Matt (It's really me) Hartley

Tomorrow, I mow the lawn. Today, I enjoy a little sun.

For those curious, this is in my backyard. I'm just using a cheapo camera that is set to ridiculously high motion sensing stuff and seems to be working and this was on a rainy day so the summer out would be interesting.

So I set up this camera to watch birds and hummingbirds that have been coming around the bird bath and I have discovered that there are a number of different types of birds that visit.

Additionally, there's a hummingbird that visits which is equally cool. I'll basically thread this and share it here.

I was gifted these at LFNW this year. Made my day. #cursed #stickers 🤣👍

For #EasySpeak the discussions are open. Feature requests and understanding why I did stuff the way I did it, all here. https://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/discussions

Linux desktop voice control has a gap. Talon costs money. Other tools are X11-only or cloud-dependent.

So I built EasySpeak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIE

https://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeak

- Free and open source (GPL-3.0)
- Fully local — no cloud, no accounts
- Wayland-native
- "Hey Jarvis, open downloads"

Built for RSI, accessibility, or anyone who wants to talk to their computer.

#Linux #OpenSource #Accessibility #VoiceControl #GNOME #Wayland #a11y

Feeling confident now is a good time to buy a generator and about a tanker load of fuel. Call it a hunch. #GridFailure