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3D printed 10" homelab rack with ESP32 fan control for Strix Halo coolingHardwareAugust 4, 2026Printing a Lab Rax 10 inch rack, designing custom mounts with an LLM, and building an ESP32 + DS18B20 fan controller to stop my GMKtec EVO-X2 cooking itself during local inference.
TabCue: A Synchronized Tab Player for Band RehearsalsProjectJanuary 31, 2026I built a tool that keeps every band member on the same bar during rehearsal. Here is what it does and why.
Generate LinkedIn posts using local-only AIAIOctober 12, 2025'I set up a n8n workflow that generates entertaining LinkedIn posts (text + image) using local-only AI',
Using local AI to remove objects in imagesAIMay 24, 2025How to remove or edit objects in images using inpainting with local ai
Customizing IKEA Billy to cover pipesDIYMay 17, 2025How I used an IKEA Billy closet to hide ugly pipes in our entrance.
Creating an AI generated voiceover track for demo videosAIMarch 30, 2025Using local Text-to-Speech (TTS) to generate a voiceover for my product demos
Direct Indexing as an alternative to ETFsFinanceJanuary 8, 2025'A comparison of ETFs and Direct Index investing.',
Where Should You Host Your Order Execution Infrastructure?TradingNovember 18, 2024A guide on how to test exchange connectivity from various cloud provider provisioning regions (e.g. AWS)
A cloud-based FX Risk Management PlatformFinanceOctober 25, 2024A cloud-based FX Risk Management platform that can be used by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Removing bots from your 𝕏 (Twitter) followersSocialOctober 10, 2024How to easily remove 𝕏 followers that are suspected bots.
Practical Historical Value-at-RiskFinanceSeptember 9, 2024A practical guide to calculating Historical Value-at-Risk for your portfolio.
Using AI to declutter and organise my bookmarksAIAugust 31, 2024Using local LLM and Playwright headless browser automation to declutter and organise my bookmarks.
Containerized Front Arena EnvironmentsTradingAugust 20, 2024Guide to create a containerized FIS Sungard Front Arena instance.
What is Pairs Trading?TradingApril 17, 2024An introduction to Pairs Trading / Intermarket Spread Trading.
Central Limit Order BookTradingMarch 1, 2024What is a Central Limit Order Book?

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