Frederick Dopfel 

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    Picasso-ify
    • Apr 22

    Picasso-ify

    I have had a lot of fun using AI to generate artwork, but so far, my work has been limited to style transfer algorithms. However, as I...
    Turning my Art into a NFT
    • Jan 2

    Turning my Art into a NFT

    A lot has been made of NFTs lately. Some people believe that they are the future of ownership, others view them as a new business model...
    A Fully Automated Breakfast
    • Sep 25, 2021

    A Fully Automated Breakfast

    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but one that is easy to forget, especially if you have early-morning Zoom meetings. But...
    Apple Watch Repair
    • Mar 13, 2021

    Apple Watch Repair

    I have been a user of the Apple watch since Series 1, and as a quantified-self nerd, I love having continuous step and heart rate data...
    Building Home Control Terminals
    • Mar 7, 2021

    Building Home Control Terminals

    Although voice assistants are a great resource for controlling a smart home, they are by no means perfect, and are often slower than just...
    Building a Chat Server
    • Sep 24, 2020

    Building a Chat Server

    I have always been interested in productivity tools to help build, maintain, and strengthen my social and professional network, and...
    HomeAssistant: Consolidating my smart home ecosystem under one roof
    • Sep 6, 2020

    HomeAssistant: Consolidating my smart home ecosystem under one roof

    My home has always been a playground for IoT devices. I have over 90 assigned IP addresses at any given time on my network, with products...
    Dogecoin Node on a Raspberry Pi
    • Aug 11, 2020

    Dogecoin Node on a Raspberry Pi

    Dogecoin is perhaps the friendliest cryptocurrency on the internet, and has built a strong community that is open and welcoming to...
    Building my own Cryptocurrency: FreddyCoin
    • Aug 6, 2020

    Building my own Cryptocurrency: FreddyCoin

    I have been interested in blockchain technology since early 2015, when I bought Bitcoin for $600 and was working at Strategic Business...
    Hacking a Peloton
    • Jul 20, 2020

    Hacking a Peloton

    A lot of people don't understand why I would ever want to hack a Peloton bike. After all, there are a lot of people who love the bike and...
    Climate Control - The Smart Home Way
    • Jul 8, 2020

    Climate Control - The Smart Home Way

    How I hacked my home to always have perfect air quality
    The FrankenBook Pro
    • May 18, 2020

    The FrankenBook Pro

    I built my workhorse computer around 5 years ago, after the logic board on my 2010 MacBook pro died (a known issue caused by Apple's...
    Smartphone Repair: Third Time's the Charm
    • Apr 30, 2020

    Smartphone Repair: Third Time's the Charm

    Somehow, I managed to crack the glass on my Pixel 3XL. Not the front glass on the screen, mind you, but the glass back of the phone. This...
    Stanford Mars Rover Team
    • Jul 17, 2019

    Stanford Mars Rover Team

    During my time at Stanford, I was an active member of the Mars Rover Team within the Stanford Robotics Club (http://roboticsclub.stanford...
    Building a VPN
    • Apr 18, 2019

    Building a VPN

    Excited after my success with PiHole and it's privacy-centric ad-blocking DNS, I felt empowered to do more. The thing about living with...
    Personal DNS Server with PiHole
    • Apr 5, 2019

    Personal DNS Server with PiHole

    My next step for continuous improvement of my home network was to build a DNS server using the popular DIY-system, PiHole. A DNS server...
    In Search of a Hot Shower
    • Mar 21, 2019

    In Search of a Hot Shower

    Like many people renting in older buildings, there never seems to be enough hot water, and my apartment is no exception. I had always...
    Living a Keyless Life
    • Feb 16, 2019

    Living a Keyless Life

    Keys suck. I could write a whole post about how easy they are to copy (even with just a photo) or circumvent altogether. However, this...
    Connecting the Tesla to Public Wi-Fi
    • Oct 23, 2018

    Connecting the Tesla to Public Wi-Fi

    As a new Tesla owner, I am always excited about getting the latest software update (at time of writing, anxiously awaiting version 9.0),...
    DeepFaking Elon Musk into Iron Man
    • Mar 28, 2018

    DeepFaking Elon Musk into Iron Man

    DeepFake is an application that uses convolutional neural nets to generate a map of a person's face, then place that map over an actor in...
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    *The banner background was generated from my personal photo of one of my favorite places, Stinson Beach. For more information on how I generated the painting, see DeepStyle on the Recent Projects Tab

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