Things I build, break, fix, and write about

31 August 2026
Federation trade-offs in self-hosted social feeds

Federation looks tidy until you let it touch the edges, and then the odd cases arrive fast. I prefer self-hosted social feeds that stay explicit about what is local, what is remote, and what should never have been pulled in at all.

31 August 2026
FireAvert Z-Wave stove shutoffs for offline safety

FireAvert’s setup does the part that matters without asking Home Assistant to babysit it, which is exactly how I want stove protection to behave. The...

31 August 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 31 Aug 2026

Stay updated with the latest in tech! This digest covers AI ethics, auto industry shifts, and the impact of politics on technology, exploring today's...

30 August 2026
Self-hosted analytics without cross-site tracking

Plausible Analytics keeps the tracking honest enough for a homelab. It counts site use without the usual baggage, and the trade-offs are plain to see,...

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