Tarchos WorkbenchRepairs, builds and homelab projects from the Tarchos workbench.https://tarchos.net/The HP laptop with a black screen that wasn't actually deadhttps://tarchos.net/blog/hp-laptop-no-display/https://tarchos.net/blog/hp-laptop-no-display/A coworker's HP came in with no display and a dead keyboard and trackpad. A flashlight showed the screen was still drawing an image. Here's the diagnosis so far.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeaching a Wyze Cam v3 to talk like a Skyrim guardhttps://tarchos.net/blog/wyze-cam-ai-characters/https://tarchos.net/blog/wyze-cam-ai-characters/The plan: put open firmware on a $35 Wyze camera, run everything on local AI in my homelab, and give it personalities, from a Skyrim guard to a very nervous anime character.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT