Things I build, break, fix, and write about

21 April 2026
Privacy-first car telemetry: monitoring EV charging over

I took a glossy EV launch page and turned the useful bits into a Home Assistant MQTT car charging dashboard, then spent most of the time fighting the usual small failures, bad keys, vague output, and one model that clearly fancied writing prose instead of JSON.

21 April 2026
Security Advisory – 19 Apr 2026

Daily security advisory summary for 19 Apr 2026

20 April 2026
Tagging and storing classic car data in a self-hosted

A self-hosted inventory tracker only behaves if the data model stays boring, and boring is exactly what I want when I am digging out chassis numbers...

20 April 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 20 Apr 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...

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