# Stephen Titcombe > Stephen Titcombe builds platform products that other developers build on: APIs, identity and security, core platform services and developer tooling. This is his personal site, with side projects and writing on product, design and engineering. Stephen works in Product at Abarca Health and founded Loonlet Labs. Based in Minneapolis, MN. Every page on this site has a Markdown copy at the same path plus `.md`. Contact is through the form on [/contact](https://stitcom.be/contact); there is no public email address. ## Pages - [Home](https://stitcom.be/index.md): who Stephen is, current projects and recent posts - [Projects](https://stitcom.be/projects.md): all side projects - [Writing](https://stitcom.be/writing.md): every post, grouped by year ## Projects - [sndbxd](https://stitcom.be/projects/sndbxd.md): sandboxes for AI coding agents and long-lived dev boxes on Apple's Containerization framework ## Writing - [Axios is compromised, now what?](https://stitcom.be/writing/2026-04-04-axios-is-compromised-now-what.md): The axios supply chain attack is a warning, so here are two simple steps that reduce your risk. - [London](https://stitcom.be/writing/2026-03-16-london.md): A short list of things I like and don't like about traveling in London. - [Hello World](https://stitcom.be/writing/2025-09-01-hello-world.md): 👋 - [48 hours of sleeplessness](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-24-48-hours-of-sleeplessness.md): Home in Minnesota after 48 hours without sleep and without my bags. - [Ho Finito!](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-22-ho-finito.md): My last finals are done, and it is time to pack for home. - [Less than 48 hrs left in Rome](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-21-less-than-48-hrs-left-in-rome.md): Finals, packing and last sights in my final two days in Rome. - [My Favorite Memories of Rome](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-21-my-favorite-memories-of-rome.md): A list of the people, food and moments I will miss most about Rome. - [Venezia](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-10-venezia.md): A weekend in Venice with Sarah and Molly: canals, masks, Murano and a gondola ride. - [A.S. Roma, Eccomi](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-09-as-roma-eccomi.md): I have a ticket to an A.S. Roma game against Atalanta. - [Then and now: media at Gustavus](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-06-then-and-now-media-at-gustavus.md): A Gustavian Weekly article that mentions my work with KGSM Radio. - [Pillow fight in Trastevere](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-28-pillow-fight-in-trastevere.md): A big pillow fight in Trastevere that I missed on the way back from Venice. - [Cinque Terre](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-23-cinque-terre.md): An IES field trip to the five villages of Cinque Terre, with a stop in Lucca. - [Praha](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-15-praha.md): A weekend in Prague with Riley: Old Town Square, the astronomical clock and Charles Bridge. - [Le Elezioni](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-14-le-elezioni.md): A quick note on the Italian elections, which Berlusconi looks set to win. - ["You can take a photo!" - Spring Break in Malta](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-06-spring-break-in-malta.md): Spring break in Malta, the first country on the trip where the main language is English. - [La Fine Settimana del Mio Amore](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-01-la-fine-settimana-del-mio-amore.md): Riley visits Rome for the first weekend of spring break: the Vatican, the Pantheon and Piazza del Popolo. - [Back from spring break](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-31-back-from-spring-break.md): Back from spring break, with the stories and photos on hold until after the reading. - [Juno](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-30-juno.md): A quote from Juno about being away from home. - [The A.S. Roma song](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-18-the-as-roma-song.md): The official song of the A.S. Roma football team, which I am trying to learn. - [Domenica della Palme](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-16-domenica-della-palme.md): Palm Sunday mass at St Peter's Square, and a look at the Pope. - [Colosseo](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-16-colosseo.md): Dinner with Clark Schoening near the Spanish Steps, then the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. - [Napoli](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-10-napoli.md): A weekend in Naples and Pompeii with Sarah, a lost hostel and five pizzas in two days. - [Necropoli](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-05-necropoli.md): An IES day trip to two Etruscan necropolis sites for my art history class. - [Firenze](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-25-firenze.md): A weekend in Florence with Rigo and Sarah: the Duomo, the David and a hostel near the station. - [Scuola](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-21-scuola.md): Official classes start, and the days get long. - [Italiano](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-17-italiano.md): The first week of intensive Italian, with Gitti and a street market in Campo dei Fiori. - [Roma](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-10-roma.md): My first days in Rome: guided tours, Campo dei Fiori and a scavenger hunt in Trastevere. - [Orientation](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-07-orientation.md): Three days of IES orientation in Perugia, Assisi and the Umbrian hills. - [Salve Roma!](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-05-salve-roma.md): I arrive in Rome after delays and a missed connection, and find my apartment. - [Italian greetings](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-02-italian-greetings.md): A short video of Italian greetings that my mom picked out. - [Judgement Day Approaches](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-02-judgement-day-approaches.md): Packed and ready the day before I leave for Rome, with what I hope to learn there. - [Travel Arrangements](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-01-15-travel-arrangements.md): My flight plan from Minneapolis to Rome, by way of Chicago and Frankfurt. - [Welcome To Stephen's Travel Blog](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-01-13-welcome-to-my-travel-blog.md): The first post on my travel blog, before a three-month semester in Rome with IES. ## Topics - [A Roman Spring](https://stitcom.be/writing/topics/aromanspring.md): My 2008 study-abroad semester with IES Rome, first posted on Tumblr. - [General](https://stitcom.be/writing/topics/general.md): Everything else: notes and thoughts that do not fit another topic. - [Security](https://stitcom.be/writing/topics/security.md): Supply chain attacks, dependencies and the steps that keep a project safe. - [Travel](https://stitcom.be/writing/topics/travel.md): Trips, places and what I learn on the road. ## Contact - [Contact](https://stitcom.be/contact.md): contact form, LinkedIn, GitHub and Threads ## Optional - [RSS feed](https://stitcom.be/rss.xml) - [All posts, full text](https://stitcom.be/llms-full.txt)