I don't need Claude, this is the local LLM I run on my NAS that powers my smart home
… Qwen 2.5 fits a NAS-based smart home It’s free to use and runs on consumer hardware Qwen2.5 is the best model for your smart home. …
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Curtain automation is fun, but the weird smart home projects are where things get really useful
… 06 / 8 Smart Home What is the role of a Thread Border Router in a smart home network? …
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
… This should display the URL you've input onto your Chromecast, giving you that smart home hub you've always wanted. Because you've used DashCast, it means you don't have to worry about it disappearing after a while. You can create a dashboard that only shows your front door and nursery camera feeds. …
I finally found a use for NotebookLM that isn't research
… So, I just fed NotebookLM, NASA's guide to smartphone astrophotography, and my Sony mirrorless camera's user manual. The Google AI seamlessly adapted the beginner-friendliness of NASA's guide to the additional flexibility of using a camera instead of a smartphone. …
I replaced the expensive Claude Pro subscription with these local models, and my productivity didn’t drop a bit
… This allowed users to feed in entire books or massive codebases for analysis, setting Claude apart from many competing models. …
I stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
… The smartest sensor in your home isn't a dedicated IoT gadget. …
Claude Code's real power comes from the tweaks nobody wants to talk about
… This allowed users to feed in entire books or massive codebases for analysis, setting Claude apart from many competing models. …
Forget Cursor and Claude Code, Google Antigravity is the perfect example of vibe coding
… It’s a chatbox, and while it’s smart, it’s also exhausting. …
Claude Code works best when you stop asking it to code
… I could feed it the messiest parts of a session and have it turn that into a clean explanation of what was happening, what was probably noise, and what I should check next. …
Claude Code is powerful, but this one setting made it far more useful for real projects
… A Only writing Python docstrings B Drafting, editing, and restructuring long-form essays or reports C Converting handwritten notes via a camera feed D Automatically publishing articles to WordPress Correct! …