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
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
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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),...