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Sabbatical Update – 1
Letizia and I have been in New Zealand for almost a month, and we love it. We hike and swim almost daily and we rest a lot. We hired a campervan, and we move often, exploring mountain trails, and beautiful beaches. I haven’t checked Instagram, Twitter, or emails since we arrived here and I don’t […]
Out of Office
For the first time in my life I set an Out of Office for my email accounts. All my social accounts have been disconnected, I removed most of the social apps from my phone, my email is deactivated too. See you in April 2019! Take care, bye!
3-2-1: my 2018 in Review
I’m not a fan of new year’s resolutions but I took some time to reflect on the year that had just passed. Three things I did well in 2018 I got married In September Letizia and I got married. It was the very best day of my life and I had the chance to experience […]
Home Alone, Again
Twenty Nineteen
This blog now features Twenty Nineteen theme for WordPress. ❤️
Chocolate Box – Arduino
The less complicated part of the whole project is the one that brings the WOW factor! We are all so used to the wonders of the Internet, interconnected devices, screens, and even voice-activated assistants like Alexa that as soon as things move, we all stare in awe. To achieve such an effect, with the box that […]
Chocolate Box – Infrastructure / Logic
As mentioned previously, the central part of the project is represented by the Infrastructure and Logic, both performed on a Raspberry Pi 3, powered by Raspbian. The two pieces of software that I’m using are Node-RED for the automation and Mosquitto for the signaling. Let’s see them in details: Node-RED Node-RED is a programming tool […]
Living Coral
Pantone just announced the Color of the Year 2019: Living Coral. Following my personal tradition, this blog immediately featured Living Coral in its palette.
Chocolate Box – Overview
The Chocolate Box project is made of many different parts, which are summarised by this diagram: Human Interaction The interaction happens though Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant. In my case, any of the many Echo devices in my house can pick up the request and activate the whole flow. Infrastructure / Logic This part connects the […]
