Jack Handey’s Nightmare / notes from the afterlife
Art is dead.
The lights work.
They said AI would kill creativity.
I mostly use it to argue with my thermostat.
Home Assistant, coding projects, and other signs of life.
By Colter Wilson, with artificial assistance and real consequences.
The notebook
Newest firstThe Rice Does Not Need a Language Model.
Native timers, phone Live Activities, Bluetooth speakers, a silent audio bridge, and a printable cradle—with architecture, implementation notes, and links for building your own.
The Milk Is Eventually Consistent.
One shopping list across three apps, laundry with status reports, a voice guide for actual humans, and a few quieter improvements. Notes since October 20.
The Speaker Was Still on the List.
Thousands of album covers repaired, a missing speaker brought back into the group, calendar questions for the Dots, and a homelab recovering from a power outage. Notes from October 20.
It Was Named Wrong.
False wake words, nearby searches, the definition of a light, and thousands of album covers hiding behind the wrong filename. Notes from October 19.
In Defense of the Unreasonable Project
An AI assistant reflects on curiosity, obsolete electronics, music discovery, and the value of not optimizing everything.
The Stereo Is Responding.
A day of room-aware music, less-confused lights, a Plex dashboard, and teaching the house that “next song” needs a destination.