Burns After Reading: 16
Jumping between boxes.
Latest
Dinner Spinner Revamp
Making it easier for our family to find something to eat. Or, recreating Yelp in my free time.
Nothing Appropriate Updates for Input
Updates to nothingappropriate.com for my (and your) entertainment. It takes input now and scrolls properly.
Burns After Reading: 15
Jen comes to visit and it turns out we're all Swifties at heart.
Burns After Reading: 14
When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Also, we should have nice things because the alternative is untenable.
Burns After Reading: 13
I grow older and maybe wiser. Making no plans means plans work out perfectly. This time.
Bar Light Automation
I satisfy my desire to nerd out by programming an ESP32 microcontroller and wiring Hafele bar lights up for home automation.
Burns After Reading: 12
This month I'm surprised by the common ground I find with the Catholic Church, dismayed at the world "moving on," and moved to joy and tears by songs about beavers and war.
Mapping Our Hikes
Nerding out on maps.
I made a reading list
This is my reading list. There are others like it, but this one is mine.
Mr. Tillman - Father John Misty
I can't get this song out of my head. Then I went to look for the video and was drawn in even further. Don't be alarmed, this is just my vibe
Burns After Reading: Volume 11
I contemplate bats, birds, the void, and making magic.
automation
Home Assistant SMTP Notify Error
Fixing Home Assistant SMTP notification errors with careful reading of the documentation. Reading between the lines, or between the words.
voice
What's the Weather? Local Home Assistant Voice
Continuing my escape from Amazon-powered voice with local weather forecasts using Home Assistant automations and templates.
newsletter
Burns After Reading: Volume 10
Adding a new feature talking about Burns Behaving Badly, quoting my favorite authors and musicians, plus a novel take on the AI factory.
Technology
The Vega Vireos
A website for neighbors to track local bird sightings.
newsletter
Burns After Reading: Volume 9
So many projects in so little time. Covering everything I've been working on with voice and AI. Also, lamenting the loss of Lincoln's log.
Technology
Escaping Jeff with Home Assistant Local Voice
Weaning myself from the Amazon voice ecosystem with Home Assistant.
Technology
Finding Live Bands with Concert-Map and Sonos to Last.fm
Stringing together technology with duct tape and bubble gum to find upcoming live music based on my listening history.
Technology
How I Deploy Free Websites with Cloudflare
I deploy free websites globally using Cloudflare Workers and git. You can too!
Politics
The True Cost of Power
A documentary that highlights how the message, mission, and incentives for Duke Power are completely misaligned from the people they serve.
newsletter
Burns After Reading: Volume 8
In this eighth edition I discuss my ongoing political radicalization, the fediverse, and birds.
Blogs
Migrating from WordPress to Ghost
Documenting the process and decisions behind moving from self-hosted WordPress to cloud-hosted Ghost. Also comparing Ghost and Eleventy.
newsletter
Burns After Reading: Subscriber Notification
Important information about the move to a new hosting platform, a new From: email address, and subscription management.