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The Smart Coaster That Keeps Me Hydrated
I keep forgetting to drink water. Between the consecutive meetings and blocks of coding, my water intake has slipped. In the mere blink of an eye, my afternoon passes by, and I end up in a dehydrated wasteland. The solution seems so easy. Drink mo...
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Soo Machine & Auto: Unearthing a Lost Legacy, Amplified by AI
Late Nights and Legacy: A Digital Excavation into Soo Machine & Auto“Soo Machine & Auto Co.” It was a name lost to time, a puzzle with missing pieces. Until a few months ago, I’d never even heard of this car dealership. But when I learned ...
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Making Bluetooth the Beacon of Trash Day
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of dragging your trash bins to the curb only to realize it wasn’t trash day… or worse, mixing up the recycling week and missing the pickup entirely. Well, not anymore! I’ve in...
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Upgrading My Logitech MX Ergo Trackball with USB-C
Trackballs are a fine alternative input device for driving computers. They excel with slinging the cursor across multi-monitor setups. When used correctly, they can help reduce wrist strain. I started taking trackballs seriously over a decade ago ...
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Tackle Tracking Water Usage
Data driven decision making is how I prefer to approach my smart home. A few years ago, I started the journey of tracking my electric and gas utilities. Water tracking eluded me. With our meager household consumption, it never made sense to tackle...