Aaron Parecki

Gary https://twitter.com/every_daydad • Dec 3
Heres the quick templated run down of what I'm thinking for a dedicated live-streaming studio.

3x Lumix G7
8-18 and 2x 25mm
ATEM Mini
2x Shure 7MB
Zoom H6
Elgato keylight (maybe)
Some rando windows laptop

That should let me just turn it on and go, and switch with the ATEM.

If you don't need title graphics or other stuff OBS gives you, you can also ditch the laptop and go with a dedicated h264 encoder instead!

Portland, Oregon • 40°F

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Mon, Dec 2, 2019 6:05pm -08:00
Gary https://twitter.com/every_daydad • Dec 2
I'm looking at the ATEM Mini, and might just get it and a couple cameras and do actual switching instead of simulating it.

If you wait a few days I’ll have a video about it out 😉 Mine is in the mail right now! At $300 it’s basically a no brainer.

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

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Mon, Dec 2, 2019 3:21pm -08:00
Gary https://twitter.com/every_daydad • Dec 2
Ok live streaming gurus.

Starting in the new year I'm looking at getting a weekly stream going again. But I'm looking at multi camera solutions.

Is there something out there that will let me take a wide angle shot and crop in to simulate multiple angles?

This is the kind of stuff I’m focusing on on my channel. BlackMagic just released a $300 switcher (ATEM Mini) which is probably what you want unless you’re ready to spend $1000+. afaik nothing at that price will do the crop thing.

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

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Mon, Dec 2, 2019 3:19pm -08:00
gerwitz https://micro.blog/gerwitz • Dec 2
@aaronpk thanks! I have similar priorities as you, so this has helped me make a few decisions.

You mention UniFi Video but not what your camera setup looks like?

ah yeah I forgot to add cameras there! I'll add that section soon. The short version is I'm all in on UniFi video, I have a few of their cameras, and I installed their software in a VM.

Portland, Oregon • 45°F

Mon, Dec 2, 2019 12:05pm -08:00
Sidney Diongzon https://twitter.com/SidneyDiongzon • Dec 2
So....did everyone buy an Instant Pot today?

I bought one during the sale 2 or 3 years ago and it's been amaaaazing!

Portland, Oregon • 45°F

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Mon, Dec 2, 2019 12:04pm -08:00
Vika https://fireburn.ru/ • Dec 2
Today I learned that Philips Hue bulbs are definitely reliable. Maybe once I have the money I could buy some so I won’t have to stand up to turn off the lights. Looking forward to their smart plugs though; my desk lamp isn’t that smart 😢

Unrelated: It resembles your life-stack page a bit, which is cool. Quick question: does p3k store these pages like any other posts or does it do it separately?

Good question! It stores them like every other post, the only difference is they're marked with an "absolute slug" (like /home-automation) which causes the routing to be handled differently than my dated posts.

Portland, Oregon • 35°F

Mon, Dec 2, 2019 7:23am -08:00
Not Fake Adam Kalsey https://twitter.com/akalsey • Dec 2
Heads up the the Schlage customer service and tech support are so bad that you might as well just consider them disposable devices. “Hey my lock won’t unlock.” I’d removed it and replaced after 24 hours, and 8 days later they respond. Took 7 weeks for a resolution.

oof, thankfully I haven't ever had to call support and I've had 3 of their locks running for about 6 years straight now

Portland, Oregon • 34°F

Mon, Dec 2, 2019 5:57am -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
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!

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Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:57pm -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
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

Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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Sun, Dec 1, 2019 6:24pm -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.

Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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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
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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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.

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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?

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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
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
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!

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Sun, Dec 1, 2019 4:19pm -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.

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