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Re:Root access for Harmony Hubs and local web mangagement on Thursday June 04, 2026 @05:23AM (#48396175)
And the local web management, if/when the service stops working, this will allow users to continue using the Harmony remotes local-only https://github.com/Ripthulhu/harmony-hub-control
Re:I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard on Sunday February 22, 2026 @03:23PM (#47114289)
You can make smaller ones for much much less. I’ll post pics of mine a bit later but waveshare 7.5” display in a photo frame and almost any ESP32 dev board and you are set for less than $100 (along with suitable HomeAssistant and ESPhome infrastructure to support it). The original article is a very slick bit of work, so well done
Re:Level S4 solar radiation event on Monday January 19, 2026 @09:32PM (#46687203)
https://aurora-alerts.uk/ Ignore the UK TLD, this tracks global sightings
Re:Largest EV manufacturer is coming to the Western market on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:38PM (#46227374)
An aussie player slowly building https://www.savicmotorcycles.com/
Re:Reverse-Engineering an IP Camera (2019) on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @06:09PM (#40990824)
A new-ish project for a replacement firmware for Ingenic based cameras is here https://thingino.com/ . The developers are super active and very responsive.
Re:Thread – the tech we can't use or teach on Saturday May 11, 2024 @06:39AM (#40327300)
are you mixing up Thread with Digital Threads ? https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/corporate/what-is-a-digital-thr...
Re:Fixing a broken smart cat feeder with ESP32 on Friday February 02, 2024 @06:16AM (#39227417)
M5stack makes nice plug and play hardware too, almost like Lego https://m5stack.com/
Re:TinyML: Ultra-low power Machine Learning on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:29PM (#39020047)
what happens if bandwidth is expensive and/or not reliable ? Being able to summarise data and make decisions at the edge without having to consult 'home' every single time is very useful. Perhaps I only want to collect 'interesting' data for anomalous events.
Re:USB Power Delivery for Hobby Projects on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:59AM (#38057387)
This has some of what you are after ? https://www.tikstation.com/product/mini-power-station/