Local LLMs work best when you're not loyal to just one
…Meanwhile, Qwen 3.5 and DeepSeek are better for calling tools on external apps (namely, my NAS server , Nextcloud instance , and Home Assistant hub ) via MCP servers. Related I built a local…
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Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
4d agoStop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger
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I jailbroke my Kindle and unlocked features Amazon refuses to build
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4 ways I stopped fighting Android Auto and started customizing it instead
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Curtain automation is fun, but the weird smart home projects are where things get really useful
…You can even automate your Home Assistant Hub to announce the towels are ready for the dryer, but only if it detects that you're in the living room. That way, when…
I bought a KVM-over-IP for my home lab, and I can't believe I waited this long
…Even worse if it goes down, and I'm not at home, Home Assistant is no longer running my smart home. To fix it, I picked up a capable KVM-over-IP…
Your motherboard's Ethernet port matters a lot more than it did 5 years ago
…Most people who do this intend to host multiple virtual machines, self-host tons of services, run Home Assistant, learn networking and security tools, and build wacky and risky DIY projects. These…
The Android Auto feature nobody talks about that I use on every drive
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I tried multi-color 3D printing with Elegoo's AMS-like CANVAS module - here's how it went
…But as a Home Assistant lover, I knew I had to pair the 3D printer to my smart home hub. And I’m happy to report that the unofficial HACS integration works…
I paired a Raspberry Pi with an ESP32, and it unlocked projects I never thought of before
…Once that basic loop works reliably, you can add Home Assistant, Grafana, Node-RED, notifications, or whatever else the project needs. It keeps the first version small, which makes it much easier…