Smarthome & Home Lab

30 years ago I bought a copy of the recently released IBM OS/2 Warp 3 operating system, and I used it in the primary partition of my computer for a while, until around 1997, when I sold my 486 PC and moved back to Argentina.

What is a self-hosted podcast server? A self-hosted podcast server is a standalone system that hosts and manages podcast files. It allows the user to have full control and ownership over their content, eliminating the need for a third-party service. Use-cases Use cases include content creators who want more control

Raspberry pi camera Manufacturer, Jetson Nano machine vision solution. World's first Arduino HD SPI Camera inventor, UVC/OEM camera modules, M12 lenses and more.

CrewAI’s architecture extends far beyond static workflows by enabling intelligent, context-aware and collaborative AI agents.

Double-entry bookkeeping made easy for living your best financial life

BeanHub is a modern accounting book service based on the most popular open source version control system Git and text-based double entry accounting book software Beancount

Upscayl is an open-source application that offers a unique solution for enhancing image quality by upscaling low-resolution images to higher resolutions.

An unfortunate reality of pre-1990s computer systems is that any manuals and documentation that came with them likely only existed on paper. That’s not to say there aren’t scanned-in (P…

Unlike traditional single-agent systems that operate in isolation, CrewAI introduces autonomous AI agents that work together as a team.

Separating different classes of AI agents from a long history of reinforcement learning.

Goofing around with podcast transcripts today. Here's what I did to transcribe version 26 of the Breaking Change podcast, after a couple hours of being mad at…

Preface Standard Raspberry Pi, like the Pi 4, only offers a single CSI camera connector, but people would love multiple cameras for 3D applications. Arducam has figured out a way to connect the sync two cameras at the same time in 2019, and the following blog tells you all about it. A year later in […]

‘Focus’ on taking great shots!

Even beginners can now code with Windsurf Cascade

When Hunter Irving picked up a dusty Macintosh Plus at a local thrift store, he knew he wanted to get it online, but didn’t expect today’s web to be so unfriendly toward vintage machine…

Persistence and long-term memory enable AI agents to handle long-running processes, support human-in-the-loop workflows, and maintain state.

Announcing OLMo 2 - the best open-source models yet - and some of the things I've been learning about training good language models.

A little scripting to get around the limitations of a health-tracking app.

Don't make this hard

You know how people recommend prompting with “Act as a writer”? Here’s why that doesn’t work — and why it’s dangerous.

It is fun to download Ollama and run an AI model locally on your laptop or desktop computer, even without an Internet connection. It teaches us to think about model selection even in cloud AI.

Plex can work without an internet connection, but you'll want to set it up ahead of time.

I developed an application using Python and Streamlit to organize my reading habits and achieve my goals in a planned way.

Master prompt engineering with these 10 best practices. Learn how to craft effective AI prompts for accurate, creative, and efficient responses in your projects.

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

We built a(nother) house optimized for LAN Parties.

The gaming PCs alone cost about $75,000.

There’s more than one garage opener with a not-quite-open ecosystem. That’s why an Ars writer installed an OpenGarage unit.