Building my AI Computer
In my experiments to become a better investor, I am constantly experimenting with new AI models, and much of the art in my home results...
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- Sep 21
How Should I Automate Hand Washing?
During the pandemic, there was a massive education campaign from governments and companies on proper hand washing techniques. One result...
- Jun 19
Removing Batteries from my Smart Home
Stationary smart devices should not require battery replacements. Batteries make plenty of sense for mobile devices or as an option for...
- Feb 12
"ON AIR" work-from-home meeting light
Working from home during the pandemic (and after) means a lot of meetings, some of them at odd hours. This had been especially true while...
- Sep 2, 2022
Screenplay and Storyboard with DALL-E 2 and GPT-3
So much of modern TV and movies is highly formulaic. Some joke that a computer could write scripts, and some have tried it, with rather...
- Jul 15, 2022
My Projects may be getting out of Hand... Or why I built a 30U home lab (network rack)
As my projects have become more numerous and more complicated, the demands on my network increased. First it was needing more ports to...
- Apr 22, 2022
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...
- Jan 2, 2022
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jul 8, 2020
Climate Control - The Smart Home Way
How I hacked my home to always have perfect air quality
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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