In my last post, I described how I figured out how to extract analog audio output from our A/V-receiver and feed it back into a computer. The ultimate goal is to stream that audio output to other devices on our home network, in particular our smart speaker. This second part is about how that came to fruition through software.

A few weeks ago we hosted a small party at our apartment where we had a couple friends DJ in our living room. The night before an idea popped into my head: wouldn't it be cool if we could live stream the music they play to other rooms?

So yeah, I was in Japan and Korea for a full month combined.

Here's a simple question that most developers have asked themselves before: how do I get the feature/fix I just pushed to appear in the live application that runs on a server somewhere? If you already have a server and know how to operate it, this is mostly a question of convenience — you could always just run a handful of commands by yourself after every update — but it is a valid question.

I'm going to be completely honest with you: until about 3 years ago, I really had no clue what "fried rice" was. Which means that either the dish was never a notable entry on the menu of any of the "Asian" restaurants I grew up eating at, or there is not a consistent German name for it. Since then, however, some variations of fried rice have become regular appearances in my day-to-day meals.