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The Bard of Bizarre
AI Music Over the summer, I experimented with a few services that create music and vocals when you supply lyrics to a generative AI. I tried Sono, but had poor results. Eventually I found a service called Riffusion, which has since been renamed to Producer AI. I found it entertaining as I experimented with different… Read More
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Time is a Flat Liar
The first song from my debut album has been released as a music video, “Time is a Flat Liar”. Details are included about the album, lyrics, image generation, and video editing. Read More
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Art of Organ Building: Wooden Pipes
A large collection of drawings to design wooden organ pipes from an old book, The Art of Organ Building. Read More
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Workshops, SAR, Veterans Day, and Lasers
Many things happening over the past few days. A Raspberry Pi workshop being planned, acceptance to VASSAR, Veterans Day, and learning how to use the Laser Cutter. Read More
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Ceph: A Distributed NAS Solution for the Budget-Conscious
Initially considering a Raspberry Pi with ZFS for a budget-friendly NAS solution, I discovered limitations in scalability and recovery time. Ceph, a distributed file system, emerged as a more promising alternative. Ceph offers features like automatic data replication, recovery, and rebalancing, making it ideal for building a robust and scalable NAS system starting out current… Read More
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Optimizing NAS Drives for ZFS: What to Know
Selecting hard drives for a ZFS-based NAS requires understanding various technologies and features. This guide compares drives from MDD, Seagate, and Western Digital, explores SMR vs. CMR recording, and explains key features like TLER, vibration resistance, and helium filling to help you make an informed choice. Read More
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NAS OS & Bootable HD
I add open media vault as one of the front runners to DIY NAS on a budget. I review file systems, eMMC storage, and compare speeds of various storage formats and interfaces, and finally settle on eMMC to avoid sacrificing speed on the PCIe lane that’s needed for the primary storage of the NAS or… Read More
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The Path to NAS
Follow along as I start to spec out the cheapest NAS system in my journey to have multiple backup servers to ensure that data is not lost to drive failures and protected after theft. Read More
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Google Takeout
Just a small experience with Google Takeout to export data from Mail, Drive, YouTube, Photos, Voice, and more. Read More
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Visionary Pi Digital Signage
I finish up the digital signage software to have a working demonstration to show to a client, to determine if it meets their needs. Read More