Professional nerd. Writes code of questionable quality. Plays video games, but not well. Metalhead, 3d printing and home automation enthusiast (which means the house is in a perpetual beta state!).
Here to see what all the fuss is about!
| Location | Tassie |
| Pronouns | He/Him |
I finally got around to ordering some ESP8266 boards, in the hope of making some RGB lamps for the kids in my family.
But first, practice to prove I can actually solder - and what better way to practice than with @martinwoodward 's Octolamp - https://github.com/martinwoodward/octolamp
Printed in Bambu Lab Basic Petg, I'm very happy with it and somewhat more confident about the kids' presents!
Renewed my #iracing subscription for the first time in over 3 years after watching a GR86 race the other day. Looks like a fun car!
Watch out, racers, there's a new turn 1 dive-bomber coming to a rookie track near you!
After a previous Toot about my wall-mounted tablet, I was reminded having a lithium battery on charge 100% of the time isn't very smart. Enter #HomeAssistant automations and a TP-Link Kasa plug 😁
HA's automations have become so much better since IF/THEN/ELSE statements were added last year, allowing for multiple conditions and resulting actions in a single automation. I still have a few old ones to consolidate using this pattern, but my list is shrinking!
I made this simple automation last week: If the battery drops to 20%, start charging. If it rises to above 80%, stop charging. Hopefully this will help prevent exploding batteries in my wall, now!
