How I Built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams

Source: The Verge

Overview

Captain Jean‑Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) using the LCARS in Star Trek: The Next Generation. | CBS via Getty Images

One of my pandemic hobbies that stuck was home automation. I discovered Home Assistant — the popular open‑source, extremely customizable home automation platform — and all the intricate things you can do with it to make your home work better.

I have ADHD and have found Home Assistant to be a valuable tool for managing executive dysfunction. I use it for audible calendar reminders, laundry reminders, timers, and monitoring my doorbell camera and my nanny cam for my dog. It’s also a great source of pure nerdy joy for me. And I recently took the most joyously nerdy step yet in my home automation fixation.

Home Assistant lets you create custom …

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