The author of the text, Ricky Robinett, shares a Christmas-themed hack for training a dog using Twilio, WebRTC, Tessel, and JavaScript. The hack involves receiving text notifications when the dog is on the couch, triggering a robot to encourage the dog to get back up. This project showcases various technologies like Node.js and WebRTC, making it accessible to developers with different skill levels. Chad Hart's tutorial provides a step-by-step guide for building this project, which can be found on WebRTCHacks.com.