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Running a Half Marathon 10 Months After Breaking My Leg
Sharing my story of how I broke my leg while running, the recovery process, and eventual training to complete my first half marathon less than 10 months after the break.
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DIY Automated Christmas Tree Watering
I used an Adafruit QT Py ESP32-C3 board, capacitive moisture sensor, a cheap fountain pump, and a relay to create a self watering system for our christmas tree. All for about $20, not including parts and tools I already owned.
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iPhone 15 Pro Action Button Shortcut for Commuting
Using a custom iOS Shortcut to open my train ticketing app using the iPhone 15 Pro action button only while commuting
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Migrating from Next.js to Astro
A detailed look into migrating a personal site from Next.js to Astro. I share my reasons for the switch, code comparisons, performance benchmarks, some of Astro's shortcomings, and my plans for working with Astro.
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Upgrading to Next.js 13 and opting in to the app directory beta
I documented my journey of upgrading this site to Next.js 13 and opting into the new app directory beta.
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Rack Mounting Home Assistant Yellow
I designed and 3D printed a custom panel for rack mounting the new Home Assistant Yellow and a Raspberry Pi 4.
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Tricking an Ecobee Thermostat to Wirelessly Control Mini Split Unit Without Any Wiring
Step by step guide to connect an ecobee thermostat to a mini split unit via Home Assistant and locally controlled integrations.
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Creating Christmas Light Effect with WLED
Using open-source WLED library to recreate a traditional repeating color Christmas string light effect
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Playing UniFi G4 Doorbell Chime through Sonos with Home Assistant
Use Home Assitant to play any audio file through a smart speaker when someone rings a UniFi G4 Doorbell.
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Using Custom Icon SVGs with Font Awesome's React Component
How I was able to load a custom svg file into the FontAwesomeReact component.
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Controlling a 3D Printer's Power Supply with OctoPrint
One of the first things I wanted to do after buying the Ender 3 back in August 2020 was the ability to power on/off the printer via the OctoPrint interface. Luckily there is a robust PSU Control plugin that already exists. I just needed to figure out the hardware...
