David Ferguson

@dferguson
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I never thought this day would come. ScanSnap finally recompiled for Apple Silicon!

Self-hosting just keeps getting better! I finally took the time to set up PaperlessNGX. Local AI really took it to the next level with improved OCR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMAwHjleqHg

#homelab #selfhosting

Paperless-ngx + Local AI (Optional): Better OCR, Self-Hosted, No Cloud

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Just managed to add a ESP32 to my dehumidifier to allow me to turn it on and off using home assistant.

I added two cables to the RX and TX lines and could see and send data over uart.

Working on getting the humidity values from the sensor next. I was suppriesed how easy it was to read the data off.

Full write up coming soon.

#hardware #esp32 #homeassistant #hardwarehacking

HA 2025.9.2 seems to introduce a bug eating up 100% CPU (1 Core) when running in a VM (most likely)

https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/152204

better wait or skip this one.

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a fix has been merged

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2025.9.3 is available with a fix

#HA #homeassistant

2025.9.2 high load on core container · Issue #152204 · home-assistant/core

The problem After upgrading to 2025.9.2 i get high load on the homeassistant core container. so i downgraded back to 2025.9.1. This is just to see if others expierencing the same issue. What versio...

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@GavinCampbell I heard you talking about your Rheem water heater on the latest Hometech.fm podcast. Does it have a RS485 service port? If so, check out this project https://github.com/esphome-econet/esphome-econet to bring all the data and control into #HomeAssistant. Works great on my heat pump water heaters.
GitHub - esphome-econet/esphome-econet: esphome-econet is a package for controlling a Rheem water heater or HVAC system with an esp32 or esp8266 micro-computer.

esphome-econet is a package for controlling a Rheem water heater or HVAC system with an esp32 or esp8266 micro-computer. - esphome-econet/esphome-econet

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@maurice same! I got mine today and I had my network migrated in just a few minutes. From a 500 series controller, passed through on a Proxmox VM. Nice job nabucasa
@dmoren congrats Dan! My dog Bella and I ready to watch
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