the bifrost · #technology https://simondamb.org/tags/technology all things tech en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:37:55 GMT 60 https://simondamb.org/og/default.png the bifrost · #technology https://simondamb.org/tags/technology My Ai Nutrition App https://simondamb.org/blog/my-nutrition-app-tour https://simondamb.org/blog/my-nutrition-app-tour Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg blog PROJECTS Projects technology Nutrition Protein raincity athletics Nerd Every screen of the nutrition app our Raincity members use, in the order you meet it — and why it only shows you one number to start with. Proton is the nutrition app our Raincity members use. It started life as a Softr build, and it now runs on Next.js with a Cloudflare Worker and Airtable behind it. I have never actually shown the thing, so here it is: all twenty-eight screens, in the order you meet them.

Everything in these screenshots is made-up data for an athlete who does not exist. Nobody's real food logs, weights or names appear anywhere below.

It starts with two numbers

Most nutrition apps open on a settings screen and ask you to configure yourself. Proton asks six questions instead, one at a time, and does the maths itself.

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First run asks one question at a time

Six steps, no settings screen. Where you are now, where you are going, and roughly what you eat today.

First run asks one question at a time
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Your plan, before you log anything

Day one starts at one gram of protein per pound of goal bodyweight, with the calorie, carb and fat numbers derived from your goal weight and activity level.

Your plan, before you log anything

The line that matters is after day 1: halfway between goal and yesterday. The target is not a fixed number you either hit or fail. It moves toward your goal from wherever you actually landed the day before, which means a bad day makes tomorrow easier rather than putting you further behind.

The daily screen

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Everything for today on one scroll

A greeting that tells you what is still left, a bar for every macro you have unlocked, the last fourteen days, and today's meals. The bar card flips to stat tiles with a tap.

Everything for today on one scroll

Note what is not there on day one. New members only see protein. Calories appear after five days hit, full macros after ten. It is the same app either way — it just refuses to hand you five numbers to track before you have proven you can hit one.

Logging a meal

This is the part people actually use, so it has three ways in and it always shows its working.

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Photograph it

The sheet opens on the camera. Review the numbers the AI comes back with, or save now and let it fill them in afterwards.

Photograph it
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Or just describe it

No photo needed. Type the meal in plain language and the same analysis runs on the text.

Or just describe it
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Every item, itemised and editable

Calories are locked and recalculated from protein, carbs and fat, so the numbers can never drift apart into something that does not add up.

Every item, itemised and editable
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Bulk log, for the plates that need three photos

Meal prep and big spreads rarely fit in one frame, so this takes several photos and notes together.

Bulk log, for the plates that need three photos
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Merged into one meal

The AI folds everything into a single entry with a per-item list, running totals and an editable name.

Merged into one meal

Deciding what to eat

The features I get asked about most all live in the gap between "I have thirty-seven grams of protein left" and "so what do I actually eat".

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Suggestions that know your day

Three specific meals based on what you have left, each with a reason attached.

Suggestions that know your day
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An assistant with your numbers

The chat already has today's totals, your targets and your history, so you get an answer about your day rather than general nutrition advice.

An assistant with your numbers
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Eating out, where most weeks fall apart

Type a restaurant name, paste a menu link, or photograph the menu.

Eating out, where most weeks fall apart
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Tick what you ate

When it finds the menu, the items log themselves with estimated macros.

Tick what you ate
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Or it tells you what to order

When there is no menu to read it works backwards from what you still need, and says how to customise the order.

Or it tells you what to order

"Double the chicken, dressing on the side, swap half the rice for salad" is a more useful sentence than any number.

Going back and fixing things

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Tap any meal

Full macros, with edit and delete.

Tap any meal
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Favourites the AI trusts

Star a meal and its exact macros join your library. Next time you mention it by name the AI uses those numbers instead of estimating.

Favourites the AI trusts
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History, the honest view

Days hit, days logged and hit rate, then every day with its meals and its percentage of goal.

History, the honest view
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Flagged for review

Anything the AI was unsure about gets a marker, and one tap filters history down to just those meals.

Flagged for review
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It tells you what it guessed

Every item carries a confidence score and a note. Low-confidence items get a panel where you add what you know and re-run the analysis.

It tells you what it guessed

That last one is the feature I am most pleased with. "Olive oil, fifty-eight percent confident, portion estimated from visible amount only" is the app admitting something. An app that quietly invents a number is worse than useless for anyone trying to learn what they are actually eating.

Progress

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Thirty days at a glance

Days hit, consistency and average intake, with a star on every day above ninety percent.

Thirty days at a glance
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Bodyweight trend

Weigh-ins plotted against the goal line, and a nudge when it has been a week.

Bodyweight trend

Thirty plants a week

Spector is named after Tim Spector, and it tracks the thirty-different-plants-a-week guideline for gut health. The trick is that there is nothing extra to log — the plants get pulled out of the meals you already recorded.

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This week's diversity score

Unique plants against a target of thirty, and how many food groups you covered.

This week's diversity score
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Where the plants came from

Every meal with the plants found in it, grouped by day.

Where the plants came from
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Twelve food groups

A running count over twenty-eight days, so the gaps are obvious. Mine is always nuts and seeds.

Twelve food groups

Accountability

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Friends

I connect members with training partners. Fourteen days of hits side by side, ranked, with streak badges.

Friends
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Open any card

The last seven days in full.

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]]> Clearing Out the Camera Gear - For Sale https://simondamb.org/blog/camera-gear-for-sale https://simondamb.org/blog/camera-gear-for-sale Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg blog PHOTOGRAPHY photography technology vancouver Finally moved to a full frame body as my primary shooter, so clearing out some of my less used lenses & bodies. After years of using a crop sensor as my primary, and an old A7II body as my backup for events & full frame, I finally made the switch to a full fram A7CII as my primary lens, so time to cleanup and clear-out some of the less used pieces!

Will eventually get around to listing these on marketplace, everything is up for conversation or trade...

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Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 G — $999

Has been my daily driver for years - incredible lens and the go-to for majority of people shooting on a sony crop body. Not the latest model, so a lot more affordable than the newer options!

  • Constant f/2.8 across the whole range, no light lost as you zoom

  • Frames like a 24-82, which covers almost everything

  • The lens that lived on my a6400 for years... the one I'll actually miss

  • Serial 1813028, hood and (3d printed) caps included

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Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G — $899

Basically brand new, bought it when I got my full frame body but decided I should have sprung for the 24-70 since I don't mind the extra weight on my daily driver. This is a great option if you are looking for something a bit smaller / lighter (and much more affordable). Open to trades or combo if you want to pair this up with the A7ii body below.

  • Full frame f/2.8 in a shockingly small package
  • Weighs almost nothing in a bag
  • Sharp wide open

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Sony E 15mm f/1.4 G — $639

A great quality and fun wide prime lens to shoot with. Great for anything indoor, low light, and super sharp with that 1.4 aperature.

  • Wide, fast, and TINY
  • f/1.4 eats low light for breakfast
  • Great for video and tight indoor spaces
  • My "one lens, don't want to think about it" lens for a while
  • Hood and caps included

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Sony a7 II body — $600

My first full frame, still takes a lovely photo in 2026! Primarily used this as my secondary body when shooting at events. Older model, still works great and takes great photos - body is definitely used, but everything works great. Open to trades or combos.

  • 24 megapixels, in-body stabilization
  • Cheapest honest way into full frame
  • Being straight: it's been USED. Grip and edges show wear. Everything works, nothing rattles, shutter count on request

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Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 — $189

The classic first prime - a must have if you're shooting portraits or anything of the sort. Was my favorite prime lines before I started spending a lot more $$ on zooms.

  • Biggest jump in image quality a beginner can buy for the money
  • Everyone's first "whoa" photo comes from a fifty
  • Not a pro lens (autofocus hunts, soft wide open) but at this price who cares

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Sony E 16-50mm kit lens — Free with any other purchase

Tiny pancake, fits in a jacket pocket with the camera attached. Free if you want it with any other purchase :)

]]> Things to Eat (and do) in Japan aka eating with rwu. https://simondamb.org/blog/japan-must-dos https://simondamb.org/blog/japan-must-dos Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg blog JAPAN rwueats japan disney animals technology attraction travel a curated guide to affordable, locally-loved spots in japan. mobile-friendly, filterable, free (no paywall, no gatekeeping). For those that don't know - Rebecca (aka rwu) is a biigggg foodie, and although she hates posting on or being on the internet, the work she put into researching every single meal of our trip to Japan was too good to gate keep!

Why #rwueats?

The only thing rwu might like as much as food? A good deal.

Eating with rwu isn't just about finding the best food in town (that's easy, and usually expensive) it's about finding the top rated locally recommended and affordable places to eat in town!

This doesn't mean every meal we had was cheap by any means, but it does mean that every great meal doesn't have to be expensive.

Why should you care?

Between rwus obsession with good deals on great food, and my obsession with spreadsheets, organization & technology we did two things;

  • Curated the best of and must-do food (and some other) items in Japan
  • Built a mobile friendly search & browsable web app for you to actually use & find them

This isn't just a blog post you scroll and forget, it's a web app you can save to your phone and utilize while you travel through Japan.

How do I use it?

  • Browse the whole list, or filter the food by place, price and rating

  • You can click to view more info including;

    • Store hours & locations / address
    • Whether you need a reso, can walk-in, or when to line up

  • a quick note from us on our experience there

  • Whenever possible we included a link to their website, instagram, or whatever page we used to find more information about them so you can too :)

👉simondamb.org/collections/japan

Japan Must DosOur top currated affordable and delicious recommendations you must see & do in Japan!the bifrost

Use now - pay later (optional)

Although we put this together for anyone to freely browse, use, and share - it did take a LOT of time to research and build and many bloggers will gate keep this type of thing behind a pay wall - but we're doing the opposite.

If you loved it and used it, we'd love you to let us know by making a small donation of $5-10 (or more if you're feeling generous). %100 of proceeds will go to feeding rwu more delicious food, which obviously we'll share with you!

MAKE A DONATION (paypal)

]]> Tokyo: Akihabara https://simondamb.org/resources/tokyo-akihabara https://simondamb.org/resources/tokyo-akihabara Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg resource RECOMMENDS japan technology tokyo's electronics and otaku district. dropped rwu at mocha cat while we hit the shops. Akihabara;
Location: Tokyo;
Hours: Day to late evening depending on shop;
Address: Akihabara area, Tokyo, Japan;

Notes: Electronics and otaku district. Simon dropped off Rwu at Mocha Cat Cafe while exploring electronic stores.

]]> Thor's a Big Nerd: What's in My Tech Pack https://simondamb.org/blog/whats-in-my-tech-pack https://simondamb.org/blog/whats-in-my-tech-pack Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT Simon Damborg blog RECOMMENDS technology Nerd The daily-carry tech that lives in the quickpack, from the female-to-female HDMI coupler to the MX Master. Since I'm not doing as much of that exercise thing because #mykneeistoothor, I figured I'd share from my other side, #thorsabignerd.

I don't carry all this in my @ryu_apparel quickpack all the time, but it's a few pieces I got deals on over the years that i use almost daily at home or work - or keep ready to grab if going somewhere I may need one of them.

Most of these things can be bought on Amazon pretty cheap (especially on sale) or when on sale at most tech stores.... @amazonkindle Paperwhite.

Short HDMI cable + female to female coupler (guarantees you'll be able to connect to any device)

Generic Usb C to HDMI hub w/ a 64gb micro USB thumb drive in it (you can get both for about $15 each on sales)

Logitech MX Master 2s (links my home computer + office computer + laptop like they're one machine)

@google Chromecast + usb micro + apple wall usb plug (they're the best made)

@garmin Fenix 3 smartwatch (always on screen + 7 day battery life, only medium smart - which I like) + spare charger.

20,000 mAh battery pack + 6' braided usb C cable (about 4 full phone charges or more from that)

My personal and work @moleskine both with some random multi pen that I'm obsessed with. -

If you actually made it this far let me know if you have any questions or if this was useless af (it kept me from doing work for an hour so I'm happy either way 😂). #thorsabignerd
#nobodyevenpaidmetodothis
#amidoingitwrong
#thorneedstogetalife
#lookmomimatechbloggernow

#mykneeisthor
#mythorknee
#thordoestheexerciseandspamstheinternets just kidding.

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