Tatham Oddie

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Electronics, house projects, gym, and cooking. Inconsistent cyclist. Tech and ops things for Australia's favourite telco. 🏳️‍🌈
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LocationMelbourne, Australia
Webhttps://tath.am
Starfield, I've tried, but I just can't find a way to like you.

I finally got my Ubiquiti G4 Doorbell installed, but not quite the standard way. Big thanks to @tatham for teaching me a ton about AC/DC which made this much simpler. Watch for all the details, including actionable notifications in @homeassistant

#homeautomation #tinkering #Unifi #tips

https://youtu.be/sMflKCJhYlE

Unifi G4 Doorbell as gate intercom - plus one neat trick

YouTube
kids today don't know but there was a long period in the early 2000s where if someone let the dogs out you couldnt really ask who without it being a whole thing

A neighbouring house is uninhabited, recently sold, and pending a knock down / rebuild. There's a full size, fruit-laden olive tree there about to be collateral damage.

Before I crack out a Bunnings-sized bucket of brine, how do I tell if it's edible (apparently there are ornamental varieties?), and ready for harvest?

#gardening #melbourne

🌟 Near my house, there's an apartment building with a courtyard. Big deal, right? But if you walk up the steps a little bit, there's something about this courtyard that you might find really truly wonderful… https://cabel.com/2023/02/25/the-courtyard/

Help me spread the word! You can now follow @panic and @playdate right here on Mastodon! ✨

We’ll keep you up-to-date with news about our Mac/iOS app updates! Information about upcoming video games we’re publishing (there are a few in the works!) And of course the latest on our unique yellow handheld game system.

Let’s go! 😆👍

I found this taped to the door of the geography department at GWU today and it brought me so much joy. A guide to figuring out when a map was made based on features. Zoom in. It’s amazing.

“The reason most public transportation is seen as ‘losing’ money is precisely because it charges for trips. If you don't charge fares, suddenly it can't ‘lose’ money. It just costs money, the same as the roads.”

This random comment has given me my new favourite argument for removing fares from public transit.

I don’t understand the attraction of being able to talk to computers using breezy casual conversational language; I’ve been telling these little digital bastards what to do for decades using extremely precise formalised language and they still get it wrong

The new ATO requirements to keep records of the hours you work at home for the entire year, instead of a representative four week period, are kind of onerous.

https://www.ato.gov.au/law/view/document?LocID=%22COG%2FPCG20231%2FNAT%2FATO%22&PiT=99991231235958#H58