automation
bluesky-avatar-updater
Automatically update your Bluesky avatar (and banner) every hour based on the time of day.
@ewanc26/tangled-sync
CLI tool for syncing GitHub repositories to Tangled with ATProto record publishing — now part of the @ewanc26/pkgs monorepo.
Attempt at Visualizing Eve Room (and Weather) Metrics in Grafana
Some weeks ago, I sort of discovered this Grafana dashboard from a Hackerspace here in Eindhoven. Since then, I've been wanting to create such an "observability" dashboard for the microclimate inside my home, and also balcony. I already own quite a few temperature and air quality sensors, so it can't be that hard - I thought.
The Cash Machine Is Blue And Green
Selling people on the idea of a machine that spits out money was obviously not easy. But then a freak weather event happened, and everything began to click.
Right Track, Wrong Station
KarTrak, an innovation originally built for the rail system, was quickly discarded by train operators. But without it, we wouldn’t have modern barcodes.
Scanning And Sorting
How the banking industry, with an assist from tech, turned an incredibly frustrating, manual process—sorting checks—into an excellent example of automation.
Text By Procedure
A short history of procedurally generated text, which both humans and computers have had a hand in making throughout history.
Robotic, But Lovable
Alexa’s Interface is treated as revolutionary, but you might be surprised to learn of your favorite opinionated cylinder’s predecessors from the mid-1980s.
Doing It For Erma
An 1956 book about the early history of automation finally hits digital shelves, thanks to a friend of mine. And its appearance is deliciously ironic.
When Robots Can Write
We're a long ways from a robot becoming the next great American novelist. But an Israeli startup hopes to get 'bots writing more than ever.
Recorded For Quality Assurance
It seems like we've been dealing with frustrating call centers forever. But, as it turns out, customer service via phone is a relatively recent phenomenon.