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Short write-ups on design and self-hosting decisions, with the details that are easy to forget.

  • October 3, 2026

    A kitchen dashboard and a Home Assistant theme

    An old tablet on the kitchen wall, a three-column sections dashboard, and a Mallow theme so it looks like the rest of the network.

  • September 24, 2026

    Leak sensors and an automatic water shut-off

    Five moisture sensors, a motorised valve on the main, and the small automations that make sure both still work when they're needed.

  • September 15, 2026

    A laundry notifier from a smart plug

    Watching the washer's power draw to send a 'laundry's done' message, and why the dryer needed a different approach.

  • September 6, 2026

    Porch lights that follow the sun

    Using the sun's elevation instead of a fixed time, a dim evening glow, and a motion boost that knows when to give up.

  • August 29, 2026

    A mark for the network

    The mountain, the signal, the bracketed wordmark and the small palette that ties the public site and the private tools together.

  • August 28, 2026

    Theming linkding to match the network

    How a few dozen CSS custom properties turn a self-hosted bookmark manager into something that feels like part of the same place.

  • August 28, 2026

    A website with no build step

    Why this site is hand-written HTML and CSS on Cloudflare Pages, what the security headers do, and how the asset caching works.

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