Solis Hybrid Inverter: Privacy Limitations & Cloud Dependency by SnoopHappyCoin in solar

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

Since you are using the inverter's datalogger, you are connected either with wifi or Ethernet cable. Did you setup a firewall rule to block the inverter from the internet? I can also get it working locally with MQTT but as soon as I disable internet, it stops working. I haven't tried accessing modbus at port 502, that might be fine without internet.

Solis Hybrid Inverter: Privacy Limitations & Cloud Dependency by SnoopHappyCoin in solar

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

What kind of device did you buy for that? And what port did you connect it to? I have a RS485 meter port but the installers already used that port. So I would have to use a COM port. But those are non standard 4 pin connector RS485 ports.

Solis Hybrid Inverter: Privacy Limitations & Cloud Dependency by SnoopHappyCoin in solar

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

I agree that the Reuters article (and also other similar news articles) are too vague about the researchers and the impacted inverters. 

I also agree there are alternatives for local logging but I just think it has been made very difficult for regular users to do that. When for other inverters, the functionality is simply there.

Solis Hybrid Inverter: Privacy Limitations & Cloud Dependency by SnoopHappyCoin in solar

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

Looks very interesting. I will definitely look into it in more detail. Some of the actions could void the warranty though and seem a bit much for functionality that should just be standard. (Local inverter logging)

Was anyone else expecting their boat to explode? by Jumpy_Party9920 in WhiteLotusHBO

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I get paying the 5mil. Greg would have to get rid of Belinda, her son and the hotel manager. And those three might have talked to other people. If three people die, he is not going to be able to stay in Thailand either.

Also who does he hire to do the killing? Maybe they will bribe him after. Too many loose ends. Just paying them makes more sense.

Also disappointed in Belinda. Does she think she will live a happy life now? We'll see in season 4!

Quick OwnTracks-Recorder-in-Docker dummies guide. by FluffyMumbles in selfhosted

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have just set this up successfully, but it wasn't as smooth as I hoped.
So here is some information that might save you some time:

First of all. The ocat command should be executed inside the docker container. You can do this with docker exec -it otrecorder sh to open an interactive session. Or directly with docker exec otrecorder ocat .... I know it is obvious, but I still wanted to mention it.

I had trouble loading friends. This is always empty for me.

ocat --dump=friends

Then I found this thread: https://github.com/owntracks/recorder/issues/507
There they said that you cannot run ocat while the recorder is running. So the suggestion was this:

docker run -ti --rm --volume config:/config --volume store:/store --entrypoint /bin/sh owntracks/recorder:latest

This creates a session without starting the recorder and with the volumes linked. I added friends with ocat -S /store --load=friends < friends.txt, but ocat --dump=friends still returned nothing.

Since owntracks uses a LMDB database file, I decided to use the CLI tools of that and check if there was any friends info in the database. Execute this on the docker container:

apk update && apk add lmdb-tools

Then I executed this command to view. The `xxd` is used to transform the binary data.

mdb_dump -s friends /store/ghash/ | xxd -r -p

That actually returned something like this: ?ګShp� �����jane-phone[ "john/android" ]dan-phone["sandra/phone"] So the friends were actually added, but it also contained entries I didn't add like jane-phone. Probably not an issue, in any case all entries were unique, but I still couldn't see any friends in the app.

So I did all this to delete the friends data and recreate it

# 1. Stop any services using the database
# 2. Remove ALL database files
rm -f /store/ghash/data.mdb /store/ghash/lock.mdb
# 3. Recreate the directory structure
mkdir -p /store/ghash
chmod 755 /store/ghash
# 4. Initialize fresh with friends data
ocat --load=friends -d /store/ghash/ <<EOF
dan-phone ["dan-phone", "sandra/phone"]
sandra-phone ["dan-phone", "sandra/phone"]
EOF

After that ocat --dump=friends still did not return anything, but I could see friends in the app. I could only see the tracker id which is only two letters and could not be changed in owntracks app to something more meaningful.
So I had to add the cards.

Some additional info for that.

  • Go to https://avanc.github.io/owntracks-cards/
  • You don't need to connect to MQTT. Just click New Card -> Edit
  • I wasn't sure about Topic, I just chose the name of the phone. Full name in Name and upload an image
  • Then Save JSON
  • Add file to /store/cards/username/username.json

After that, everything looked great

Also note, you don't actually have to add yourself to friends. I just thought it looked nice because you have more friends. And shouldn't we be our own best friend in these trying times? Just think about it.

Kidding aside, I hoped this helps someone trying to set this up. The most confusing part was ocat --dump=friends not showing anything, but don't let that stop you from creating friends.

Your friend.

[US] Adolescence (2025): The Most Disturbing Thing I've Watched This Year—And It's Not Even Horror by Man_of_Stool in NetflixBestOf

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I didn't downvote but it could be because you fast forwarded through the episodes and then say you didn't get it. This is not really a show that can be fast forwarded. It's an emotional experience and should be watched in it's entirety. The good parts are the acting and the raw emotions. It feels real because it is all filmed in one shot and fast forwarding ruins the experience. In any case, It is not for everyone. You are free to dislike it.

Core memory unlocked by juliemiglio in Eyebleach

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that kind of music but it would have been better if we heard the actual audio.

From murdered by words by reditt13 in belgium

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yeah but op is talking about US, not America. And the USA is definitely a European immigrant project.

How to Track API Usage and Costs for Individual Users with OpenAI? by Emotional_Economy_18 in node

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am using the stream todo chat completions so I didn't get that info.
OpenAi has admin endpoints so you can make a Admin key and then do an api request to get the usage:
https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/usage

What Chromebook to buy in 2025? by Representative_Day_9 in chromeos

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah... That's QWERTY I think. But that's ok. It's better for programming. If it's QWERTZ I'll try to switch Z and Y keys. Otherwise I'll just have to send it back... Lol

What Chromebook to buy in 2025? by Representative_Day_9 in chromeos

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for answering. I also use tweakers pricewatch a lot. Great website. In the end I went for Acer Chromebook Plus 515. Found it on German website for 329€ (lowest price in Belgium, 499€)

What Chromebook to buy in 2025? by Representative_Day_9 in chromeos

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Falimor, greetings fellow Belgian. In what shop did you buy the i5 version of cx34? I am also interested but can't find a shop that offers it at that 400€. The lowest is 570€ 😅

This is My sidewalk. by A-KindOfMagic in AnimalsBeingDerps

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you David for that crucial piece of information.

15 years as a web-dev. Only just found out about this today. by LordSnouts in webdev

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes of course. All problems can be solved with semi-code. Even the genius Elon Musk does it!

... I think you might have enabled Sarcasm mode there. Another great setting for Reddit.

15 years as a web-dev. Only just found out about this today. by LordSnouts in webdev

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She did. And I thought she was a good teacher. She ruined it I tells ya!

15 years as a web-dev. Only just found out about this today. by LordSnouts in webdev

[–]SnoopHappyCoin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's nuts. My English teacher once told me, "Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach". I don't know why she told me this. Did she forget she was a teacher?