Ditching Tailscale for Self-Hosted NetBird

Replacing the last piece of my stack I didn't control: a self-hosted WireGuard mesh VPN with NetBird.

DIY BLE Analog RGB Controller (ESP32-C3) V1

Rebuilding a cheap LED controller from scratch with an ESP32-C3, logic-level MOSFETs, and custom written Bluetooth firmware.

Self-Hosting my Calendar

Hosting a CalDAV server to sync my calendar across all my devices.

DIY Meshtastic Base Node (ESP32-S3 + LoRa + Solar + BME680) V1.0

A solar-powered, always-on Meshtastic base station with environmental telemetry | ESP32-S3, DX-LR30 (SX1262), and a bare BME680 that fought me the whole way.

DIY Meshtastic Mobile Node (nRF52840 + LoRa + GPS) V1.0

Building a low-current Meshtastic node for my Audi A4 featuring an nRF52840, DX-LR30 (SX1262), and a u-blox NEO-M8N.

Making a Motion Detector/Tracker Laser Turret

Building a surprisingly simple robot with two servos, a gutted Bic pen with a laser diode in it, and a can of soup as the base.