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Getting Jev to play Monster Hotel
Testing Jev's typed decisions by giving it the controls to a browser game I made with the kids.
Practical notes from building with software, agents, and smart home systems.
I write polished posts when an idea is ready, lab notes when an experiment is useful before it is perfect, and thoughts when an idea is worth sharing on its own.
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Finding the Right Model for the Job
I built a small comparison tool to test several models on the same real task, so I can make a more informed choice about which one to use next.
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Bringing My Voice Agent In-House
I moved my voice agent off ElevenLabs' servers and into my own house: a speech-to-speech loop on a mini PC with no GPU. Deleting speech-to-text simplified it, and 25 versions of fixes taught me the client was never the problem.
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The Home Server Dashboard That Cost 70 Cents
A read-only operations dashboard for my mini PC, built with OpenCode and GLM-5.3-Flash for under $0.70 of model cost. Python stdlib only, one page to see what needs attention.
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Voice Agents Need Memory And Tools
A practical build note on giving an ElevenLabs voice agent useful memory and tools through a guarded MCP server.
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Trying Three Leak Sensors In Home Assistant
A small Home Assistant lab note on comparing three Zigbee leak sensors from Sonoff, Moes, and Meian, then placing them under the sink and bath pump where I actually care about leaks.