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My Lights Run on Bash

My blog, a listing of notable projects, and a list of recipes I enjoy making. I sometimes talk about technology.

Among the many hobbies that modern nerds pick up, one has recently become incredibly popular: making everything in your house dangerously unreliable by inserting a bunch of software where previously simple wires had sufficed. But I don't have a Kubernetes cluster, and if your software's installation page starts with two options, one being an entire OS and the other a container, forgive me if I get the strong urge to try something else first. I was able to control the brightness, colour temperature, and state of the lights (and the one smart plug in my house) all from my phone, dimmer remotes, or physical wall switches.

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