658: Automated Love Crunch

The hosts share their recent tech-focused projects and experiences. Brent details his work on reverse engineering and connecting a Chinese diesel heater to Chris’s Home Assistant, using ESP32s and OpenCode to control the heater and extract data. Wes explores Chrome's native MCP server for browser automation, demonstrating how an agent can interact with a Chrome browser to perform tasks like building a shopping cart. Chris recounts his urgent migration from a failing system to a new host, detailing the challenges of data transfer and configuration. The hosts also discuss their upcoming live show at LinuxFest Northwest and solicit audience input on the format.