Internet of Curtains version 0.1

My outside curtain box has reached its first prototype.  If you recall my post about IoT, I am working on a box that can control my outside blinds and also send a ton of sensor data back to a command center. For my first prototype, I was focusing on the high-voltage power.  Here’s where the […]

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Internet of Shoddily-made Things

I’ll outline what has changed since last time I wrote about the Internet of Things and which projects I’m currently working on. I call it projects, because then it’s as uncommitted as an analyst projection or a hipster working on their manuscript. […]

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Rape is Probably not a Good Thing

I know the title of this post is probably a very controversial opinion, but hear me out. You might have noticed that the past week I’ve been posting a lot of things about Ke$ha using the tags #FreeKesha or #IStandWithKesha.  It’s not about a singer who was sort-of famous 5 years ago being on sale, […]

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Why You Should Side with Apple Against FBI

There’s an old joke Would you sleep with me for a million euros? Hmmm, ok. Would you sleep with me for €100? No, what kind of person do you think I am?  A prostitute? We’ve already established that.  Now, we’re just arguing about the price. The case between Apple and FBI has nothing to do with […]

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