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Bliss Alta Motionblinds Home Assistant Integration
Do you have a Bliss Automation – Alta Window Fashions roller shade or other device that you’d like to add into Home Assistant? Then this is the place for you! Background Part of de-Amazon-ing my house, or “un-Bezo-ing?”, “de-Jeff-ing?” is to control all my smart home devices locally. I’ve been “Jeffed” (ok, not really). Side…
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Home of the Brave
These two short sentences stopped me dead in my tracks. I had to wonder, “Who is this person, and where can I find more of his work?” The unique combination of intriguing narrative, excellent sound design, and truly challenging subject material felt like it transported me straight into someone else’s world. A sometimes very familiar,…
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Nested YAML Frontmatter for Obsidian Book Notes
The author spends 3,000 words changing 3 lines to remove nested YAML frontmatter. Along the way, he learns the value of writing down the process and fact checking AI.
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Can you quit Vim?
The note taking application Obsidian makes me nearly spit my coffee out with a fun pop-up message about exiting Vim.
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Money Makes the World Go Round
Weakened Friends – Spew I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Maybe you would like the live version after the album version.
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Shakespeare in the Park
A visit to Durham Central Park slaps me in the face with a Shakespeare quote about wealth that I can’t forget.
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Procrastination via Optimization (Yak Shaving)
Procrastination via endless optimization of my work environment. Otherwise known as Yak Shaving. Learn how my workstation config evolved.
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Suddenly, a letter
A handwritten letter offering advice appears out of the blue exactly when it’s needed most. The response is delayed by a mischievous foe.
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Should I switch to a static site generator?
Thinking about the switch between WordPress and the Eleventy static site generator after 23 years of blogging.
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An Open Letter to John Darnielle
I took an action item at lunch with friends to send this letter a few weeks back. I decided that finding John Darnielle’s address or email and then sending him this would sound too much like a request. And, walking by Merge Records to just drop it off would be super creepy. Instead I’ll just…