/ Recent content on Voltz Makes Hugo en-us Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0700 /posts/2022-07-25-mini-update-ssd-enclosure-for-nuc/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0700 /posts/2022-07-25-mini-update-ssd-enclosure-for-nuc/ Building a slim 3D-printed SSD enclosure for the NUC8 Slim to add Ceph storage to a home lab cluster. /posts/2021-09-06-versioning-for-3d-prints/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0700 /posts/2021-09-06-versioning-for-3d-prints/ A simple physical versioning approach for 3D printed parts — no automation required, just a Sharpie. /posts/2021-08-23-3d-printer-enclosure-part-2/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0700 /posts/2021-08-23-3d-printer-enclosure-part-2/ Finishing the 3D printer enclosure: moving compute outside, debugging a power distribution mess, and getting WLED running. /posts/2021-08-23-3d-printer-enclosure-part-1/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -0700 /posts/2021-08-23-3d-printer-enclosure-part-1/ Building a custom 3D printer enclosure from 2020 extrusion and plywood, with RGBW lighting and foil insulation. /posts/2018-05-12-kindle-weather-station/ Sat, 12 May 2018 00:00:00 -0700 /posts/2018-05-12-kindle-weather-station/ Step-by-step guide to jailbreaking a found Kindle 2 and turning it into a wall-mounted weather display with a Raspberry Pi. /posts/2017-04-30-shout-out-for-independent-stores/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0700 /posts/2017-04-30-shout-out-for-independent-stores/ A love letter to independent hardware stores and the unexpected joy of finding exactly what you need, with help. /posts/2015-02-28-observations-maker-culture/ Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2015-02-28-observations-maker-culture/ Thoughts on the maker movement, crowdfunding, the Internet of Things, and how community and openness changed hardware development forever. /posts/2013-03-19-thoughts-on-rss-atom-syncing-protocol/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700 /posts/2013-03-19-thoughts-on-rss-atom-syncing-protocol/ After Google Reader&#39;s shutdown announcement, a proposal for what a proper RSS/Atom syncing protocol should look like. /posts/2013-03-03-diy-pcb-board-production/ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-03-03-diy-pcb-board-production/ Links and notes on home PCB etching — toner transfer with parchment paper, fast sponge etching, and DIY solder masks. /posts/2013-02-26-recipe-leftovers-to-the-rescue/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-02-26-recipe-leftovers-to-the-rescue/ A quick chicken and pepper pasta sauce whipped up from fridge leftovers — comes together in 30 minutes and works two ways depending on the tomato. /posts/2013-02-01-imagemagick-rmagick-testing-colors/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-02-01-imagemagick-rmagick-testing-colors/ Using RMagick to visually verify HSV color space conversions in Ruby, plus a fix for compilation issues on OS X Mountain Lion. /posts/2013-01-24-adding-oembed-to-a-jekyll-site/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-24-adding-oembed-to-a-jekyll-site/ Using a jQuery oEmbed plugin and Maruku&#39;s div syntax to embed rich media in a Jekyll blog hosted on GitHub Pages. /posts/2013-01-20-changing-your-github-username/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-20-changing-your-github-username/ A quick bash one-liner using locate, xargs, grep, and sed to update all local git clone URLs after changing your GitHub username. /posts/2013-01-17-bad-idea-doing-all-your-updates-at-once/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-17-bad-idea-doing-all-your-updates-at-once/ A debugging story: what happens when you update everything at once and your Rails app silently starts loading the wrong Ruby version. /posts/2013-01-11-raspberry-pi-first-steps/ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-11-raspberry-pi-first-steps/ Getting Ruby and GPIO running on the Raspberry Pi, then adding wifi with wicd for untethered hacking. /posts/2013-01-10-pathological-regex-performance/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-10-pathological-regex-performance/ Benchmarking Ruby&#39;s regex engine against pathologically complex patterns and confirming it exhibits O(2^n) exponential behavior. /posts/2013-01-07-pay-it-forward-new-system-setup-notes/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-07-pay-it-forward-new-system-setup-notes/ Notes on setting up a minimal Linux server with rbenv, a pinned Ruby version, and MySQL from scratch. /posts/2013-01-05-upgrading-postgresql/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-05-upgrading-postgresql/ Quick notes on upgrading a Homebrew-managed PostgreSQL installation on OS X Mountain Lion without losing your data. /posts/2013-01-03-thoughts-on-base32-encoding/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 /posts/2013-01-03-thoughts-on-base32-encoding/ Exploring a surprisingly compact Ruby Base32 encoder/decoder while working on a One Time Password system, and wondering why other implementations are so much longer. /about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /about/ <p>Hi, I&rsquo;m Seth. 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