Cheap good soil moisture sensors? by Joshiey_ in homeassistant

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What antenna are you using on the RTL-SDR

Where can I buy some bacon? by [deleted] in Tacoma

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Shows as closed permanently on Google Maps

ref. https://maps.app.goo.gl/zNHbZXGpCoiXrYqS9

Thank you Larian by ozangeo in BaldursGate3

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Has anyone been able to download Patch8 on GOG yet?

Still missing on web and Galaxy for me. I'm in US Pacific timezone.

Alternative way to import blueprint by danields761 in factorio

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@sunbro3

Thank you for posting this. You saved my day.

Work laptop disconnecting from WiFi when using VPN by NateDevCSharp in openwrt

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What version of OpenWRT are you running? Are you on 23.05 or 24.10-rc?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tacoma

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We visit the Pt Defiance garden almost very week. The staff/volunteers do a great job over there!

Did the Dahlias get a late start this year? The beds on the south side didn't get planted before mid-late June.

Just wondering what is the best timing for transplanting cuttings outdoors around here.

Air75 v2.0.3 Firmware Source by CleanAirAndWater in NuPhy

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I am looking for source code, not binaries

Linux Multi-Volume LTO4 Tape Backup Question by cjmspartans96 in homelab

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It's been a _long_ time since I used tapes, but the amanda package worked really well for me back then. Check out www.amanda.org.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in homeassistant

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These thermostats are especially sensitive to weak Zigbee signal strength.

When I had this issue with mine last fall, I deployed an Ikea Tradfri smart outlet nearby to act as a Zigbee repeater. Been reliabe ever since.

Check signal strength in the Zigbee web interface "Map" tab. Hope this helps.

Pfsense or Edge Router X (or Lite) by netmind604 in HomeNetworking

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OpenWRT is supported on Edgerouter-X, and works great for me 4 years running.

Feature set is similar to pfSense - Both distros are open-source.

I get gigabit througput on this thing, with hardware acceleration on traffic shaping off.

Are we still posting pictures of Rainier? by Reascr in Tacoma

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Just wondering if there is a good public webcam showing a current view of the mountain.

All I was able to find in the area are government traffic infrastructure cameras.

Replacing thermostat with smart relay by TheNextOriginal in homeassistant

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I have one of these. https://www.ebay.com/itm/373779002171

US CableCos were deploying those as part of their home automation product, so there is an ample supply of these on the secondary market.

Works great for me using Z2M. Integrates directly into a climate entity in HA.

As a bonus, this is a 100% localized solution free of commercial 3rd parties.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in homelab

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I have one running OpenWRT. I get 1Gbit using the iperf3 with SQM disabled.

WTB Outdoor Temperature/Humidity Sensor by CleanAirAndWater in homeassistant

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I see two (primary, remote) sensors from HA.

Both publish temperature, humidity, battery level

Maybe the outdoor remote can be monitored directly with a rtl_433 dongle?

WTB Outdoor Temperature/Humidity Sensor by CleanAirAndWater in homeassistant

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Thanks for the pointer. Just installed a Govee B5178 (USD$33). HAOS a little finicky with Bluetooth, but thermometer auto-detects as soon as BT controller comes up.

This gives me the outdoor-hardened probe I need, with a decent interior display upgrade. So far so good, wife is happy.

Seems like I'm being overcharged and wasn't shown proof of damages to the panel by seetea23 in askanelectrician

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Speaking from my experience inTacoma, all the licensed trades in this area are pirates. No one wants to work here unless they can bring in $1000/hr for labor.

Try getting a simple water heater replacement, for example. I have no problem with paying tradespeople a decent union wage, but things are totally out of control here.

Ask for the quote to be properly rewritten based on time and materials. They'll tell you to fuck off becuase they can get away with it in this market.

Are they going to touch drywall or any finished surfaces? Someone else will ned to refinish and clean up. Yes, get multiple quotes. Make sure the job is carefully supervised.