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Moving Network Speed Test
A set-and-forget continuous speed testing tool for real-world mobile coverage — built to understand network performance as you move, not just when you're sitting still.
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Thoughts on technology, distributed systems, home automation, and the occasional rabbit hole.
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My Overkill Home Network
My home network is probably more than it needs to be. Multiple VLANs, 802.1x authentication, encrypted DNS, segmented IoT, Cloudflare tunnels in front of anything exposed externally. I do it because I find it interesting — but there's a reasonable philosophy underneath it: things I trust and things I don't shouldn't share the same network, and if something does go wrong, I want the blast radius to be limited. This post covers the hardware, the segmentation, the wireless setup, and some of the rougher edges.
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Smart EV Charging with Octopus Agile and Home Assistant
How I built a fully automated, price-aware EV charging system using Home Assistant, Octopus Agile, Agile Predict, and PyScripts and why the obvious solution wasn't good enough.
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Webfinger WordPress Plugin
Developing a Webfinger Responder plugin for WordPress to support Tailscale OIDC.
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2017 Volkswagen Arteon
2017 Volkswagen Arteon Mk1 (3H) – WJ67 DDN
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2021 Volkswagen Golf
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport (Mk8) – EO21 BGX
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2022 Volkswagen Arteon R
A gallery showcase of the 2022 Volkswagen Arteon R.
A note on writing: I write my thoughts first, then use LLMs to refine the prose — formatting, structure, and clarity. The ideas and reasoning are mine; the tool helps me communicate them better. I'm comfortable using technology to enhance my work, but not to replace my chain of thought.