
James Nicholls
Software manager in Bristol, UK
Latest update at /now (Feb '25)
I manage large real-time platforms and datasets using Linux tooling.
Projects
Certificate City
(2024) Distributed TLS certificate collector and validator. Work in progress.
SIP Chef
(2024) SIP packet collection and analysis tool similar to HOMER. Work in progress.
Puzzle Cards
(2020) Web app for creating, editing and sharing puzzles, built with Svelte and Redis.
NetVis
(2013) Visualization tool enabling multiple perspectives of network traffic data using pcap.
Pipeline Simulator
(2014) Mobile graphics pipeline simulator. An educational tool for Android devices.
Articles
Revert Unknown Git Commits
Rewriting the past to subtract from the present.
Self-Hosted Passwords
How to run Bitwarden at home for more than 3 months.
How to Launder Bitcoin
You can't win if you don't play the game. A rant and a how-to guide.
Marketing Machine Gun
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Experience
Dstny
Currently Head of Infra & Ops at Dstny, connecting millions of users with modern, mobile-first telecoms solutions. Get in touch if you'd like to know more.
Netcraft
At Netcraft I created and maintained dense, functional web interfaces backed by large datasets. I also performed penetration tests for web applications.
Contact
Emails to [email protected] will reach me.