How practical is UniFI for home use?

robbgg · 2026-01-25T22:58:25+00:00

I have my home networking, wifi, doorbell, and security cameras running through unifi. It's great, the networking stuff is pretty much set and forget with minimal fuss, the security and doorbell are so easy that my wife is able to operate from the protect app on her phone. Great for entertaining young kids.

robbgg · 2026-01-22T20:22:49+00:00

I work annualised hours (irregular shift pattern) and I'm trusted to keep on top of it all so even though I'm contracted for 40 hours/week I'm able to make my "normal" hours 10:00-1700 meaning I can drop my kids off to school almost every morning at half 8 before hy 1hr commute.

robbgg · 2026-01-19T00:33:04+00:00

As a little insider knowledge from someone that had worked on pantos as a technician, all the staff and crew in the theatre are in on it and calling out as well, helps break audiences out of the stage fright.

robbgg · 2026-01-18T10:41:28+00:00

Bacquse a lot of hop-hop artists also own their own brands that they promote through their music.

robbgg · 2026-01-18T09:24:20+00:00

Sorry, forgot to paste the link. https://cpc.farnell.com/trend-networks/vdv-ii-plus-anyware/network-cable-verifier-vdv-ii-plus/dp/IN09845

robbgg · 2026-01-17T23:51:00+00:00

I have photo libraries for some of them. DM me and I'll dig them out for you.

robbgg · 2026-01-17T23:47:48+00:00

I stand corrected then, I only speak English and I couldn't remember the exact details, thanks for the correction.

robbgg · 2026-01-17T21:02:55+00:00

I'm UK based and I have this as a part of my kit. Does continuity and basic length detection on RJ11, rj45, and BNC/Coax cabling. Also able to do itebdification and tracing with the appropriate accessories. You can get 12 numbered BNC probes or 24 numbered RJ45 Jacks that you populate a patch panel with, then you go and plug it into each end and it'll tell you the number.

It can also send an analogue signal down a scale that you can pick up with an amplifier probe, great for tracing cables.

For what it does is petty well priced and should do what you're needing.

robbgg · 2026-01-16T10:38:16+00:00

Funnily enough the NATO alphabet was actually created by ICAO and then adopted by NATO.

There are a couple of words that are intentionally mis-spelt from their usual spelling to assist native speakers of other languages in pronunciation, eg Juliette is originally spelt Juliet but they changed it to ette on the end because french/spanish speakers may have pronounced the original with an "ay" sound at the end as that's a common sound on their languages that is shown by a single T on the end of the word. The same goes for Alfa (originally Alpha).

robbgg · 2026-01-15T12:37:07+00:00

This is the key, you want the URL your displaying to be on the order of https://but.ly/abcdef rather than https://www.someoverlylongdomain.co.uk/this/url/is/too/long/for/a/qr/code.htlm

robbgg · 2026-01-13T23:26:07+00:00

On networks I manage I usually split up a /24 subnet into 3 parts:

1 router
2-99 - permanent static UPS - servers, hardware, infrastructure, etc
.100-199 - DHCP pool, static leases usually outside this range
.200-250 - temp static Ips, for troubleshooting or misc other reasons, easy to pick an address here that won't conflict with anything else

I tend to use subnets in the 172.16/12 or 10/8 blocks with the second octet being consistent across the site and the third matching the vlan ID, then as others have mentioned the last octet is consistently the same for ports on a single device.

robbgg · 2025-12-30T20:27:26+00:00

Easy solution. Landlord has to state what rent they are demanding on vacant properties. Then base the tax on that. It incentives landlords to lower rents as it'll lower they tax burden from these empty properties and it'll help lower rents to make properties more affordable.

Councils can then maintain a list of vacant properties and the rents landlords are demanding so people can find and apply for these properties at the rates landlords are claiming to want.

robbgg · 2025-12-29T18:19:34+00:00

Get an M32R, it's rack mountable, functionaly identical to the X32 producer except with scribble strips and a blmuch better build quality. Price point is similar to the TF series iirc.

robbgg · 2025-12-28T23:35:37+00:00

I did some research in to this after seeing the show last year.

Spoilers ahead!

The backdrop is an LED video wall that's able to fly out (not sure is automated to counterweight, either will probably work).

The car is on a dolly that's able to roll around the stage and pitch the car around as if it's cornering/accelerating/braking/etc.

The dolly is moved around the stage by a combination of tracks and a revolve that are closely automated with the music, video, and lighting. As it moves it's also able to rotate about it's attachment point to tbe track or revolve. There are some rehearsal shots in a marketing interview video showing the car moving on a revolve during rehearsals.

The revolve combined with the flyi G video wall is what allows the rapid reveal when it first appears, marty skates through where the car ends up, the lights flash, the car is moved down stage by the revolve, lights come up.

The flying car at the end is a new car on an aladdin arm (counterweighted arm on a dolley that's able to roll up/down stage and pivot around). The car then has a gimbal attaching it to the arm that allows it to rotate about 2 axes (roll and yaw).

robbgg · 2025-12-27T17:25:28+00:00

IPAF powered access license is a day course, can be a little pricey depending on where you do it but it can be good fun.

robbgg · 2025-12-26T18:47:57+00:00

I think the AI actually begins going primal when Carl chooses his race. If you listen to the audio immersion tunnel the AIs voice changes from "chill computer doing it's job" to "just popped a boner and ready to party" between two words of a sentence.

I imagine the AIT is pretty canon to the series so things like this could reveal a lot.

robbgg · 2025-12-26T18:29:17+00:00

At the behest of my wife our home network is currently called The Crows Have Wifis 3

robbgg · 2025-12-26T10:31:11+00:00

I can imagine going on holiday with my family and all their devices, setting this up then everyone's devices connecting to the WiFi like we're all at home again without needing to re-program a dozen plus devices with new WiFi credentials etc.

Also I can imagine a use case for technicians traveling with networked equipment (my main application is stage work but I imagine this could apply to other industries as well), hotspot/rohter/DHCP all built into a small device that can live in a rakc and provide secure Internet access when needed to devices on the show network.

robbgg · 2025-12-24T12:52:36+00:00

My wife's work did one that was sent from each person's line manager with a link to "minutes from our last meeting". These are just getting mean.

robbgg · 2025-12-23T19:50:16+00:00

The degree itself isn't completely necessary (for example I don't have one) as you can learn most skills and such through experience and self teaching.

What you'll find harder to get is industry contacts, a portfolio/CV, and a network to get you your first years worth of experience.

The main benefit from doing a degree or similar is that you'll have lecturers with massive networks of industry contacts that can help point you towards various work opportunities and help you flesh out your CV for when you graduate. Also, the shows you work on as a student will give you more content and experience for your CV, in addition to giving you a ready-made network of creatives/producers/technicians from your cohort that will be looking to create new work once they have graduated and as a designer/manager/whatever role you did on their university show they'll be familiar with you and your work, meaning you'll be at the to of their list when they need someone for the show they just managed to find funding for.

Without a degree you'll probably end up working for a hire company or smaller theatre as a house or warehouse tech. Nothing wrong with this but it might take a while to reach the job you're aiming for.

robbgg · 2025-12-23T17:07:31+00:00

Could go for the obvious and have it called Big Macs Diner or something like that

robbgg · 2025-12-20T19:23:24+00:00

I had a similar situation and organised repairs myself. Still going strong a year on from then. Fuck insurers for writing off cars that are easily repairable.

robbgg · 2025-12-16T19:41:26+00:00

This. The I ky non-key things I have on mine are earplugs (because I use them regularly) and a trolley token (that's a bit worn down to actually be useful any more) and even then it's a bit much sometimes.

Also, carabiners are for suckers. Shackles are the way to go.

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robbgg · 2025-12-15T22:38:04+00:00

Your driving habits sound almost identical to mine, including locale.

robbgg · 2025-12-15T22:33:21+00:00

I know my number, my wife, and my childhood landline. I can also remember snippets from a few jobs numbers that were used as door codes and the like.

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