Do any locks prioritize access control, but not security?
https://lemmy.world/post/43866711
Do any locks prioritize access control, but not security? - Lemmy.World
I have a few sneaky tiptoeing but loveable miscreants as part of my family and I
would like to keep them out of my office. I’m sure some of you can relate. My
problem is that most of the locks I’m finding are big, heavy, super-secure
deadbolts. I don’t care about the actual security, I just want a simple interior
lock that I can open with a pin/NFC/fingerprint and also log entry and exits in
HA. Does anyone know of a lock that’s more “lightweight” than the common
options. After all, if they make it into my office there will be evidence all
over in the form of fingerprints on the window of my PC case! :-D. I just need a
mild deterrent. The wife already nixed a motion sensor turning all the lights
red and triggering horror movie sounds.
Device Recommendations for Using Meshtastic to Send Home Assistant Notifications / LORA and Cycling
https://lemmy.world/post/43626202
Device Recommendations for Using Meshtastic to Send Home Assistant Notifications / LORA and Cycling - Lemmy.World
Hi Folks, I’m new to this and wanted to buy a pair of devices for me and my
father. For me, it’s an emergency preparedness thing (and texting at festivals
and such where cell coverage is saturated). I’m not sure what all he would use
his for, but I figure it would be a cool fallback for Home Assistant to get
messages out if the network and backups go down. My questions are as follows: -
With intermediate Linux skills and entry level radio skills (messed around with
a FlipperZer0 for a bit) how difficult would you anticipate it being to send
emails or messages received on a PC to myself via radio? - I’m seeing the Heltec
and the Wiotracker names a lot. If I grab one of their small radios, is it
likely to be suitable for a project like this? - Second, and unrelated. I
wouldn’t mind having a few GPS trackers on my bicycles so I have at least a
chance of recovering them if they get snatched. Are any of you cyclists? Are
there any particular devices, accessories, mounts, or software that you find
bridges the radio and bicycling worlds well? Thanks for any guidance you can
provide.
Can KDE Tile Windows Like PopOS?
https://lemmy.world/post/42577840
Can KDE Tile Windows Like PopOS? - Lemmy.World
I’ve been using Linux for a over a decade, but haven’t used anything Gnomey in a
while. I gave PopOS another try the other day because I needed a simple distro
to put on a home PC for my partner to use. This is the most usable Gnome distro
I have ever found!
I won’t be switching myself anytime soon, but I really like the way the tiles on
Cosmic expand to always keep the screen full. I know KDE can tile using
shortcuts, but have ant of you come across something on KDE that autoresizes the
tiles like Pop does?
Searching Hosted Images by Star Rating (Immich, Photoprism, etc)
https://lemmy.world/post/41685607
Can Ring Alarm Keypad "Phone Home" via Sidewalk?
https://lemmy.world/post/39607300
Can Ring Alarm Keypad "Phone Home" via Sidewalk? - Lemmy.World
I see a lot of HA users using the Ring Keypad to arm/disarm their alarm over
Z-Wave. I’m suspicious of Amazon, probably overly so. I just tore out a Ring
doorbell. Having said that, if this thing can work entirely free of cloud
dependencies, it may still work for me. Can the ring keypad phone home or
exfiltrate telemetry data about my network? Does it connect to this Amazon
sidewalk network they’ve created? I don’t want to give Amazon any window into my
home.
Can I get a computer science degree, certs,or education without ever touching Windows?
https://lemmy.world/post/39604975
Can I get a computer science degree, certs,or education without ever touching Windows? - Lemmy.World
I have 10-15 years of Linux experience for personal use and I have a few years
of IT support work in the cloud but I still have some gaps in my tech knowledge,
especially in regards to networking. I recently lost my job to AI and I’m
interested in what comes next. I won’t touch windows. I don’t want to install
it, image it, use it, support it, etc. Is it possible to get into an IT career
without ever acknowledging the existence of windows?
Simplest Path to Jellyfin Access for the Developmentally Disabled
https://lemmy.world/post/38682467
Simplest Path to Jellyfin Access for the Developmentally Disabled - Lemmy.World
I have a developmentally disabled family member who would love all the content
on my Jellyfin server. I worry that they would also click each and every option
in the settings and they may struggle if navigating to the content is too
complex. Picture someone who does not understand how Facebook works, but has
created 20+ profiles and has 5-10 google accounts because their favorite YouTube
got banned and they don’t understand that it’s not something wrong with the
account. :-D LG WebOS is probably too cluttered and chaotic for them and they
wouldn’t be able to tell the sponsored/pushed content apart from our self-hosted
stuff and would probably just add Prime video and try to rent the same movies
they already own over and over again. :-/ I have a Shield on my partner and I’s
main TV and while it is way more logical and easy to use than LGs webOS or any
of the stuff like that, it might be too much. What I’m looking for is some kind
of streaming stick or Jellyfin capable solution that is as simple and easy to
use as possible. Can anyone recommend a very simple easy to use streaming stick
that can do Jellyfin and accept Chromecast streams? I know that second half
isn’t self-hosted, but this is how I’m weening my family off big-streaming and
big tech, one step at a time.
Replacing Ring Doorbell w/ Reolink - How has HA - Reolink - Frigate worked out for you?
https://lemmy.world/post/38165859
Replacing Ring Doorbell w/ Reolink - How has HA - Reolink - Frigate worked out for you? - Lemmy.World
We aren’t too fond of cameras around here and there’s almost always someone home
so it’s not really a necessity for us. Having said that, we’ve had a few cams
for a while now and most important is the doorbell.
I’m certain for 95% of you I don’t have to explain why I want the Amazon/Ring
bell gone.
I run HA and have deployed Frigate separately to start messing with IP cams.
Here is my question? I understand that you can take the feed from the Reolink
bell/cams and import it into Frigate from which I will send it over to my home
assistant. For those of you who already do this, how offline is it? Did you need
to set up any kind of reolink account to adjust settings or do the initial
login? Does the camera try to call home occasionally? Is it fully offline? I
learned my lesson with Amazon. I want to control this doorbell myself and I’d to
avoid video, audio, or logs exiting my network without me knowing. How has the
Reolink - Frigate - Home Assistant trio panned out for you?
What is the story behind this development pattern?
https://lemmy.world/post/33984871
What do You Buy In Bulk to Save Money?
https://lemmy.world/post/32804980
What do You Buy In Bulk to Save Money? - Lemmy.World
Flashback to my mother buying entire brown cardboard shipping boxes of cereal
out of the back storeroom of the grocery store and storing it in her basement
pantry 😀❤️ For those of you who have the luxury of buying in bulk, what do you
buy in bulk when it’s cheap? Do you do it because it’s always going up in price,
because it’s seasonally expensive, or because it’s a staple item that you always
need. To what extreme do you go with your bulk purchase? Examples from my own
life, - toothpaste and mouthwash, buy when cheap store extra tubes, usually no
more than 5-10 - cleaning supplies, chemicals and towels. Enough to keep a
backups closet stocked. - pasta, probably have enough for a couple of months -
coffee, ten to fifteen bags - shoes, buy multiples if I find ones I like -
consumable hobby items like bike intertubes The basic idea is to identify the
items I will almost certainly decide to buy then snag them up when they’re at
their cheapest to achieve long term frugality.
