Jian Yang Lee: build log

jianlee.me v2 is up at v2.jianlee.me

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I rebuilt this site as a static Astro app. Every page comes from plain Markdown and JSON in the repo, with no database or API behind it, so updating it means editing a file and merging a PR.

It’s hosted on a private S3 bucket behind CloudFront, all in Terraform. GitHub Actions deploys it with short-lived OIDC credentials, so no AWS keys are stored anywhere. v1 stays at v1.jianlee.me, and jianlee.me switches over once v2 is ready.

Burno: picture cards, pace and a crowd counter

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Face cards and jokers have picture art now, number cards show the right number of pips, and jokers come with a countdown and a hard move to pick. Rep totals are hidden during a workout by default, so you focus on the card in front of you.

The summary shows your pace, and a community counter on the home and summary screens adds up everyone’s workouts and reps. Only card and rep counts are sent, nothing personal. There’s also a “What’s new” button with a dated changelog.

Burno is live at burno.app

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Launch day. What started as a 52-card workout page became Burno: a rebuilt app with a virtual deck, a timer and custom moves, a new name, a Sunrise palette and a flip-stack logo, served from its own domain.

The same day it got Shuffle moves (no gear, gear or a mix), a shareable workout summary card that saves straight to Photos on iPhone, star ratings and feedback after every workout, and a Ko-fi tip link.

Aemantic: "Meet your companies" cards

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Panel 2 of the dashboard is live in dev. Each company you hold gets a card with its industry in plain words, sales by year, net margin, P/E and the top risks it lists in its 10-K, quoted in the filing’s order. “Show details” switches a card to the exact figures and the filings they came from.

Behind it, the backend now caches 10-K data so the cards load quickly, and the API moved to explicit routes. I also put up a living design system page so the UI stays consistent as the panels grow.

Aemantic: the X-ray dashboard is the new home page

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The chat moved to /chat, and the home page is now a dashboard of your saved investments. Its first panel, “What’s really inside”, looks through your funds to the companies they hold and shows how much of every $100 you have sits in each one, with a link to the SEC report each number comes from.

Smaller things from the same week: you pick tickers from a search list instead of typing them from memory, share-class tickers like BRK.B now work, and funds we can’t look inside (SPY, GLD, IBIT) say so instead of showing up as companies. A third panel, “New since you last looked”, lists SEC filings from your companies over the last 30 days.