This is a small blog where I talk about tech, from servers to CNC. That is all.
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I’m an occasional systems administrator who prefers self hosting over pay hosting or many ad driven services. I’m also a Java and C developer and engineer with a background in 3d design and an interest in 3d printing, lasers, etc. I also have no idea how to blog.
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Tertiary Parts of an NFC Music Player
The devil is always in the details with large systems like this. I wanted my multi room audio system to feel like a polished product, a professional setup. For that I need to make sure I covered ALL the details, since it’s all the small things that can add up to big issues. Here is …
Finishing Old Projects 2 – Bioshock Pistol
This second project is the pistol from Bioshock, it is primarily 3d printed with some extra materials thrown in. I picked up a toy pistol, cleaned out some old cans, and printed off some of the pieces to mod it into the fully upgraded pistol from the game. Except the problem is I never got …
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Assigning Unique IDs to Template Helpers
I ran into an odd issue while trying to use a template sensor, home assistant gave me an error that I needed to have a unique id in order to use the sensor. Luckily, this is surprisingly simple to add. It really is just a one line addition to the yaml for the sensor to …