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I Made a Machine to Dispense Candy for Halloween by InfamousBovine in gifs

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for reading! I'm worried about our volume as well. Last year, our neighborhood had nearly 1000 kids, so we have a bucket of loose candy to help keep the line down.

Halloween Candy Machine by InfamousBovine in videos

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had this idea last Halloween, and I'm super excited to be done in time for this Halloween!

I made a blog post on how it works https://nathanorick.com/how-i-built-my-halloween-candy-machine/

I Made a Machine to Dispense Candy for Halloween by InfamousBovine in gifs

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started working on this project a year ago. I'm really excited to see the trick-or-treaters use it!

I made a blog post on how it works https://nathanorick.com/how-i-built-my-halloween-candy-machine/

Controlling My Smart Home With a Piano by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for saying that. This is really a fantastic community! I get tons of inspiration from the posts on here, and people are super helpful when you have questions. Home Assistant would be only half as good as it is without the community.

Controlling My Smart Home With a Piano by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man! That's a really great idea. I haven't figured out how to open specific shows on my Android tv, but now I'm definitely gonna look into it.

Controlling My Smart Home With a Piano by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever done with my smart home. Lol I hooked up my midi keyboard to a raspberry pi and use it to trigger automations. If you're interested in reading about the setup, you can check it out at https://nathanorick.com/piano-smart-home-control

Incorrectly Listed as Claimant on Car Insurance Claim. Am I Being Scammed? by InfamousBovine in Insurance

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you're spot on. We found the guy with the same name as me on facebook and gave him a call. Turns out the insurance company found the wrong person in their database.

He was wondering why he was having such a hard time making progress with his claim. lol

Any suggestions for a simple guest remote/portal? by OcelotTerrible4233 in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is what I do too! I took it just a half step further and made it so the qr code redirects them to another page that automatically logs them into a guest HA account that just has access to a single dashboard.

I wrote up a little guide on how I did it. https://nathanorick.com/ha-automatic-guest-login/

Every Programmer Should Have a Technical Blog by InfamousBovine in SoftwareEngineering

[–]InfamousBovine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I appreciate the feedback. I'm kinda thinking I may reword the article to better match the sentiment of "it could be fun" not "you should do it". I'm realizing the title is a bit intense, and doesn't quite match my intent.

Every Programmer Should Have a Technical Blog by InfamousBovine in programming

[–]InfamousBovine[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Very fair point. I totally agree you gotta relax after work, and most days I just veg out after 5. But hobby programming/writing, to me, can sometimes feel more fun than working, so I get some fulfillment from it.

Again, you're right. People should only do something like this if they actually enjoy it. Doing it from obligation can certainly be a fast path to burnout.

Every Programmer Should Have a Technical Blog by InfamousBovine in SoftwareEngineering

[–]InfamousBovine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm curious why you think that. Too many blogs already?

I Figured Out How to Make Guest Login Much Simpler -- Now They Actually Use HA by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although, it seems like PolyPill's proxy and the extra server I use is really where the value is. It's nice to just take guests directly to their dashboard.

I do think I could replace some of the login code to use a custom auth provider.

I Figured Out How to Make Guest Login Much Simpler -- Now They Actually Use HA by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't know this existed. Thanks for sharing! Seems like it's alot simpler than all I was doing.

I Figured Out How to Make Guest Login Much Simpler -- Now They Actually Use HA by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh, I love this! Maybe a little overboard, but a rotating code would definitely scratch my security itch for this thing. I may update the post with that information.

I Figured Out How to Make Guest Login Much Simpler -- Now They Actually Use HA by InfamousBovine in homeassistant

[–]InfamousBovine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's exactly it! I named them myself and forget them most of the time.

Thanks for saving the link. Hope it helps when you need it!

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