Aaron Parecki

Sunday, December 1, 2019

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  Portland, Oregon, USA • 38°F

  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 7:45am -08:00
• Michał "phoe" Herda https://functional.cafe/@phoe   •   Dec 1

  @aaronpk this post doesn't federate properly on Mastodon as it gives me an invalid link to https://aaronparecki.comvideo.mp4/
  

  Thanks! I just fixed it. No idea how to get Mastodon to update its cache of it though.

  Portland, Oregon • 40°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 10:31am -08:00
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  I finally started documenting all the home automation devices and apps I use, with the main goal of everything running locally! Here's a fun list to browse through if you're looking for some holiday shopping ideas!
  
  https://aaronparecki.com/home-automation/

  Portland, Oregon • 41°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 4:03pm -08:00 #homeautomation
• Nelson Minar https://twitter.com/nelson   •   Dec 2

  This is great thank you! Do you have a smart plug that you like? I'm looking for something that monitors wattage, not just turns off/on. The Wemo Insight Smart Plug is the right kind of thing but it's not hacker friendly.
  

  I haven't looked for that kind of thing yet. I thought the Wemo outlets let you talk directly to them on the LAN and also had Home Assistant support though!

  Portland, Oregon • 40°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 4:19pm -08:00
• Nelson Minar https://twitter.com/nelson   •   Dec 2

  Oh, there is some support, you're right! https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/wemo/
  

  Yikes the Wemo outlets have pretty bad reviews though. I think I'll look for a z-wave version instead of wifi.

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 4:33pm -08:00
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  Contributions from: Australia, China, Germany, Greece, Poland, Saudi Arabia, United States

  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 4:45pm -08:00
• 𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙩 https://twitter.com/larsrosenquist

  YAML: the result of people ignoring the lessons from JSON (the result of people ignoring the lessons from XML). Now we’re ‘coding’ infra with 3000 line typeless, indentationsensitive markup, escaping it, then embed it in another 3000 line typeless, indentationsensitive file.

  Portland, Oregon • 39°F

  Sat, Nov 30, 2019 1:16pm +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 5:12pm -08:00)
• Sam Grover https://twitter.com/samgrover

  Thanks, this is awesome! I've been meaning to implement some of these without any proprietary cloud.

  Portland, Oregon • 39°F

  Mon, Dec 2, 2019 12:46am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 5:13pm -08:00)
• tiffany https://micro.blog/tiffany   •   Dec 2

  @aaronpk you're in an apartment as well? Sweet!
  

  Yeah it definitely has its challenges for smart home automation!

  Portland, Oregon • 39°F

  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 5:45pm -08:00
• Dad https://twitter.com/GeekAndDad   •   Dec 2

  @samgrover you might also check out: https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-sdr/issues/6
  
  looks like there's a way to get the temp sensor data without their expensive phone-home hub. Need a 433 radio receiver: https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-sdr
  

  that's what I use, did you read it?

  Portland, Oregon • 39°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 5:51pm -08:00
• Dad https://twitter.com/GeekAndDad   •   Dec 2

  Read through it but didn't follow all the links. Didn't realized rtl_433 was the driver (different git repo though?).
  

  oh yeah guess there are two of them. I don't remember why I used the one I did.

  Portland, Oregon • 39°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 5:57pm -08:00
• Dad https://twitter.com/GeekAndDad   •   Dec 2

  Also not seeing you using the weewx-sdr? I'm entirely new to this so perhaps just my ignorance.
  

  The names of these things are terrible. I'm using the RTL-SDR dongle, it's linked down from the "controller" section.

  Portland, Oregon • 39°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 5:59pm -08:00
• Dad https://twitter.com/GeekAndDad   •   Dec 2

  :) agreed.
  
  Yah, I was looking at weewx because it'll run on a mac and I have an old MacMini sitting around that I was thinking about using: http://weewx.com/docs/macos.htm
  

  weewx looks neat. That screenshot is pretty nice. That's one aspect I need to keep working on with my setup is putting displays in more places.

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:02pm -08:00
• Matt Haughey https://twitter.com/mathowie   •   Nov 29

  This may be the first time I ever used a Black Friday deal: $19.34 for a wifi smart switch that works with homebridge and homekit is very very cheap and I just bought over a dozen to control every light in my house https://amzn.to/2P1DVk2
  

  I am jealous of people who live in houses where they can swap out the built in lightswitches! Living in an apartment is definitely limiting for this kind of thing.

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:11pm -08:00
• Dad https://twitter.com/GeekAndDad   •   Dec 2

  ha! Apparently that AcuRite 06002M you mentioned can be used inside a freezer to monitor freezer temperature (better range than the one they sell specifically for that use). https://github.com/trlafleur/Acurite-00592TX-Decoder-ESP32a
  

  that sounds like an excellent use for my extra one!
  
  /me goes to put one in his freezer

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:24pm -08:00
• tiffany https://micro.blog/tiffany   •   Dec 2

  @aaronpk the stuff you've shared I'd have never thought of and are on my list to buy.

  Thank you so, so much!
  

  awesome so glad to help! I look forward to hearing how it works out!

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:47pm -08:00
• Dad https://twitter.com/GeekAndDad   •   Dec 2

  I wanted to get a setup using these: http://digistump.com/products/145
  
  and sensors like these: https://www.adafruit.com/product/385
  
  going, but DigiStump had to effectively shut down because their 3d printer project turned into a nightmare. Unfortunate because at $11 could be a great little node.
  

  Oh you'll get a kick out of this then: https://esphome.io
  
  I've made a few sensors with that platform. It's so much easier than DigiStump/Arduino stuff! And you can find esp8266 boards for under $10 too!

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:57pm -08:00
• Josh Roppo https://twitter.com/joshroppo

  Thanks Aaron! This is an awesome resource for getting the @internetofshit out of your local network.

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Mon, Dec 2, 2019 4:14am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 8:25pm -08:00)
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  This is what you can do with an open/local home automation ecosystem.
  
  This took me 15 minutes: the light turns purple when @barbot is pouring a drink and green when it's done.
  
  Here's some more info on my home automation setup that makes this possible: https://aaronparecki.com/home-automation/

  

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 8:35pm -08:00 #homeautomation #barbot
• Matt Haughey https://twitter.com/mathowie

  I moved a server to a friend's faster network and a couple days ahead I wrote a list of every configuration, deployment and port I'd need to modify, I moved the server, went through my punchlist, and I was done in five minutes, server fully operational. I can't believe it worked.

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Mon, Dec 2, 2019 4:33am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 8:39pm -08:00)
• Katie Mack https://twitter.com/AstroKatie

  If Twitter had a reporting button for “incorrectly and condescendingly explaining an expert’s field of expertise to them,” it would save us all so much time

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Sat, Nov 30, 2019 3:38am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 8:40pm -08:00)
• Jerry Jones https://twitter.com/jerryhjones   •   Dec 2

  I have also moved mostly local with HomeAssistant. I haven’t read the whole post yet - but I can’t wait to compare notes! 🤓😎
  

  Awesome! Let me know if you write up a post as well!

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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  Sun, Dec 1, 2019 9:10pm -08:00
• Λdrøn https://twitter.com/Adron

  This is the kind of list I like!

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Mon, Dec 2, 2019 5:23am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 10:06pm -08:00)
• Jerry Jones https://twitter.com/jerryhjones

  I’ve been debating such a post for like, 3 years. My suggestion is to not hold your breath. 😂

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Mon, Dec 2, 2019 5:11am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 10:07pm -08:00)
• Matthew Cassinelli https://twitter.com/mattcassinelli

  You are dangerous to follow

  Portland, Oregon • 38°F

  Mon, Dec 2, 2019 5:20am +00:00 (liked on Sun, Dec 1, 2019 10:07pm -08:00)