As I described in my previous post Automated Coffee Roasting Analysis, I roast coffee at home on a Hottop KN-8828b-2k+. The Hottop has a viewport on the left side facing away from the control panel. When roasting all my focus is on the laptop, which sits on the right side of the roaster. I can’t really see the beans during the roast and can’t visually assess the changes, which is a key criteria of the beans’ development. ...
Like many people I was excited when the Rabbit R1 was announced and quickly bought one. Within minutes I could see it was a fairly useless device as shipped. I put it on the shelf with a vague notion that I would do something with it later. A year later, I tried jailbreaking it, only to brick it. Back on the shelf it would go. As Claude Code became more proficient, I decided to try again. Claude’s eagerness was just the quality I needed to keep at it. I could try anything at all without any complaints from my companion. ...