<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Tiny Tool Town — James Verlander</title><description>James Verlander has shared 8 tiny tools here, mostly around cli, calculator, budgeting, fire, and ai-detection. The tools span Python.</description><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.tinytooltown.com/rss/authors/scrapertweeter3-prog.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>fireflavortax</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/fireflavortax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/fireflavortax/</guid><description>One-file Python calculator that prices any food per 1,000 calories, then re-prices it per 1,000 tasty calories once you give each food a flavor rating.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/fireflavortax
Website: https://firenomics.com</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>fire</category><category>food</category><category>budgeting</category><category>calculator</category></item><item><title>flatratemath</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/flatratemath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/flatratemath/</guid><description>One-file Python calculator that compares a fixed-bid project, a staff hire, and a flat monthly subscription on one scale: total cost per delivered request.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/flatratemath
Website: https://poketdev.com</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>pricing</category><category>hiring</category><category>budgeting</category><category>calculator</category></item><item><title>costperdecade</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/costperdecade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/costperdecade/</guid><description>One-file Python calculator for buy-it-for-life math: cost per decade, cost per use, and break-even between a cheap and a durable option.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
Language: Python
License: MIT
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/cost-per-decade
Website: https://durablepicks.com/kitchen/coffee-bean-storage-canister-decade-cost/</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cli</category><category>bifl</category><category>buying-guide-tools</category></item><item><title>detectext</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/detectext/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/detectext/</guid><description>Tiny terminal AI-text detector: one Python file, stdlib only, scores writing 0-100 on surface statistics.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
Language: Python
License: MIT
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/ai-text-detector
Website: https://pastagi.com/</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cli</category><category>ai-detection</category><category>writing-analysis</category></item><item><title>gigmath</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/gigmath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/gigmath/</guid><description>Tiny side-hustle rate calculator: one Python file, stdlib only, prints true hourly rate after hidden costs.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
Language: Python
License: MIT
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/side-hustle-scripts
Website: https://extrahustles.com/newsletter</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cli</category><category>gig-economy</category><category>calculator</category></item><item><title>recoveryspend</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/recoveryspend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/recoveryspend/</guid><description>Tiny terminal calculator for home recovery gear: true cost per session and the payoff clock against a gym membership.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
Language: Python
License: MIT
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/recovery-lab-math
Website: https://hackedself.com/recovery/home-recovery-lab-cost-per-session/</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cli</category><category>recovery</category><category>cost-analysis</category></item><item><title>firecalc</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/firecalc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/firecalc/</guid><description>Tiny FIRE number calculator: one Python file, stdlib only, prints FI number, years to FI, and coast FI.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
Language: Python
License: MIT
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/fire-calc
Website: https://firenomics.com/</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cli</category><category>finance</category><category>fire</category></item><item><title>urlprobe</title><link>https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/urlprobe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.tinytooltown.com/tools/urlprobe/</guid><description>Tiny zero-dependency URL health checker — one file, Python stdlib only, no install.

By James Verlander (@scrapertweeter3-prog)
Language: Python
License: MIT
GitHub: https://github.com/scrapertweeter3-prog/urlprobe
Website: https://www.poketdev.com/</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cli</category><category>developer-tools</category><category>monitoring</category></item></channel></rss>