Weekend Hack

Why I rolled my own SVG path editor instead of reaching for an existing one – what the off-the-shelf options got wrong for my use case, and what I learned about Bezier curves trying to make the handles feel right.

Augments started as a way to give my own AI workflows a consistent set of tools across machines. This is the story of what it does, what I left out, and the cybernetic-enhancements framing I leaned into.

Overcome information overload with AI tools like Fabric. Intro on how I’m starting to augment and enhance how I consume and interact with content on the daily to learn more in less time.

Wrapping QLC+ on a Raspberry Pi with the things that make a headless DMX rig pleasant to use: one-command provisioning, a friendly landing page, fixture groups, AI scene generation, and the boring reliability glue (udev rules, WiFi watchdog, doctor command) that turns lights-are-dead calls into a non-event.

The Pironman5 MAX has a tiny OLED on the front, and the stock software just loops a few system stats on a timer. I replaced it with a single orchestrator page running 15 info screens, 14 animated screensavers, and a health-aware alert mode. Here is how it works.