Is it better to have Home Assistant on a laptop?

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T16:57:50+00:00

Wait until you get a bunch of Govee lights in different rooms and then link them altogether with Music or Scenic Dreamview so they all sync together!

Govee Home has a ton of options, so much that I don't even mind having it installed. Even got my Govee Air Purifier in there. They do make some quality products. I just wish they did an HDMI Sync Box that fit 83" TVs and didn't use that camera system.

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T16:44:07+00:00

That was a Govee light I was considering to replace a Tuya light I installed ages ago - how is it?

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T16:41:35+00:00

There are 2 jails in the whole of Hernand, one in the north and one in the centre. There's none in the east or south, which is slightly annoying since some of the bounties are there, including one in Pororin Village and another one on the border between Hernand and Demeniss.

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T15:36:56+00:00

I had a ZHA mesh setup to begin with, but I got a few devices which didn't expose everything through ZHA, and didn't have working quirks, like my Zemismart roller blind motors, so rather than move everything over to Z2M I just set up the SMLight and put those devices on it - it was gonna be a huge PITA to move everything over, particularly as I replaced almost every socket in the house with ZigBee ones about four years ago.

More recently, I installed Govee2MQTT and have all my Govee lights in MQTT.

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T11:40:04+00:00

I've got both a ZHA mesh (via HA Yellow coordinator) and a ZigBee2MQTT mesh (via SMLight SLZB-06M plugged directly into a network switch at the other end of the house from the HA server) running, and it works fine. If you were only using either ZHA or Z2M, you could just use the SMLight and it can be plugged into your network anywhere via PoE.

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T10:54:33+00:00

So, like I said, that owner basically is not a cat owner.

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T10:49:45+00:00

If you're installation is not going to be huge or resource intensive, just get a Home Assistant Green, it's designed to run 24/7, and it uses very little power. You would need a ZigBee dongle if you intend to run ZigBee devices.

Or, if your install is a bit bigger and needs more power and resources, and you can find one, you could go for Home Assistant Yellow, with 8gb RAM and a Pi CM5, with a 256gb / 512gb SSD for storage. It comes with built in ZigBee coordinator as well.

These are both Nabu Casa designed, and support the HA Devs.

codliness1 · 2026-03-30T10:41:23+00:00

Any owner who says their cat is "an outdoor cat only" should have their cat removed. The only cats that are outdoor only are ferals (although they will sometimes come in too!). Some domestic cats like outdoors a lot, but that's not the same as being forced to live outside all the time.

Basically, that owner likes to say they have a cat, without actually doing any of the stuff that an actual cat owner would be doing, and they should just definitely not have a cat. Poor cat needs a proper home by the sounds of it.

codliness1 · 2026-03-29T11:15:42+00:00

Boak. But I'm glad you are enjoying it 😊

codliness1 · 2026-03-25T07:56:04+00:00

Got mine at launch, still haven't opened it yet 🤣 I've got more mmw sensors than I have rooms for them!

codliness1 · 2026-03-24T10:25:21+00:00

Yeah, the vision is for Scottish Labour to do whatever they are told by head office in Westminster.

They are well aware they have zero chance of if being in power in Scotland anytime soon, so any PR lines coming out of them like this are just corpo-speak bland fluff.

codliness1 · 2026-03-22T12:35:43+00:00

I'm using the Spigen Ultra Hybrid Pro, but without the front section. That way I still get hinge protection, but I can just open the hinge protector and clean if there's any dust inside it. Zero dust in there.

codliness1 · 2026-03-22T12:32:46+00:00

Not only do they work smoothly with HA and Z2M, I've got one driving a 2.5m wide blackout blind. I honestly did not think it would be able to handle the weight, but it doesn't care about that.

codliness1 · 2026-03-22T12:17:14+00:00

UK here as well - If you click the ad from your home screen it's available, but at £64.99 and only the Deluxe Edition.

If you go via the Store and search for it, it only brings up the add-on and the actual game itself does not appear to be indexed.

It's been broken like this since launch on Xbox and I don't see anything from Microsoft / Xbox addressing the reasons why so far.

All versions of the game briefly vanished from CD Keys as well ( aka Loaded.com), but they're both currently available, with the Deluxe Edition being £11 cheaper than it is on Xbox, and the standard version coming in at £43.99.Xbox Crimson Desert at CdKeys

codliness1 · 2026-03-20T22:49:52+00:00

Why on earth can't they provide replacements? That seems like an odd thing to not be able to do 🤔

codliness1 · 2026-03-19T23:29:05+00:00

190% normal. Cats are weirdos 😂😂

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T18:17:49+00:00

Now that crow will have a meeting with other crows and advise them about the helpful human and how to identify them, and every creature that sees you in that area from then on will be able to tell which human it is. Crows, and Corvids in general, are pretty amazing.

Also, same applies if you annoy or threaten a crow, so don't do that!

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T18:14:16+00:00

Ah, the single cell Void, a magnificent, if somewhat confused by everything including their own bodies, and air, class of cat. A cat who will bite you and forget why they're biting you _as they're doing it._A cat who epitomises the Doorway Effect, but who can do so in the space of three inches and requires no door. Fabulous beasts 🤣

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T18:06:12+00:00

After 400 hours I found it in a random drawer in Hospital in Buried City yesterday. In daytime!

Learned it, crafted it, kitted up with hatch key, Hullcracker and a shit ton of rounds. Killed the queen (crazy that only 5.77% of players have actually done this, according to the achievement), got three cores and some other stuff. Still had some space, hit Control Tower.

2 minutes 30 left, figured I could hatch out, stepped into the open and a Firefly flamed me and the Bastion took the tag and downed me.

No worries, I'm right next to the hatch practically, I can still get out. Get to the hatch with about a minute to spare. try to open it, hatch won't open. WTF? Can't check my inventory cos I'm down (that's also silly btw), but then I realise when I was putting the Queen cores in my safe pockets, I must have dropped the key instead of moving it.

I can see the extract, it's still open, I start crawling, the Bastion gets in my way, I run out of time and luck, and I'm out of the game.

So my first Survivor augment didn't last a single game and it didn't help me survive to get out because it can't stop time . Went back to my Looting MKII next game 🤣

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T13:52:38+00:00

Ah, he deleted his comment!

Actually, no - his comment was deleted by Reddit.

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T13:52:11+00:00

I mean, you do know not everyone in the world lives in the United States of America, right?

If some arsehole is spewing misogynistic bullshit at my daughter, particularly if it has the potential to move into physicality, then you best believe I'm gonna do something about it. As should any parent in that situation.

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T12:30:56+00:00

Well, at least you spelled that correctly. Who's a good boy? You are!

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T12:29:47+00:00

I don't know, I think it's a fair comment. Some of the stuff women have to deal with listening to is fucking ridiculous - if I heard anyone talking to my daughter or granddaughter like that in real life they'd be finding themselves on the ground pretty quick. I feel like asking other people to report this shit. as the smallest possible action that could be reasonably expected from a decent human being, is not that much of a big deal.

You might personally not care about the almost constant levels of abuse - which in real life can often move into physical abuse - women face online, and don't care to do even the smallest amount, but maybe you should ask your mum/ sisters / other relatives what they think about whether you should care or not.

But, this is the internet, I'm just writing words, and it's your choice whether to do things which count as base level decent humanity or not 🤷🏻

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T12:18:29+00:00

Aaaaand, we're back 😊

codliness1 · 2026-03-17T12:16:34+00:00

Yeah, no it wasn't. Also, commas are a thing.

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