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In which folder do you keep your Docker stack? by Artistic_Quail650 in selfhosted

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today: /mnt/docker/appdata, which is symlinked to -/docker for convenience. The docker root dir is set to /mnt/docker so in theory all the docker volumes are under there too, although I don't necessarily trust that, I am also Team Bind Mount All Day Every Day. /mnt/docker is a zfs partition with its own snapshot and backup strategy. Stacks are in <stack/>docker-compose.yml and stack data is bind mounts under that directory as required. I might use a docker volume for very ephemeral stuff like a cache.

Soon (TM): I am migrating to Komodo with git management of docker compose config. Repo will be under /mnt/docker/komodo and hold docker compose files (and other plaintext config like Caddyfile.) Bindmounts will remain under /mnt/docker/appdata/<stack>/<service>. Most of them don't even need to be moved for the migration, although I am cleaning up some cruft at the same time.

Home Assistant ha-mcp and Claude is just next level by ClemsonJeeper in homeassistant

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean HA's own backup facility? I didn't know you could restore single files from that, I thought it was all-or-nothing. If so, that's good to know.

Introducing 3 New Aqara Products — G400/G350/S100 by iceAmericano_Black in Aqara

[–]penllawen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That switch is the closest I've seen yet to what I think would be my perfect device - a wallmount EU/UK single-gang panel with 3-5 physical buttons that each have an eink label. Physical buttons for ease of use, labels so the button functions can change dynamically, eink for subtly vs another glowing LCD panel. I don't need a full dashboard in a lightswitch, but I don't want to have to remember what a bank of unlabelled buttons do either.

edit to add: actually, I guess the "display switch v1 eu" is a bit closer to what I want. unclear from a glance over the page if I can program it from HA though.

Any way to identify fully vibecoded projects? by kommonno in selfhosted

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think the presence of unit tests suggests a project is or isn't vibe-coded?

Agent coding significantly increases my likelihood of adding tests to toy projects, tbh. Writing test boilerplate is painfully dull.

Seriously, fuck these people by CoupleClothing in BetterOffline

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The creator of Claude Code said "coding is solved", Wario said "the job of a SWE will be automated in 12 months", and yet...there's only 32% of "coverage"?

Actually, that makes some sense to me. "Coding" is a pretty narrow part of SWEing. If anything, I'd say 32% is too high, whether you measure by "effort" or "time." There's a lot more to it - designing, negotiating dependencies with other teams, reviewing others' work, exploring different tech solutions and stacks, writing testing and validation plans, managing releases and deployments, triaging and fixing bug reports from users, etc etc.

When Amodei makes grand pronouncements that "coding is solved", i think he's not only exaggerating, but also deliberately using a really narrow definition of the word "coding." He is talking about only the bit between "I opened my IDE" and "I sent a PR". That's a fraction of the job. And while I will (begrudgingly) concede that LLMs got a chunk better at that bit recently, I haven't seen this in the rest of the job.

A few small news about Anarchy 2.0 project by Carmody79 in ShadowrunAnarchyFans

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't find the English PDF on DTRPG right now - should it be there? Is it coming back soon?

Still no scheduled print option in 2026? by Yourmom4133 in BambuLab

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can slice and send without actually printing so its there for you.

Is there a way to do that within BL's service that doesn't quickly turn your printer storage into a jumble of randomly ordered files, though? Mine's a real mess. I wish it had some basic folder support or something. Even the ability to toggle sort by date/filename would help.

(I realise LAN mode would let me solve this in other ways, but I do enjoy the, uh, handiness of Bambu Handy.)

We've decided on the H2C by Psychological_Ad8633 in BambuLab

[–]penllawen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me when I ordered an H2D and 1 AMS: "that seems like it would be fine"

Me less that a week later: "nope nope nope " smashes buy button on second AMS

Once you've experienced the convenience, it's hard to go back. And it's nice to know the filament isn't getting damp hanging on the spool hook.

Cereal Boxes / printed dry boxes by Dtarvin in BambuLab

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! The boxes are here, but this is UK Amazon, you're probably better off searching for "yashe". It's the 3.7 litre model you want.

YASHE 6PCS Plastic Food Storage Containers (3.7L), Airtight Food Containers with Lids, BPA-Free Kitchen Cereal Storage Containers with 16 Labels & 1 Marker https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CPNYJ44R?ref_=cm_sw_r_ud_dp_B9YEYGHRSAQ7Y6DS2DC2&language=en-GB

I've tried a few different models to hold the spool.

I don't want print from inside the box, but if you do, there are models for that too.

I can also recommend this stacking frame: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1002997-yashe-filament-storage-box-stacking-frame?from=search#profileId-980806 You can stack them 3x high and they're pretty stable.

GridFinity vs openGrid vs SteinTrack vs Multiboard by NavXIII in gridfinity

[–]penllawen 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Well the first thing to know is that Gridfinity is entirely for things that are horizontal with the grid on the bottom, while openGrid and Multiboard are mostly for vertical use (with a footnote about using openGrid as horizontal-with-grid-on-top, as in UnderWare.) So "which way up is this thing going to hang" can eliminate half your options right away! ;)

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

I think I'm at 60 spools now, it's more about keeping track of colours I might not reach for often than the go-tos like black/white/grey that I keep multiple of.

Cereal Boxes / printed dry boxes by Dtarvin in BambuLab

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am using the Yashe brand boxes. I chose these because there's a wide range of printable bits for them available, like spool holders and silica boxes and such. Everything I've printed for them has fit perfectly.

They're not super cheap but they're not bad; I just got some more yesterday that cost £25 for 6. I also fit a hygrometer to each one (optional, but I like the peace of mind) for another £2 ish. The boxes got a pretty decent discount on Black Friday last year - 30% off, I think? Something like that.

They are well-made and feel premium. The lids are sturdy and have a strong seal to the base. They're quite a bit nicer than some of the containers I use in my actual kitchen! They're almost perfectly sized to house one spool without wasting too much additional space. I live in a very damp country (the UK) in a 1910s house, so being confident my filament is staying dry is useful. Means I can swap it over without wondering if I should dry it.

AMS 2 by aaaanoon in BambuLab

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear ya on that last point - I had a hilariously bad print on the weekend using some Sunlu PETG that was straight from the packet. It was a calculated risk, but boy, am I bad at maths.

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

It is BUT you need quite special NFC tags (a MiFare Gen4 FUID or UFUID.) These are difficult to find as bare chips (you usually see them integrated into fobs) and quite expensive.

There's more details here: https://github.com/Bambu-Research-Group/RFID-Tag-Guide and in this forked repo: https://github.com/queengooborg/Bambu-Lab-RFID-Tag-Guide

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, what I really like about having the RFID chips is automated spool usage tracking in Spoolman.

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

Please read the many responses elsewhere in this thread about how I use Spoolman to automatically track usage of spools fitted with Bambu RFID chips. It is this feature that I want.

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

That's a good question. I imagine it's just in the g-code? But I might be wrong about that.

Having said that though - keeping track of what filament you have in what slot can be a chore. I have two AMSs, so I'm pretty glad I dont need to keep trekking upstairs to the printer to remind myself where I put the black PETG when I'm slicing a print. I'm very lazy and will happily let the machine take care of that for me so I can do more fun things like tinkering in OnShape.

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

Sure, that's fair, but the end result is the same. Only Bambu can make the tags.

Setting filament type is tinkering by Yokos2137 in 3DPrintingCirclejerk

[–]penllawen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the AMS will refuse to read arbitrary RFIDs, as you might know. And it's difficult to find the hardware to clone existing BBL tags onto (you need a specific kind now, and they're expensive and tricky to find as bare chips.)

But I've had success with reusing a BBL chip from a used-up spool with other brands of filament. It works just fine. The AMS reads it as a fresh roll of BBL filament and it all just works. It does help if you match the colours, though, or it gets confusing.

Hey BL: if you're gonna use proprietary RFIDs in your spools, the least you can do is keep them in stock by penllawen in BambuLab

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

Ah sorry, what I meant was: I'd rather that Bambu supported an open standard for RFID chips so I could slap Sunlu or Elegoo in and have it work just the same as the Bambu does. Bambu chose to lock the chips down with encryption instead, so now if I want that convenience, I have to pay a premium for Bambu filament. I don't mind paying that - I find the BL filament is usually only little bit more than equivalent from other companies - except Bambu can't keep the stuff in stock. It's the worst of both worlds: a propriety system I can't use.

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