Q&A, release tracker — built live, deployed daily.

Now

realufo.org is live, indexed, and growing. I handed its ongoing care to Muse — and kept building.

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About

I’m Hector — a creator. I build things I use, and I build them so everyone can use them.

My work is independent and open: if I make it, the code is public and the site is free. No location, no office — I can be anywhere.

Right now that means realufo.org: taking half a century of declassified government records and making them searchable, citable, and actually readable.

Blog

How I rebuilt RealUFO in 7 days with Claude →

More notes on building in the open — coming as I write them.

Contact

The fastest way to reach me is email.

hello@hectorchan.com