My smart home was a mess until I gave it a brain
…I wanted my smart home to quietly support my routine without constant input. That’s when I started looking for a better approach. By adding the right control layer, I was able…
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I used my local LLM to rebuild my workflow from scratch, and it was better than I expected
…It was about creating an environment where AI works quietly in the background, supporting how I already think and work. Self-hosted AI gives a level of flexibility that’s hard to…
We have reached the GPU ceiling, and AI tricks like DLSS are how companies pretend we haven't
…is now in the rearview mirror Another constraint that's quietly tightening in the background is memory. VRAM is no longer a scalable solution, and throwing more of it at the problem…
Filament Manager is the boring AMS upgrade that actually matters
…There is also a quiet confidence that comes from putting filament status closer to slicing decisions. Material choice affects temperature, flow, color planning, support behavior, and how much risk a print carries…
KDE is finally killing X11, and I'm not as sad as I thought I'd be
…For a long time, Wayland's approach of isolated apps and increased security came at the cost of broken screen sharing, incompatibility with games, and a long list of tools that didn…
The best upgrade I made to my home lab had nothing to do with the components inside
…closed, the system is a lot quieter, but drives creep up in temperature a tad. I keep it closed for now, as the thermal load isn't enough to require prioritization of…
I tried Anthropic's open-source desk pet on an ESP32, and it fixes the most annoying thing about Claude
…So, when Anthropic quietly open-sourced a little firmware project called claude-desktop-buddy , I decided to take a look. It's a reference build for a physical desk pet that mirrors…
CachyOS has a one-click Windows VM button, and dual-booting feels completely outdated
Jeff Butts Mar 31, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
Stop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger
…It’s a good place for lightweight supporting services like MQTT, uptime monitoring, local dashboards, or DNS helpers, as long as you keep the workload sensible. The trick is to group services…
I change these 5 GPU settings on every new PC for maximum performance, and you should too
…Your fans won't ramp up like jet engines, and the entire time, your performance won't fluctuate at all, even during longer gaming sessions. A GPU undervolt is the cleanest "set…