https://joeygibson.com/ Java, Python, Ruby, Kotlin, Rust, Lisp, Bash, AI, and music. 2026-04-08T18:14:11-04:00 Joey Gibson https://joeygibson.com/ Jekyll © 2026 Joey Gibson /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-04-08T08:00:00-04:00 2026-04-08T08:00:00-04:00 https://joeygibson.com/2026/04/08/introducing-tradplayer/ Joey Gibson

I’ve loved Irish traditional music for about 40 years. (My first introcution was actually to Scottish trad music, but Irish is adjacent). I’ve been playing it myself on various instruments for a while, too. A few years ago, I discovered Radio Siamsa, a free, Internet radio station playing Irish trad music 24 hours a day. You can listen through your browser, and they have a free iOS client, but...

2026-03-31T16:57:00-04:00 2026-03-31T16:57:00-04:00 https://joeygibson.com/2026/03/31/blinkar-v1-4-0/ Joey Gibson

Up until now, Blinkar only worked with Blink’s cloud storage. If you had a Sync Module 2 with a USB drive, the setup Blink pushes you toward for local clip storage, Blinkar couldn’t see those clips. v1.4.0, out today, fixes that. Sync Module 2 + local storage support Blinkar now works with cameras that store clips on a Sync Module 2’s USB drive, not just cloud storage. This covers the full ra...

2026-03-20T18:26:00-04:00 2026-03-20T18:26:00-04:00 https://joeygibson.com/2026/03/20/blinkar-v1-3-0/ Joey Gibson

Blinkar v1.2.0 added on-device object detection — every clip gets tagged as Person, Animal, or Motion. That was useful, but once you have detection labels on everything, the obvious next question is: “Show me only the clips with people in them.” So that’s what v1.3.0 does, along with some quality-of-life improvements I should have shipped sooner. Filter clips by detection type There’s now a d...

2026-03-18T08:00:00-04:00 2026-03-18T08:00:00-04:00 https://joeygibson.com/2026/03/18/blinkar-v1-2-0/ Joey Gibson

When I introduced Blinkar, it could show you your Blink camera clips and send you a notification when motion was detected. It was useful, but every notification said the same thing: “Motion detected.” A shadow, a dog, or a delivery driver all resulted in the same alert. I wanted to know what triggered the camera without having to open the clip. So v1.2.0 adds on-device object detection using Ap...

2026-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 2026-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 https://joeygibson.com/2026/03/16/introducing-blinkar/ Joey Gibson

I have several Blink cameras. Cheap, wireless, battery-powered, and they mostly just work. But the only way to check your clips is the Blink phone app or the web dashboard, and neither is particularly pleasant when you’re already sitting at your Mac. I wanted something I could glance at without reaching for my phone, that could give me a quick peek at what the cameras caught, right from the men...