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Kevin's notebook of software engineering projects, homelab setups, and everything else.

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Featured article

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I Let a Grok Bot Pair the IKEA Switch I Did Not Have Time For

I failed once at pairing an IKEA BILRESA to Home Assistant, then got too busy to debug it. Grok Bot has its own desktop and browser, so I pointed it at my HA URL. A few hours of troubleshooting later, the remote actually worked.

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Recent

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02·AI·

OpenCode vs Claude Code: My Experience Using Both

I use Claude Code (Opus 4.8) professionally and OpenCode Go for my personal projects. Here's why the $10 subscription has quietly become my favorite dev tool, and why I don't really miss Claude at home.

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03·Homelab·

How to Run Claude Code on Raspberry Pi 4 for Free with OpenRouter

Turn your Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) into an AI-powered dev station. Learn how to run Claude Code using OpenRouter's free models for a zero-cost, terminal-based homelab engineer that builds your infrastructure in minutes.

5 min read
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Stack

what I reach for

Stack

what I reach for
Languages
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonGoJavaCPHPHTMLCSS
Frontend & Mobile
ReactReact NativeFlutterAndroid StudioXcode
Data
MySQLPostgreSQLKafka
Infra
DockerKubernetesLinuxNix
AI & Agents
Claude CodeCodexHermes AgentOpenClawOpenCodeGitHub Copilot
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Archive

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04Seamless Site-to-Site Networking - How I Linked Two Homes Without Installing Tailscale EverywhereMay 15, 202605How to Install Pi-hole on OpenMediaVault with Docker (Ad-Free Home Network Setup)Jun 4, 202506How I Installed Audio Drivers on a Chinese Motherboard With No Official SupportMay 26, 202507Secure Self-Hosted Password Manager - Deploying Vaultwarden with Tailscale and DockerMay 23, 202508How I Made My UNRAID Server Smart Enough to Sleep – and Wake on DemandMay 15, 2025
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