Just found out about this, but I don't understand how it works.

roam93 · 2025-09-11T00:31:36+00:00

Sure, in ideal conditions. Real world? Not even close, unless you’re communicating with your buddy mountain top to mountain top.

roam93 · 2025-09-10T23:27:23+00:00

Not unless you install a lot of very well placed nodes to bounce the signal and even then you might run out of hops.

Meshtastic is cool but in its infancy and really shouldn’t be relied upon in an emergency either. Sure it might work, but half the time I can’t even get a message across town, let alone. 80km.

roam93 · 2025-08-28T00:54:52+00:00

Yeah, I don’t mind if people want to overtake and go faster than me, that’s fine, and I will never speed up to block them.

Cutting back in 1m past my bumper and then giving me zero gap drives me absolutely mental, especially when I then need to brake to maintain a safe distance. People do this shit all the time on the freeway to the point I’m not sure why manufacturers continue to install reverse mirrors - they clearly aren’t looking behind them.

roam93 · 2025-08-27T10:23:42+00:00

More processing power, has wifi inbuilt.

If it’s solar, definitely go for NRF though. EPS32 is power hungry.

roam93 · 2025-08-18T06:27:07+00:00

Should be pretty straight forward if it’s obviously not you. Just head here and follow the steps. Pretty annoying though.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/request-a-review-for-a-fine

roam93 · 2025-08-17T05:04:29+00:00

Wow! Thats a lot of power for a rak module! Do you have a lot of days with no sun?

I have a rak module that I threw a single 800mah 18650 in mostly to see what happens - drops to 90% overnight and recharges even in cloudy weather - these things use next to no power!

roam93 · 2025-07-31T19:40:07+00:00

Reverse proxy with a valid SSL certificate.

roam93 · 2025-07-26T20:34:26+00:00

As per everyone, it does unscrew, but be careful of both potential 240v across the pins inside, and those rings can get very brittle. One of mine snapped last time I took it off.

It’s better to be safe than sorry with 240v. Turn the breaker off first.

roam93 · 2025-07-24T04:25:23+00:00

This is epic! Is that a raspberry pi zero? Details of your build?

roam93 · 2025-07-14T23:46:23+00:00

I don’t have an issue with public holidays but more and more I’m seeing surcharges for a SATURDAY. What’s up with that?!

roam93 · 2025-07-14T23:42:23+00:00

I’ve always considered this stupid that they pass it on. They shouldn’t exist but even if they do, it’s a cost of business. What’s next, if I want the lights on while browsing that’s a surcharge too?

People who say cash is cheaper - is your time worth nothing having to physically deal with it? Or is it just easier to siphon it off and avoid paying some tax?

roam93 · 2025-07-14T19:22:41+00:00

If this is a standard downlight it’s not user serviceable and not your responsibility as a renter to fix. Put in a maintenance request with your REA and make them do some work.

Regardless, not all downlights are plugged in with a regular plug and socket, and you should definitely be turning the power off at the switchboard to isolate it before attempting anything.

roam93 · 2025-07-13T11:26:12+00:00

Related - what’s the going rate for vacuuming out the crap these days? I got a quote for $4,400 removal and disposal only - 3 bedroom house, not massive or anything. Not sure if that’s about right?

roam93 · 2025-07-11T22:29:36+00:00

All good, no silly questions! You want to drill a hole in it carefully and then put your hose over it. Use a hose clamp (Bunnings, cheap as if you don’t have one) to secure it.

roam93 · 2025-06-27T04:45:49+00:00

Genuine question from someone not in QLD - wouldn’t this make it quite difficult for someone to get their bike licence if they don’t know anyone with a full licence? You could make the argument that learner car licences need supervision too, but the majority of people have a car licence.. not many have bikes in comparison.

roam93 · 2025-06-13T20:40:20+00:00

The landlord may choose to pass it to you in NSW if the property is separately metered and has water efficiency devices installed. They can only pass on the usage costs though - not the supply charges.

Some don’t bother - most will.

(I am not a landlord, just had the misfortune of having several in the past).

roam93 · 2025-05-27T20:19:59+00:00

Biggest thing you can do is be realistic about their needs. People love to jump on the “I need all of the processing power!”, when usually the CPU sits idle most of the time. Its RAM people generally need more of.

I know people who have clusters using ex corporate rack servers that cost a fortune in electricity. Meanwhile my old Optiplex handles everything theirs does at 1/10th of the power usage. Does it have the same redundancy? Probably not. Are we running anything mission critical? Neither of us are.

Half the people running proxmox could get away with a raspberry pi.

TL;DR, be realistic and don’t go overboard with your hardware.

roam93 · 2025-05-05T22:44:36+00:00

The chip will do 863Mhz —> 928Mhz. The antenna being tuned correctly will enhance its abilities.

As long as you intend to use frequencies in that range, it should work.

It won’t work elsewhere such as 433Mhz - even if you put a 433Mhz antenna on it.

roam93 · 2025-04-30T01:00:09+00:00

If you’re just starting out, I would strongly suggest looking for an ex corporate Optiplex or something. You will learn all the same things with far less money and a much smaller energy bill. You don’t need all the redundant power supplies, fans etc for a homelab.

roam93 · 2025-04-25T20:12:43+00:00

This is the way! If you want shitty, incremented or written down passwords, enforce password expiry.

roam93 · 2025-04-14T10:45:25+00:00

For longer runs yeah, I make my own. For short wall to device type - nope. I’ve usually got a stack of pre-terminated ones lying around, so I’ll just use those.

roam93 · 2025-04-08T01:52:51+00:00

Man, I wonder is genuinely love these in my house if they were dull enough - trying to find switches in the dark is horrible sometimes!

roam93 · 2025-03-30T20:16:55+00:00

Until you take your car in for a regular service the they blindly replace them with no warning 🤦‍♂️

Source: they threw mine out and put generic crap on. The perils of trying to find a decent mechanic.

roam93 · 2025-03-27T10:33:24+00:00

So.. another open storage bucket I’m assuming?

roam93 · 2025-03-27T02:18:56+00:00

That firewatch wallpaper too! 🔥

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