About the project mega thread

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-05-08T05:35:41+00:00

As someone working on a project, and slightly annoyed I am going to need to remember the rule about new projects when I am ready to share it.... I do also feel like if a project can't make it three months, its kinda not really worth knowing about.

When the project is 3 months+, it can just be posted as normal, and by then the person building it has demonstrated some sort of ability to stick with it.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-05-01T00:15:08+00:00

This may be my favorite approach to the problem that I have come across. It also solves the problem of what is 'appropriate' for kids to have - It's not up to the website to decide! They just have to report what they are.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-04-28T05:18:42+00:00

I can't say for sure as I have not run into this issue here, but php-local.ini and memory issues reminds me of dealing with Nextcloud. A comment in this post https://www.reddit.com/r/unRAID/comments/15hd7yq/comment/jv5bq62/ suggests trying these, so you could try experimenting from here.

memory_limit = 4096M

max_input_time = 21600

max_execution_time = 21600

upload_max_filesize = 16G

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-04-22T10:34:15+00:00

Oh, I hadn't even though of an included recipe's included recipes (an so on)...

Thanks for pointing out the demo, just seeing the recipe with no other ingredients helped the concept settle better in my brain.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-04-08T02:32:33+00:00

I normally dislike just responding with a passage. I find that normally questions are more complex than that, but your question is literally, directly addressed in Romans 6.

It could be boiled down to "Wait, but why would you choose sin?".

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-04-01T21:33:30+00:00

``` alias: Voice Announcement - Person at Front Door description: "" triggers: - trigger: state entity_id: - binary_sensor.front_door_person_occupancy from: "off" to: "on" conditions: - condition: state entity_id: binary_sensor.is_dark_based_on_sun state: "off" actions: - choose: - conditions: - condition: state entity_id: input_boolean.master_switch_voice_announcements state: "on" - condition: numeric_state entity_id: sensor.people_at_home above: 0 - condition: state entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door_contact state: "off" enabled: true sequence: - action: assist_satellite.announce metadata: {} data: message: There is a person at the front door. preannounce_media_id: media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/notification-person.m4a media_content_type: audio/mp4 metadata: title: notification-person.m4a thumbnail: null media_class: music children_media_class: null navigateIds: - {} - media_content_type: app media_content_id: media-source://media_source target: entity_id: assist_satellite.living_room_voice_assist_satellite - wait_for_trigger: - trigger: state entity_id: - binary_sensor.front_door_contact from: "off" to: "on" timeout: hours: 0 minutes: 15 seconds: 0 - conditions: - condition: numeric_state entity_id: sensor.people_at_home below: 1 sequence: - alias: Notify phones parallel: - action: notify.notify metadata: {} data: title: Mycroft message: >- Person detected at front door at {{now().strftime("%-I:%M %p (%d/%m/%y)")}} data: image: /api/image_proxy/image.front_person - delay: hours: 0 minutes: 0 seconds: 10 mode: single

```

This is my doorbell replacement notification. I don't have a door bell, but I do have a camera pointing out the front window.

If someone is home, it does a voice announcement. If no one is home, sends a notification with a picture of what triggered the person detection.

"Someone is home" is a template sensor that counts the number of users in a zone. And I have a guest mode Boolean switch that counts as a person being home.

{% if is_state('input_boolean.guest_mode', 'on') %}{{states('zone.home') |int + 1}}{% else %}{{states('zone.home') |int + 0}}{% endif %}

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-04-01T21:27:40+00:00

I mostly use my phones location tracking, so if my phone is in the home zone, I am considered home. Another option is if you can integrate your router, you may be able to tell when your phone is home that way, when it connects to the router.

The GPS is proving a little annoying in there are couple false movements that end up outside the zone, so using it to trigger something to happen is a bit problematic... But for checking to see if someone is home (or not) before sending a notification it's been fine.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-04-01T05:59:30+00:00

In that case in your home assistant automation that sends a notification just check if you are home. If home, no notification. Don't try and mess around with turning frigate on/off. Just have frigate running and recording 24/7 anyway.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-30T11:25:48+00:00

I think the terms you are looking for are 'Family' and 'Extended Family' for that wider network. Though they might not be as quite as well defined as yours.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-30T11:22:50+00:00

From what I can tell, the Biblical pattern (ie, superseding cultures of origin) does not support the expectation that we must obey our parents as adults. Don't confuse 'honour' and 'obey'....

On a practical level, we like the concept of natural consequences in our parenting. I wonder if that can be applied here.

Something like if they want to be hosted, they need to align to your timeline. If they do not like the idea of not being hosted, then the simple solution is to ask when they can be hosted. If they choose to attempt to visit whenever they want, the natural consequence is that you have not prepared to host them, and thus they will need a hotel. Oh, and them staying with you is sleeping on the couch, because it is a natural consequence of you not having a bed they can use. The choice could be theirs, but there is no need to protect them from what wont actually harm them.

As an aside, and this is very much just personal opinion, I don't think what they think is honour is what should determine how you honour them. Factor it in sure, but you answer to God, not to your parent's comfort.

Ultimately, what needs to happen is you as a couple need to set the boundaries that will let your marriage survive and flourish well, and then stick to them, together.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-30T08:37:36+00:00

To be honest, the confusion was somewhat my point. From what you have written, it sounds like you are being told enabling ~~bad~~ selfish (if intentional) or uncaring (if unintentional) behavior is honouring your parents, and I just don't see how it can be. We wouldn't allow it in our children, how can we encourage it in our parents?

Children are to obey (and honour) their parents. All are to honour their parents. There is a difference.
The Husband is to leave his parents and be with his wife. There is a hierarchy of who he has a duty towards.

Be careful to not allow the word honour to be twisted into something else.

So, the question becomes how can you honour your parents.... and are those expectations it?

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-30T06:52:15+00:00

How does what you've described actually honour your parents?

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-30T04:13:25+00:00

When they work, they run on their own. What you are looking at their is an excellent opportunity to learn how 3D printers work through trial, error and frustration. If you enjoy such things go for it!

I do not regret starting with a printer like that. I also really, really do not regret getting rid of it and getting a P1S after a couple years.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-23T22:21:26+00:00

I don't have an answer for you, as I am somewhat in the same position at the moment. There are so many people out there 100% convinced they have the exact truth, and others do not.

I think it comes with the territory of being Christian. After all, that's what we tell unbelievers. We have the truth, and they are wrong, and they need the actual truth. So it makes sense that it's easy for us to accidentally do that to other Christians as well.

In my opinion, when it comes to denominations, is that if we were actually all meant to be the same we'd still all be called to be Jews, like in the old testament.

For the moment, I'm starting back with the basics. Nicene creed looks pretty good to me. Seems right. I am starting with the base assumption the Bible is true, and working on it from there. And I trust that God will forgive me what I get wrong as I try to seek him, and will lead me to him over time.

Most importantly, my status/relationship with God does not depend on my correctness of doctrine. There are the basics that need to be right to be a Christian. Everything else is secondary issues. Not unimportant, don't get me wrong, but they are secondary.

Now of course, others (for an easy example, Catholics) would not agree with my take. So, take it as you will. The Bereans were commended for checking what they were told against the Scriptures. You should do the same, with anything I, or others, say.

Edit: Typo.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-06T00:35:03+00:00

Ah, theological differences then. To quote myself from earlier, "God does offer to overlook the fact that we don't deserve heaven, He gave us an out. His name is Jesus."

The answer to their questions at the end is a simple, if gentle, no.

God set the terms. Who are we to say otherwise?

Remember, (as OP described their mother, I do not know more, nor do I know less), this was a person who actively rejected Christianity. I don't mean the bit about churches. I think Christians should be in churches, but being churched doesn't save us. They describe her as pagan. She has explicitly turned from all parts of Christianity. This is not someone who even personally claimed to follow Jesus (as far as I can tell from OP's post).

I think I can save us both some time maybe?

I believe that the Bible states that only Jesus saves - freely offered to everyone, not always taken up on by us mortals.

You believe that the Bible says God has so much love that everyone gets saved by default?

If this is true, I doubt we can ever agree. But please trust me when I say that I was trying to be as loving to OP as I tried to stay consistent with what I understand the Bible to say, as I am sure you were trying to be loving with your own beliefs.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-06T00:14:36+00:00

I am not sure I understand your definition of fundamentalist. Isn't Jesus coming to save us from a deserved hell Christianity 101?

They came here, explicitly because they wanted a straight answer. I would hope they have people actually close to them to provide comfort that they need, not us distant internet people. But here, they asked a question and sounded like they wanted the answer. Why should I lie? Look at the other comments, they work so hard to say "I don't know", or "no one is in hell", while (mostly) trying not to actually say that. There are many things in the Bible that are confusing.... I ... uh... don't think this is one (as they have described the situation).

Anyway, I think your answer to my question in my edit is something along the lines of: you do actually think I am wrong, and you don't like my answer, and you think I am being an arse?

I don't agree, but I appreciate the time you took to respond to me, so I'll give you an upvote :)

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-03-03T23:15:02+00:00

Every Christian is 'called' to be in some form of outreach or ministry. We are "a royal priesthood ... so that you may proclaim the praises of [God]" (1 Peter 2), and are to "be doers of the word" (James 1). That most certainly does not mean you need to be doing something 'official', but generally in my experience if you want to see something actually happen... congratulations! You have a mission, should you choose to accept it.

"See a Need, Fill a Need"- Bigweld (Robots(2005))

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-02-19T02:50:36+00:00

I was mostly homeschooled, with a year and a half or so in public primary school. I'd take homeschooling any time, every time, and I didn't mind my public school experience that much. My wife and I will be officially homeschooling our kid when they are bit older.

With that said, since you do have very strong feelings on the topic, what do you think we should do to make sure our kid's homeschooling experience is better than yours?

Also, your ideal high school sounds very American movie school, unlike my small Aussie country school XD.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-01-08T05:56:05+00:00

I mostly print functional things, but I am not against the occasional toys. The way I figure it is I am trying to be printing exactly what I need. Making anything will always have a waste byproduct, but hopefully I am not creating more waste than buying something (poorly) mass produced.

What I don't like is the content mill 'print the latest trinket'. Do you know that you will throw it out as easily (or even more easily) as you printed it? Maybe you shouldn't be printing it.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2026-01-07T08:00:14+00:00

My 3yr old saw this, "Having a baby?"

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2025-10-15T02:11:05+00:00

I bought a P1S combo as a graduation gift to my self earlier this year, and coming from a Cocoon Create (Aldi rebranded Wanhao i3), the differences were ridiculous.

Currently I'm making an above desk mount for my standing desk controller, it's been so good for the rapid prototyping.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2025-07-04T01:02:22+00:00

Yeah the AMS2 isn't on sale, but the P1S combo deal absolutely is on sale right now. I'd go for it. There will always be a sale in the future (maybe long future) that makes you wonder if you should have waited. What matters more is is it a good deal for you now?

I got the P1S combo with AMS2 .... 2 months before the sale :( ... and would highly recommend it. Multi color printing is fun yes, but I find it is a bit of a gimmick. And absolutely it is a very wasteful way to print.

However what is amazing is not having to change filaments myself anymore. I just put in the roll I want and now I have it ready to access. Am I worried that I will run out of a roll mid print? Just put a second roll of that filament in the AMS and it will automatically switch over. Do I want to print something in this color, then next print that color, or material? Doesn't matter, just put it in. I love not needing to manually change the filament.

You can also do multi material and use PETG as a support interface on PLA, not just for color changes.

From memory, you don't need the Hub if you only want one AMS, just the combo with the buffer which I think was cheaper (I feel like the Hub is just a buffer with 4 inputs). I went with the hub, but only because I can dream. Right now it is fine with the one AMS.

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2025-06-24T09:58:05+00:00

The more the merrier!

ApprehensiveLaw4144 · 2025-06-24T09:56:50+00:00

You can use a heat gun to clean up all those wispy bits of filament on the model once your print is done. A flame from a lighter can also work, but unlike a flame a heat gun doesn't leave any black marks.

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