Chicken Casa v2 almost complete

March 1, 2025
Chicken Casa v2 almost complete
Between a sprained ankle and the weather, it's taken me over a month to get 8 good days in, but that's enough to get it completely framed, wrapped and the roof covered. Next I need to install a door, the trim, the siding and the metal roofing. There is some…

What years of SBC addiction looks like

February 19, 2025
What years of SBC addiction looks like
I am a relentless tinkerer. I'm constantly trying to wire something to something else and often single board computers are the glue to some random home automation problem. It's been about 6 years since I started using Raspberry Pi, Arduino and the like regularly. This morning, I wanted to build…

Rainier from the Clouds

February 19, 2025
Rainier from the Clouds
I skipped January, because I didn't have anything I felt was good enough to share, but yesterday, February jumped out of the clouds at me.

Taking a ride in the snow

February 14, 2025
Taking a ride in the snow
I am not a fan of being cold at all, but I really enjoy riding an ATV in the snow. It happens to go along really well with my photography passion. I took the opportunity this morning and didn't get much from the photo perspective, but the ride was so…

Rainier Snowstorm Developing

February 13, 2025
Rainier Snowstorm Developing
This isn't something you get to see every day. From wisps of clouds to a full blown snowstorm in one minute. https://youtu.be/NG6t0kTDYrE?si=uKuOWf-9O_ugf8EH

Chicken Casa v2 Paused because I’m an idiot

January 30, 2025
Chicken Casa v2 Paused because I’m an idiot
Saturday morning the gravel showed up and I got to work building the floor. Started Sunday screwing down the floor and ended with two walls built. We had guys coming to clean the gutters Monday, so I needed to clean up my material to keep gutter trash from being slung…

Time to tackle cold air leaks

January 23, 2025
Time to tackle cold air leaks
First I'd like to get out of the way that this is a gadget that I have displayed insane self control not buying before now. Maybe it was the movie Predator. I'm not sure why I have always thought thermal cameras are the coolest thing, but I am sure why…

DeepSeek R1 is better than o1? I don’t think so.

January 22, 2025
DeepSeek R1 is better than o1? I don’t think so.
I have a few things I try first when I am testing out a new model. I will give it a coding problem: Write a python script that generates a MIDI file. The midi file should be at least 2 minutes in length and contain multiple coherent parts in a…

Chicken Casa v2

January 21, 2025
Chicken Casa v2
Most of the time, I figure out the key dimensions and just come up with my own design for everything. We sadly lost a chicken to a coyote and while the coop wasn't the problem, that put us at 4 chickens. We've decided to move up to 10-12 and the…

Network & Home Automation Apps

January 19, 2025
Network & Home Automation Apps
In all, I have quite a few components keeping my home automation system running. Some are apps I use every day, some are for managing different parts of the infrastructure and a few are for entertainment. Nearly everything here runs in docker on my NAS or one of two dedicated…