Welcome back to my Blog! Crazy to think about the last year, so many things have changed! I’m slowly kicking this process off again as I realize I want a nice way to document all the awesome things I discover.
Now onto my latest hobbies:
Espresso & Coffee
I’ve recently picked up a Bkon brewer, and its awesome to look at! I am currently checking it over before plugging it in, but I believe it should be totally safe and good to go by Q1.
I’m currently working to try and acquire a Sivetz roaster. After reading his book, Coffee Processing Technology, I think his roaster would serve as an interesting basis for some more unique automation.
Home Automation
This has been a weirdly new niche! It seems a nice intersection of my hobbies involving small electronics projects, code, and data analytics! I currently have a write up for how to integrate a GIPO powered Z-Wave hub into an openHAB instance hosted in Docker onto a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu, (it has a weirdly frustrating bluetooth), as well as the trials and tribulations of adding and working with new devices as they come in. So far I’m loving integrating Bali Blinds in with a floor rising screen and a short throw projector! I look forward to posting a lot more on this as integrating devices and playing with them is always fun after a long day!
Other Weird things
Currently I’m slowly getting into Diving & I can’t wait to get my open water certification. In addition, I finished my Neo4j certification and I will 100% be testing some unique projects hosted in containers backed by Neo4j.
I’m looking forward to sharing a lot more & a lot more frequently!
Alex