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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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Aaron Parecki
https://aaronparecki.com/
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Aug 20
So far out of all the home automation devices I've connected to this Raspberry Pi, the most reliable ones have been 433mhz transmitters and ESP32s on wifi. I've been getting spotty performance of Bluetooth and Z-wave devices. Could be that the Pi isn't powerful enough, or could be because simpler is just better.
The Bluetooth stack on this pi is really acting up today! I'm going to try out a new USB bluetooth dongle and see if that helps. If not, I might have to move to some better hardware like an Intel NUC. -
oops didn't realize putting the air conditioner and TV in the "living room" group would mean saying "Alexa, turn on the living room" turns both on!
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@Gargron I am at an http://indieweb.org meeting today wearing my Mastodon shirt. 😀
Lot's of sympathy here for Mastodon, but yes, the focus is on self-hosting. Lot's of overlap in solutions for sharing favorites, replies, boosts, etc. -
@Gargron nah it's more than that. it can be self-hostable, it can be a service (https://withknown.com/), etc.
and lol no one uses pingback (willingly) in the space, webmentions replaced that
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📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥
https://twitter.com/photojoseph
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Aug 21
Does anyone know a secret way to get a refund on a price drop (price match) on amazon? An old Slate article explained how via phone, but I just got off the phone hearing a big NO. Was told to return and repurchase the same items! 🤯 Price dropped $30ea on 4 hard drives… $120!
They used to do it pretty often for me over the phone, but lately I've been getting a strong "no". Return and re-purchase is the only option, which seems a bit drastic and like it costs them more. 🤷♂️ -
jeff_mcfadden
https://micro.blog/jeff_mcfadden
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Aug 21
@aaronpk what board/dongle are you using for ZWave?
The GoControl HUSBZB-1. I think I saw it mentioned on the Home Assistant forums. -
the home automation experiments continue tonight...
now attempting to disable the on-board bluetooth of the raspberry pi and replace it with a USB dongle to see if that improves things -
handy
https://micro.blog/handy
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Aug 22
@aaronpk I just got my pi 4 and have been experimenting too. I have node-red, home assistant, Rocket.chat all running on it. Probably too much, but having fun
Nice! What are you doing with node-red? I haven't found a need for that yet, or at least I don't yet know what it can do that Home Assistant can't. -
handy
https://micro.blog/handy
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Aug 22
@aaronpk I found this gentleman on YouTube and this video (skip to :58) helped me understand what was possible. I am not a Dev (only a cobbler growth marketer) and I also build chatbots for business, so the "flows" make sense.
Prepping for a new house so nothing "production" yet.
Awesome, I'm gonna watch that. I've also been struggling to debug automations written entirely in YAML, and I really want to get into some fancier automations based on states of various components.
I'm also prepping for a new house, but it's a long term plan, so I'm putting this "into production" in my apartment right now! -
Adding a couple new sensors tonight. Attempting a sound level sensor (should report roughly how noisy it is inside), and a color temperature sensor, which I'm hoping can tell me how cloudy it is outside and how much sun is coming in the window.
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Why We All Need a Personal Website – Plus Practical Tips for How to Build One - Adobe 99U
The best time to make a personal website is 20 years ago. The second best time to make a personal website is now.
Chris offers some illustrated advice:
- Define the purpose of your site
- Organize your content
- Look for inspiration
- Own your own domain name
- Build your website
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handy
https://micro.blog/handy
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Aug 22
@aaronpk I found this gentleman on YouTube and this video (skip to :58) helped me understand what was possible. I am not a Dev (only a cobbler growth marketer) and I also build chatbots for business, so the "flows" make sense.
Prepping for a new house so nothing "production" yet.
Thanks for the recommendation! That video did an excellent job of giving me an intro! This looks like exactly the kinds of chained rules I want to make, and was really struggling with doing it via just YAML in Home Assistant. -
Aaron Parecki
https://aaronparecki.com/
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Aug 21
Adding a couple new sensors tonight. Attempting a sound level sensor (should report roughly how noisy it is inside), and a color temperature sensor, which I'm hoping can tell me how cloudy it is outside and how much sun is coming in the window.
Update:
Not getting anything off the sound sensor yet. Will have to debug with a multimeter next.
Light sensor is up and running with the default config, and will take a look at the results after 24 hours. There's a setting to control how long the "shutter" stays open, so we'll see if the default 2.4ms is good for detecting daylight.
