Apr 22Picasso-ifyI 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...
Jan 2Turning my Art into a NFTA 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...
Sep 25, 2021A Fully Automated BreakfastBreakfast is the most important meal of the day, but one that is easy to forget, especially if you have early-morning Zoom meetings. But...
Mar 13, 2021Apple Watch RepairI 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...
Mar 7, 2021Building Home Control TerminalsAlthough voice assistants are a great resource for controlling a smart home, they are by no means perfect, and are often slower than just...
Sep 24, 2020Building a Chat ServerI have always been interested in productivity tools to help build, maintain, and strengthen my social and professional network, and...
Sep 6, 2020HomeAssistant: Consolidating my smart home ecosystem under one roofMy 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...
Aug 11, 2020Dogecoin Node on a Raspberry PiDogecoin is perhaps the friendliest cryptocurrency on the internet, and has built a strong community that is open and welcoming to...
Aug 6, 2020Building my own Cryptocurrency: FreddyCoinI have been interested in blockchain technology since early 2015, when I bought Bitcoin for $600 and was working at Strategic Business...
Jul 20, 2020Hacking a PelotonA 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...
Jul 8, 2020Climate Control - The Smart Home WayHow I hacked my home to always have perfect air quality
May 18, 2020The FrankenBook ProI 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...
Apr 30, 2020Smartphone Repair: Third Time's the CharmSomehow, 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...
Jul 17, 2019Stanford Mars Rover TeamDuring my time at Stanford, I was an active member of the Mars Rover Team within the Stanford Robotics Club (http://roboticsclub.stanford...
Apr 18, 2019Building a VPNExcited after my success with PiHole and it's privacy-centric ad-blocking DNS, I felt empowered to do more. The thing about living with...
Apr 5, 2019Personal DNS Server with PiHoleMy next step for continuous improvement of my home network was to build a DNS server using the popular DIY-system, PiHole. A DNS server...
Mar 21, 2019In Search of a Hot ShowerLike many people renting in older buildings, there never seems to be enough hot water, and my apartment is no exception. I had always...
Feb 16, 2019Living a Keyless LifeKeys suck. I could write a whole post about how easy they are to copy (even with just a photo) or circumvent altogether. However, this...
Oct 23, 2018Connecting the Tesla to Public Wi-FiAs a new Tesla owner, I am always excited about getting the latest software update (at time of writing, anxiously awaiting version 9.0),...
Mar 28, 2018DeepFaking Elon Musk into Iron ManDeepFake 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...