Shop Server Rack – Tower 2

Shop Server Rack – Tower 2

Always trying to improve organization and make things tidy. Moved all of the network and server hardware in my shop to a studio rack I was no longer using. Formally, Tower 2. Top to Bottom AI Docker Server i7-12700KF, 64GB,…
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Digging a pointless birthday trench

Digging a pointless birthday trench

Today is my birthday and I'm spending it knocking out a task that has been nagging me for months. I had originally tucked an outdoor ethernet cable between the house and shop. I wasn't able to get 10Gbps speeds to…
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Python Nerdery: Audio RSTP AI Listener

Python Nerdery: Audio RSTP AI Listener

Today's python experiment came after hearing an explosion outside. We never identified what it was, but it led me to be curious if I could create an AI listener to the camera. Long story short, python with numpy, pandas and…
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Logitech MX Mechanical Mini & Master 3S

Logitech MX Mechanical Mini & Master 3S

I am a bit of a keyboard nerd. Earlier this year when I did my Marie Kondo impression and decluttered my computer junk, I had several keyboards I sold. I was in the market for a new main keyboard now…
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Change Position to Change Perspective?

Change Position to Change Perspective?

I recently decided to move a PC I wasn't using much into our living room. I had been using a laptop stand to work on my Macbook Pro, but it wasn't remotely ergonomic and I felt it. I had a…
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DIY Camera Storage Table

DIY Camera Storage Table

I needed an end-table, and I needed somewhere to store my camera with a long telephoto lens, so I took to the shop.
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Python Nerdery: The Casual Bird Report

Python Nerdery: The Casual Bird Report

I have a HaikuBox listening to bird calls near my house. This morning's coffee tinker is collecting visit data from the API, passing it to Ollama with a custom prompt and outputting a casual PDF report I can read. import…
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Ollama Notes Chat Tool

Ollama Notes Chat Tool

I've recently switched to Obsidian Notes and wanted a way to integrate my notes into my Open WebUI implantation of Ollama. I came up with a little integration on Github if you would like to play with it. It's working…
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