He used a bunch of X11 components to turn things on and off. That's not impressive. I did that in high school. I'm sure my non-technical mom could setup X11 too

He used a bunch of X11 components to turn things on and off. That's not impressive. I did that in high school. I'm sure my non-technical mom could setup X11 too. His homemade curtain opener is neat though. Clever use of a caster for a pully. What's going to be really funny is the followup video of someone on his floor figuring out the channel he used and having some fun at 4AM with party mode.