I Made a Talking AI Avatar of Myself (and It Costs $0 a Minute)
Four avatar tools, one price problem, and a cartoon that finally worked. What each tool cost per minute, why I switched to a cartoon, and the free way I run it on my own MacBook.
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Home Assistant Alerts Not Working? How Claude Found 3 Hidden Problems
My leak sensor caught water at 4:57 AM and my phone never buzzed. The 4-step method that found the broken link, plus a dead Zigbee plug and a voice speaker stuck on listening.
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Murmur: Free Wispr Flow Alternative I Built In 15 Minutes
Wispr Flow is $15/month. I built Murmur — a free local clone — in one Claude Code session using Whisper, Ollama, and Qwen 2.5. Includes the prompts.
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I Made My Local AI Actually Remember Me
Small local AI models can't remember facts about you. Here's how I fixed it with a knowledge layer that bypasses the LLM entirely. Includes the 60-second build recap.
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Welcome to Everyday AI with Brian
What this channel is about, who it's for, and how AI is changing everything for everyday people. Plus all the gear and software I'm using.
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