Bazaar Market
Visit bazaar.rocks Web Dev Full-stack commerce SvelteKitDjangoPostgreSQLTailwind CSS
A full-stack marketplace for used gear, vehicles, tools, and other high-value goods.
Systems + Software
Engineering tools with a product mindset
I'm Rob Rothschild, a systems & software engineer in Bellingham, WA, focused on simulation, data analytics, and interactive tools for hardware and test systems.
Explore projects across C++ gameplay, Python and MATLAB data-analysis tools, and modern web apps built with Astro, Django, and SvelteKit.
Current Projects
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Testing Dashboard
Engineering Lab workflow tooling MATLABPythonSQLSignal Processing
A custom dashboard for comparing collected test data against model predictions and engineering expectations.
Base Defender
Interactive Systems C++ prototype C++EmscriptenGameplay Systems
An arcade-style C++ project focused on moment-to-moment control, collision, and responsive gameplay systems.
Simulytics
Engineering Analytics platform PythonDjangoSvelteKitFlask
An interactive modeling and analysis dashboard built to make simulation outputs easier to inspect and compare.
Londonderry Quarry
Web Dev Client website AstroStatic Site DesignContent Structure
An early client-facing website built to present a Pacific Northwest sculptor and quarry operation online.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
2026-08-19 | The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor
Whatdunit? What disappeared while crossing a partially eclipsed Sun? Let’s present the evidence. The 24 frames-per-second video was taken in Spain (40°34'30.3"N 1°12'28.8"W) at 20:28 local time on August 12, 2026. The Perseids meteor shower was at its peak during this time. Is this a meteor? Meteor showers trace back to a region of the sky called a radiant point that corresponds to where the Earth is crossing a comet’s path. The object’s path might trace back to the Perseids’ radiant point in the Perseus constellation. The object trails a smaller angle on the sky than the 0.5 degree Sun and Moon, which is smaller than expected for a meteor. Its brightness does not extend much past the Sun, but a meteor burning up in the sky would not need sunlight to be seen. Perhaps the sunlight is reflecting off of the object? After cross-referencing the location, time, and point in the sky with a flight database, the culprit is found to be an airplane contrail!