Tag: homeassistant

2 posts

Controlling multi-colour lights with WLED

WLED is custom firmware for controlling multi-colour LED lights. It's designed for string lights, with lots of individual LEDs that can be controlled independently. I've recently given it a try for the first time. ESP devices WLED runs on Espressif's ESP32 and ESP8266 chips (although the latter isn't recommended for new installs). That means it's...


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May 11, 2026

When URLs go IRL: AKA The only way I'm letting my kid near YouTube

I built a system that allows my 3-year-old to select videos from a printed binder using a cheap QR code scanner. No remote, no distracting thumbnails, no YouTube app at all! Here's what I did.

Feb 22, 2026