His commit lamp flickered for open-source landings, then stopped at 11 pm

Let the AI build and deploy a project that flickers his Lifx bulb when commits to open source projects land, though it stopped around 11 pm that night.

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How it works

He lets the AI build and deploy a project that flickers his smart bulb when commits to open source projects land
Though it stopped around 11 pm that night

Why it’s worth knowing

Ambient computing's failure mode is a lamp that gives up at bedtime.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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