Wildlife Pond defeated by Mole

September 17, 2024
Wildlife Pond defeated by Mole
One mole. One hole. Spent this morning rehoming the somehow all still living fish to an aquarium and stock tank. I walked out onto the deck this morning to see the pond nearly empty. I raced to Wal-Mart and got an aquarium, but it's not going to be big enough…

Can I use AI as my Frigate False Positive Checker?

September 16, 2024
Can I use AI as my Frigate False Positive Checker?
The good thing about Coral TPUs are they are really fast. The bad thing about Coral TPUs are the models they use are really small so they aren't very accurate. Luckily Frigate has a really advanced system for configuring object detection filters by size, ratio, etc. As well as a…

DIY Rock Wall Complete

August 29, 2024
DIY Rock Wall Complete
I had 4 yards of rock delivered yesterday. I had a tarp ready and the landscaping cloth was put down the day before. A lot of work, but I should never have to cut another blackberry from this spot of yard.

USB Power from a Switch?

August 27, 2024
USB Power from a Switch?
Ever need to power or charge a USB device from somewhere that has no outlet, but does have a light? I had that issue recently. We have a shelf in the living room that has switches for the overhead fans and lights. I wanted to wire in a 3-gang box…

Meet my Rat Rod Ollama Server

August 27, 2024
Meet my Rat Rod Ollama Server
Putting unused GPUs and computer parts to work for a dedicated Ollama server. I had to use the laser cutter for a quick and dirty SSD array. ai-server 16-Core Intel i7-12700KF, 64GB RAM, 5TB SSD storage, RTX2080Ti and RTX4070, 2.5Gbps ethernet. This server hosts Ollama and Open WebUI, along with…