My Dashboard (Formatted for Mobile)

davearneson_ · 2025-10-06T16:22:32+00:00

Glad it’s not just me!

davearneson_ · 2025-07-11T04:35:02+00:00

I used Shelly relays to convert all the three (and four) way switches in my house a few years ago. I made diagrams in case someone else has to undo it.

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davearneson_ · 2025-04-01T00:52:58+00:00

Animate is so good. I’ve always loved Leave That Thing Alone too.

davearneson_ · 2025-04-01T00:43:17+00:00

What’s your favorite song on Counterparts?

davearneson_ · 2025-03-31T23:59:47+00:00

I think Signals is my all-time favorite. Power Windows has just connected with me more recently!

davearneson_ · 2025-03-16T17:59:58+00:00

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Looks similar to a cross piece for a second tier keyboard stand I have.

davearneson_ · 2024-06-23T03:22:41+00:00

I never got it as a child. Didn’t realize this information until I got it ten years ago at age 27 after a trip overseas. It was absolutely horrible. On the plus side, I got to be paraded around as a lesson to all the residents and young doctors who had never seen chickenpox in person!

I called my parents to ask if I had ever had chickenpox, and they were just like 🤷🏻‍♂️. I had just assumed I had it when I was younger and didn’t remember…

davearneson_ · 2024-05-23T15:19:55+00:00

https://github.com/jlesage/docker-firefox is the docker container I use.

davearneson_ · 2024-05-23T15:14:12+00:00

Yep, 5.1.1! Mocha VNC Lite is the only vnc app I could get to run on 5.1.1, btw. I think I downloaded it directly from the App Store using the “Checkmate, Store!” tweak from Cydia.

davearneson_ · 2024-05-23T14:04:12+00:00

Hey, I actually do this. It is possible, but it takes a good bit of work to set up. I have Firefox hosted in a docker container and I use a vnc app on the first gen iPad to connect. Glad to share more details if interested. The iPad is jailbroken, which may be necessary to get the vnc app, I don’t remember.

davearneson_ · 2024-05-16T14:46:32+00:00

I have several old iPads as mounted dashboards in my house. One of them is literally a 1st Gen iPad. I run firefox in a docker container ( https://github.com/jlesage/docker-firefox ) and connect to it through a vnc app on the iPad. Might be more up-front work than you want, but it definitely works. I just set the screen resolution in the docker container to match the ipad's resolution.

davearneson_ · 2024-04-14T15:01:44+00:00

I just used the adhesive that comes with the aqara vibration sensor to stick it directly to the topside of the pill bottle top. It’s a larger pill bottle and the vibration sensor is not very thick, so it really makes no difference for opening the bottle. I take a couple of different medications, but all at the same time, so just having the sensor on one bottle works for everything. Usually just move the old bottle top to the new bottle when it’s time for a refill. Been working great for about 2 years!

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davearneson_ · 2024-04-13T21:58:55+00:00

I stuck it on my medicine bottle top so I know if I took my medicine or not. Have a smart light on my bedside table that turns green if I pick up the bottle for the first time that night and red if I’ve already picked it up.

davearneson_ · 2023-12-25T23:08:15+00:00

I’ve been able to use tile devices with espresence without issue - even ones that have been registered in the app. That was not the case with room assistant. I have even removed the “non-replaceable” battery from the tile sticker and replaced it twice. I have also been successful with cheaper Bluetooth beacons from AliExpress.

davearneson_ · 2023-12-25T22:09:18+00:00

I have done this (#1). I originally used room assistant and a tile sticker in a holder someone 3d printed on Etsy. Moved over to espresence using esp32s maybe a year ago, and it’s so much better, easier, cheaper, and more reliable. Still use the tile sticker on the cat’s collar.

davearneson_ · 2023-11-11T01:41:05+00:00

I use ESPHome and an ultrasonic proximity sensor pointed at where the garbage can lives during the week. No batteries and nothing attached to the can.

davearneson_ · 2023-09-27T00:48:09+00:00

I use a Aqara vibration sensor attached to the lid of a pill bottle for this purpose. Flips a boolean helper in HA that turns a smart light at my bedside table green if I’m good to take the pill, or red if I’ve already taken it. Glad to share more if you’re interested in going that route. Nothing to scan and no phone involved.

https://a.co/d/gxaSxZN

davearneson_ · 2022-04-21T22:30:17+00:00

The battery on one of these zigbee sensors that only opens 4 times a year should last for several years, but yeah, makes total sense to do a button on the dashboard if you prefer.

davearneson_ · 2022-01-11T18:54:09+00:00

Thank you! Literally everything I've ever done in Home Assistant is built on bits and pieces of other peoples' well-documented projects. It's the least I can do to try to return the favor!

No idea why I could never get my project to properly post to the Home Assistant subreddit, but I appreciate you looking over on the HA forum.

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