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The Day My Raspberry Pi Started Seeing Things
I finally put my Raspberry Pi’s Hailo-8L accelerator to work, compiling a local plate-location detector, processing private photos, and discovering both its promise and its mistakes: license plates, bumper stickers, one headlight, and no OCR… yet. Read More
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Inside the Sapphire R-91: First Look
After discovering a 1986 AMI Rowe Sapphire 91 jukebox at Stone Branch Center for the Arts, we explored its robotic mechanics, overflowing coin slot, mysterious modifications, spinning record carousel, and possibilities for restoring it with modern technology & local creative content. Read More
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CSS, Jukeboxes, and Flags
A canceled meeting opened unexpected time for jukebox research, website development, community events, and quiet reflection on leadership, delegation, and balancing too many responsibilities while continuing work on the Restoring the Signal exhibit. Read More
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Solving SSL Before Press
Days before a reporter visited the Restoring the Signal exhibit, I found myself untangling a bizarre SSL certificate problem involving DNS, AutoSSL, browser caching, and cPanel—while also preparing rotary phones, TTY demonstrations, flyers, and interactive storytelling experiences. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Restoring the Signal: an interactive exhibit blending antique telephones, VoIP technology, accessibility tools, voicemail recordings, and community curiosity into a living communications experiment at Stone Branch Center for the Arts. Read More
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Building a Self-Contained Phone Network with Asterisk and Grandstream ATAs
Building an 18-line phone system with Grandstream ATAs and a Raspberry Pi turned into a deep dive into networking, provisioning, and Asterisk quirks. What started as a simple upgrade became a full system redesign with routing, isolation, and interactive possibilities. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Repairing relationships, rediscovering old tools, and building new systems, this project reconnects people through sound, text, and shared experience. From rotary phones to TTY machines, the exhibit restores more than signals—it brings communities, stories, and forgotten technology back online. Read More
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Building a Switchboard for Old Phones
I built a working PBX using a Raspberry Pi to connect rotary and analog phones, enabling audio playback, voicemail, and interactive dialing. This guide walks through the setup, challenges, and creative possibilities for turning vintage telephones into a programmable experience. Read More
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Bridging a Century of Telephony
A chance encounter led to a hands-on journey through communication history—rotary dials, ringing bells, and a century-old crank phone. Now, those mechanical signals are being translated into something new, as an antique system becomes a living, interactive telephone exchange. Read More
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Lewis Moten: Materials for Our Data Review Discussion
An email sent to the chair of the Warren County Finance Audit Committee outlining the tools, methods, and datasets used to analyze county financial records. It documents the technical context behind audit-related findings and a follow-up to a public meeting discussion. Read More