DizyDiz

Home lab notes, AI infrastructure, and other tech tinkering from Middle Tennessee.

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ParentingTech SummerLearning Why My Kids' iPads Only Open 3 Apps This Summer

Why My Kids' iPads Only Open 3 Apps This Summer

May 26, 2026

Summer break is here and I'm already kicking the ball off down the hill. Three kids on the Summer Learning program at home — 8, 6, and 4 — each with an iPad. Each iPad has one job: 2 hours of structur

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Homelab SelfHosted You Don't Have to Be the Master to Share What You Know

You Don't Have to Be the Master to Share What You Know

May 20, 2026

Spent a good chunk of yesterday on a video call with a developer buddy (We'll call him by the letter "Z") who'd been reading the articles my Mr. Peepers AI bot has been pumping out. He hit me with the

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PropertyTax BedfordCounty Reading My Property Tax Card Saved Me $140,000 (8 Checks Anyone Can Run)

Reading My Property Tax Card Saved Me $140,000 (8 Checks Anyone Can Run)

May 15, 2026

In late April, I opened a Notice of Reappraisal letter from the Bedford County Assessor and almost spilled my coffee.

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AMD AI The $800 GPU Running My AI Agent 24/7

The $800 GPU Running My AI Agent 24/7

May 05, 2026

A100: $10,000+. RTX 4090: $1,600. My multi purpose RX 7900 XTX: $800.

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HomeLab Infrastructure From Server Closet to AI Lab

From Server Closet to AI Lab

April 28, 2026

20+ Years ago my lab was a Mac Classic, then a Gateway Desktop, then anything I could get my hands on...

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AIContent Transparency This Post Was Drafted by an AI in My Basement

This Post Was Drafted by an AI in My Basement

April 21, 2026

This post was drafted by an AI running on hardware in my garage. I think you should know that.

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