Drink tea and make things
Welcome to my part of the Internet. On here you’ll find links to all my YouTube videos, blog posts and explanations of the various hardware and software projects I’ve been working on. You’ll find me writing C or assembly on various old and obsolete systems, letting the magic smoke out of electronics and working on retro computers. If it’s technical and involves computers or electronics, I’m interested in it.
Latest Videos
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Wang Tiles and other ways to tile a plane
Understand the concept of tiling a plane by arranging regular tiles in a systematic manner, creating visually pleasing patterns. Additionally, get introduced to Wang tiles, a fascinating method that employs…
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DIY Solar – is it worth it?
Can I put a solar panel on the roof of my shed and use it to power my server farm, or will I just waste all my money?
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Hacking IoT Smart Plugs
Let’s make the Internet of Things a bit more useful, and less like The Internet of Turd by hacking some smart plugs so they no longer phone home to China.
Recent Posts
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Custom HomeAssistant display using openHASP
Continue reading: Custom HomeAssistant display using openHASPIt’s my opinion that if you’re going to fill your home with smart devices, they need to be easy to control and monitor. Having to pull a phone out a…
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Agon Light Graphics Tests
Continue reading: Agon Light Graphics TestsIt’s the Easter holidays and I’ve got two weeks off work. Amongst highly exciting things like weeding the garden and waiting for a new washing machine to be delivered, I’m…
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Learning how to draw things on the Agon Light
Continue reading: Learning how to draw things on the Agon LightI’ve been having a bit of a play around with my Agon Light, trying to come up with some ideas for a future video. I’ve discovered it has quite a…
Blog Posts
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Running a PeerTube Instance
For no reason other than I can, I’ve set up a PeerTube instance to also upload my videos to. It’s…
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Agon Light Joystick Test 1
I’m working on getting a joystick port working on my Agon Light. They don’t come with joystick ports, but there…
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Cellular Tomato
In preparation for my next video I’ve been tidying up some cellular automata code I wrote. There’s some good old…