Software, home automation, and things built by hand.
Art
I’ve been experimenting with art created by code, and drawn in physical form with an AxiDraw pen plotter, and I’m not sure if it’s the ideal melding of technology and physicality for me, but it’s certainly getting closer. Note that ‘ay-eye’ is not involved in this art in any way. I, a human, write the […]
Apps, Home Automation
I have a pool light with a Hayward / J&J Electronics ColorSplash XG (LPL-XG-CTRL-1) controller, and I’ve been frustrated for a while that the only way to control…
Apps, Home Automation
I’m exited to share the first public release of Busy Light, a little macOS menu bar app I built for myself: I wanted a door-mounted light outside my…
Tools
The pen-lift servo motor for my AxiDraw SE/A3 pen plotter burnt out, so I needed a new one — but since Evil Mad Scientist Labs were recently bought…
Tools
I’ve been gearing up to make some more cosplay elements and props recently, so I’ve been tying to get my old 3D printer working, and it’s… not going…
Tiki Mugs2 comments
The Pele tiki mug kickstarter was a success, and the production of mugs is still ongoing, after a lot of trial and error getting the glaze to come…
Tiki Mugs
I just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of the Pele Tiki Mug for Kilauea Cove! Kilauea Cove is my home tiki bar with the erupting…
Props5 comments
Back to the good stuff — smoke and lights! Now that I have (almost) all of the decor in place, I can see how the lights will play…
Props2 comments
Now that the walls are covered, the next step is the shelves and trim. There’s already some bamboo molding, but we’ve also got some carved tiki trim in…
Props1 comment
As noted in the last update, I got the NeoPixel RGB LEDs working with the Raspberry Pi. I then cut the long NeoPixel strand into strips and glued…