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I've been deep into smart home automation for years, primarily using Home Assistant, an open-source platform that gives you full local control over your devices without relying on big tech companies like…
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” – Epictetus In a world obsessed with product-market fit, go-to-market strategies, and physical fitness, we…
I grew up not really liking or drinking coffee. I only started drinking coffee at DePauw University, where there were plenty of Green Mountain Coffee machines across campus. At the time, coffee was just fuel—…
I'm Rob Weidner. I love automating businesses, life, coffee, food, finances, homes, cars, dogs—you get the idea. If something can be streamlined, I’m probably thinking about how to make it more…
The past few years have been a whirlwind of adventure, change, and growth, and I want to take a moment to share what I've been up to. This is my reintroduction to the…
Pushing the limits of your comfort zone is extremely important to the inherent growth of an artist. That’s why when the opportunity came up to be the cinematographer for a 48-hour film festival…
feat. Manuel Neuer Client x SONY Agency x DDB Berlin Production Company x Tony Peterson Films Local Production x Farm Films Director x Dan DiFelice EP x Michael Duttenhöfer Producer x Simona Daniels Cinematographer Khalid…
Rob Weidner shot a music video for Virgin Records musician, Chronixx, titled "I Can" which was shot entirely in Jamaica and primarily from the sky using a Freefly Systems Alta 8 drone with…
It has taken me about a month too long to get this update out on my site, but for some reason, a writer's block spell has been cast upon me, and I am…
Working with the inventor of the Libra stabilised head, Nick Phillips, I was tasked with technically running three Alexa Minis simultaneously in perfect genlock for my friends at M** (for NDA purposes ;). With Manoel Ferreira…
2016 was pretty interesting along the lines where I was geographically, professionally, and personally (meh kind of). I was back and forth between the United States and South Africa a couple times (you can check…
* RED Digital Camera’s private event at the beach bar on the first day of IBC * Getting to experience (better word than watch in this case) The Jungle Book in 3D in a custom built…
