Aaron Parecki

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jeff_mcfadden https://micro.blog/jeff_mcfadden • 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.

Portland, Oregon

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 6:30pm -07:00
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph • 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. 🤷‍♂️

Portland, Oregon

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Wed, Aug 21, 2019 6:25pm -07:00
Eugen https://mastodon.social/@Gargron

"Mastodon, another popular IndieWeb service"
Are we really IndieWeb? I always thought IndieWeb were the people who self-host blogs with like, microformats and pingbacks

Portland, Oregon

Sat, May 18, 2019 4:40pm +00:00 (liked on Wed, Aug 21, 2019 4:02pm -07:00)
Jacky Alciné https://playvicious.social/@jalcine

@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

Portland, Oregon

Sat, May 18, 2019 7:11pm +00:00 (liked on Wed, Aug 21, 2019 4:01pm -07:00)
Djoerd Hiemstra https://mastodon.utwente.nl/@hiemstra

@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.

Portland, Oregon

Sat, May 18, 2019 4:53pm +00:00 (liked on Wed, Aug 21, 2019 4:01pm -07:00)
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!

Portland, Oregon

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 9:36am -07:00 #homeautomation
Aaron Parecki https://aaronparecki.com/ • 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.

Portland, Oregon, USA

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 8:02am -07:00
Home Assistant - Plot a Graph with Object's Attributes - Press Start to Stop (www.hiscorebob.lu)

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 7:12am -07:00 #homeassistant #homeautomation
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Portland, Oregon, USA

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 6:58am -07:00
Jan Jaap Z https://twitter.com/jan_jaap1

Super happy with winning this signed copy, thanks @aaronpk and @oktadev ! Really cool since we're working with OAuth on a pretty big project here @AandeslagOw

Portland, Oregon

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 6:15am +00:00 (liked on Tue, Aug 20, 2019 11:42pm -07:00)
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.

Portland, Oregon, USA

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Tue, Aug 20, 2019 10:45pm -07:00 #homeautomation
Help with automation using sun & time conditions, crossing midnight - Configuration - Home Assistant Community (community.home-assistant.io)

Tue, Aug 20, 2019 9:21pm -07:00 #homeassistant
Ian https://chaos.social/@iamthefij • Aug 21
@aaronpk this has been my strategy too. Heavily into Home Assistant already and delving into NodeRed now.

Neat! I'm just getting up and running with Home Assistant. It's been an adventure so far!

Portland, Oregon

Tue, Aug 20, 2019 9:01pm -07:00
Ian https://chaos.social/@iamthefij • Aug 21
@aaronpk sounds awesome! What model is that? I’m thinking of doing the same.

Soma: https://www.somasmarthome.com

It connects to a Raspberry Pi via bluetooth!

Portland, Oregon

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Tue, Aug 20, 2019 8:37pm -07:00
I just installed this neat motor which can drive the chain on my blinds! Now I'm brainstorming various rules to cause the blinds to open and close. So far:

• Close the blinds once the sun is high enough to start shining into the room
• Open the blinds when the sun goes down in the evening
• Close the blinds when the TV turns on
• Close the blinds when I get in bed

Portland, Oregon, USA

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Tue, Aug 20, 2019 8:14pm -07:00 #homeautomation
Contributions from: Poland, United States

Tue, Aug 20, 2019 7:50pm -07:00
How not to break manual control of devices with automations | Tinkering with Home Automation (blog.ceard.tech)

Tue, Aug 20, 2019 7:44pm -07:00 #homeassistant #homeautomation
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