Hi!

I'm Michael Esteban, a research software engineer from Brisbane, Australia (where it is loading time...). I'm currently helping build the Australian Internet Observatory. I like making things -- dumb art, a tiny web tool, or a little embedded project.

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Things I've made

Kind Wordle

A kinder version of Wordle that reveals the vowels from the start.

Gemini Transcribe

Transcribe audio and video files with speaker diarisation.

YouTube Summariser

Generate a summary of a YouTube video.

Emoji Maker

Design your own silly custom emoji. Very popular with my friends' kids.

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Bookshelf

I've been trying to get back into the habit of reading for fun. It's not going too well. These are the books that I'm making my way through.

Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware by Andrew Huang
What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence by John Brockman

Contact me

You can reach me by filling out this small form or emailing me at hi.mikeesto gmail.com. I love receiving mail, although at times I might be a little slow to reply! I also lurk on Bluesky and Twitter.