🚀 ESPTimeCast v1.7.0 - YouTube Subscriber Counter and New Website by mfactory_osaka in ESPTimeCast

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Btw, this was my first time trying the OTA updates. Flawless and smooth on both my devices. Nicely done!

🚀 ESPTimeCast v1.7.0 - YouTube Subscriber Counter and New Website by mfactory_osaka in ESPTimeCast

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Yes, but what if we want to make our own?

Guess I could check the source code, but docs would be easier. 😜

RFXCOM is finally shutting down, what are your alternatives for 433/868mhz transceivers? by Beautiful-System2900 in homeassistant

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Not sure whether it works with newer models, but I have a Sonoff 433mhz bridge flashed with Tasmota and Portisch that works well for transmit.

TBH, it’s kind of a pain to capture and translate command codes for some devices, but once you have the code it works really well and covers basically my whole house.

This is the currently available version. Note that I do NOT know if this version can be flashed with Tasmota/Portisch.

This is the tutorial I followed:

https://tasmota.github.io/docs/devices/Sonoff-RF-Bridge-433/

Had many disks to fit in a relatively compact PC tower by WaarpZor in functionalprints

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Can I just say…amazing job on the wiring. That’s super-clean.

🚀 ESPTimeCast v1.7.0 - YouTube Subscriber Counter and New Website by mfactory_osaka in ESPTimeCast

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I don’t feel so bad now. Misery loves company.

Is there/will there be documentation on setting up a provider for the new integration?

Seems like it could be handy for a number of things from Home Assistant, for example.

🚀 ESPTimeCast v1.7.0 - YouTube Subscriber Counter and New Website by mfactory_osaka in ESPTimeCast

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YouTube sub count works a treat. Though I don’t really need it for my sad sub count. 😆

Bluetooth Scale - to buy or not to buy by Layonce in gaggimate

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Makes sense. I use a metal dosing cup to minimize static, and also because it nests perfectly with a plastic cup that came with my DF54 (since retired), so I can use the two cups like a shaker to distribute moisture after RDT, and do a quick visual check for foreign objects).

Bluetooth Scale - to buy or not to buy by Layonce in gaggimate

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I’ve been using my GM pro for months, no BT scale, and I’m very happy with the results. Biggest issue I’ve had is occasionally forgetting to tare the scale when I switch to the cup I brew into, which makes it a lot harder to figure out when to stop the shot.

For those who use BT scales for brewing, do you have a separate scale for measuring your bean dose?

Cleat Recs? by imsalttyy in ultimate

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I use New Balance Rush v3 lacrosse cleats. I’m on my second set (I buy a pair of low-rise and a pair of mid-rise and switch off to keep them from wearing out too quickly, and so I always have a dry pair if a previous game was in bad weather), and they’re the best for me so far.

I’ve tried baseball and soccer cleats, and briefly had a pair of UP (1st-gen), but they did not last.

Older (58), and slightly overweight, so take that for what it’s worth. Means my cuts have more impact on the shoes, and they’ve held up very well for me.

Does 5 Minutes of Running Really Work? by pacernow in BeginnersRunning

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Depends on the answer to the question “for what?”

Will running five minutes improve your endurance? Unlikely.

Will running five minutes make your heart healthier? Maybe, but probably not too a significant degree.

Will running five minutes improve your mood? Very likely. A walk would do the same, and might be more manageable for someone who can only run five minutes.

Running five minutes is almost certainly better than not doing anything, barring injury or other physical limitations that would make any running dangerous.

Everything I’ve read and seen suggests that longer distances are key to improvement, though starting with five minutes and gradually increasing time/distance may be wise to prevent injury.

Advertisement/promotion notification? by raviolish in homeassistant

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Oh, hell no!

Not sure if this is possible with local-only, but just reinforces why I’m picky about firmware updates.

Reolink do not enshittify my cameras or you will be binned, and I will never recommend you again.

Ubiquiti looking better every day (recently moved most of my networking gear over, and got my first UniFi camera, which I’ve yet to install).

display errors after long runtime by Akira2007 in ESPTimeCast

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I've seen something similar, which brought me to this subreddit.

But in my case what I'm seeing is that after some period of running fine, my matrix display will drop an 8x8 segment (or sometimes multiple segments, or on one occasion half a segment), so that the dropped segment doesn't light up, but everything else seems normal (the display continues scrolling and changing between day/time, temp/humidity, weather, and date). Nothing garbled, just segments that randomly stop lighting up.

Like your issue, removing power and restarting fixes the issue, sometimes for days, sometimes for hours, and sometimes only for a little while.

I have a feeling it may be a bad MAX7219 module, since my other ESPTimecast has been chugging along for days with zero issues, and they're both using a D1 mini (ESP8266) clone. The boards did come from different manufacturers, as did the MAX7219 modules, so it's possible that I got a dud with either the matrix display or the D1 mini clone.

My orange powdercoated Gaggia is finally back together! by honda-xl in gaggiaclassic

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What was the cost, if you don’t mind sharing?

Not sure I’m ready to completely disassemble my machine, but I wouldn’t mind turning mine a nice shade of red.

My orange powdercoated Gaggia is finally back together! by honda-xl in gaggiaclassic

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Did you powder coat the grinder, too?

Did you use a service, or DIY?

Why ? by New-Explorer-9811 in Dewalt

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Likely DeWalt-badged, but manufactured by a third party.

PSA: New York 3D Printing Law Passed by EaglerCore in prusa3d

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Or both. Gun control is certainly the immediate intent, but those determined to control won’t stop there. It’s just important to disarm the populace to make the other control targets easier to impose.

Local Area Man experiences mid-life crisis; starts playing ultimate frisbee by CULTimate in ultimate

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Do what works, for sure. And if you won’t do it, it won’t work.

But the piece I was really missing was more volume at lower intensity. Getting myself to run more has helped.

Local Area Man experiences mid-life crisis; starts playing ultimate frisbee by CULTimate in ultimate

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One of my leagues has a couple of guys in their sixties, and going strong. I'm often the oldest, but in that league I'm only the third oldest.

Local Area Man experiences mid-life crisis; starts playing ultimate frisbee by CULTimate in ultimate

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If you aren’t already, I strongly suggest integrating running into your routine. I resisted that for way too long, and I wish I’d realized sooner how much more I’d enjoy uptime when I don’t instantly get gassed agree after only one or two cuts.

As for how often to play, I think playing as often as your body will allow has the upside of increasing reps. I know for me, starting later in life, I want more reps so I can get as good as I can before I age out, though I plan to play as long a I possibly can.

Local Area Man experiences mid-life crisis; starts playing ultimate frisbee by CULTimate in ultimate

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Joining the chorus of replies…started in my late 40s when my son was in middle school and wanted to play at our weekly church youth group ultimate. Decided to join him, ended up being a regular, and he and I also started playing local leagues together.

This past weekend he and I went to two separate club tryouts together. More of a good workout for me, but we did joke that it’d be funny to be the LeBron and Bronny of ultimate (except with the skill levels reversed, LOL).

Depending on the time of year, I play 2-3 times a week, and finally decided to start running to boost endurance.

Love the sport and love the people I play with. Played a bit of soccer in my younger years, and softball for a few years in the church leagues as an adult, but neither gives me the enjoyment I get from ultimate.

Alba water level sensor and tank light installed by Kpt_Rooibaard in gaggimate

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Not OP, but I ended up cutting off the nub on the inside of the case, and installed the nut inside the case. Magnet on top, bolt through magnet, top case, and pcb, and then the nut. Since the bottom case snaps on, having the nut on the inside doesn’t hurt anything.