It’s no secret that (to use one the infamous term) I’m double tapping lymphatic cancer these days. More details here, but what’s relevant for this blog is that high dose steroid treatment (which is a part of the chemo, and unfortunately didn’t make me look like The Rock) comes with funny side effects like insomnia, and in my case, a hyperactive, albeit rhapsodic, brain on the “good days”. So I dusted off a couple of old and neglected nerd side projects (like unclouding my RSS), and picked up some new ones, like this one, The Tinerebox. Continue reading The Beacons of Minas Tiener: fun home automation project for your chemotherapy pleasure.