What even is a blog software?

There are so many option for blogs. It's crazy. I feel like I just want something simple, but it turns out, I actually want something more complicated.

I want:

  • Simple post writing - just a text file is fine.
  • Assets
  • Back/forward navigation
  • View posts ...

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Cabinet Light Project - Part 1

I really want to replace this terrible light fixture under my cabinet:

Cabinet Light

It shines light right into your eyeballs and give you a headache. Not ideal.

To replace this, I want to build one! But a little fancier. I want to have:

  • The light to not shine directly into my eyeballs
  • Granular power controls
    • Turn a section on or off
    • Turn all on
    • Turn all off
  • Color controls
    • Modify the color to be any RGB - ideally warm white or cool white (I like a brighter cool white while my GF likes a warm white)
  • A nice wooden housing

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Failures, learnings, and final light (Cabinet Light Pt. 6)

This is, I hope, the last entry in the cabinet light saga. While it was fun to tinker with the programming of the first one, a number of issues arose that were annoying to deal with. With the learnings from the first "prototype", I created a second version that was easier to build & should be MUCH safer.

Which one looks safer to you?

Prototype New Version

So what happened with the prototype?

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