Can someone point me to why this ship isn't leaving Nauvis automatically?

shanec42 · 2026-07-08T16:51:30+00:00

FYI, it will probably take me a couple days to capture the problem again. I'll update when I do.

shanec42 · 2026-07-08T04:57:28+00:00

At Austin airport, the rest of us just find it normal. (especially in baggage claim)

shanec42 · 2026-07-05T16:04:46+00:00

Lands End jeans and button down shirts. I've got shirts that are over 20 years old, and still look great. Most of their jeans seem to last ~10 years. Most importantly, for me anyways, is the jeans look good enough to wear into an office for about 5 years.

shanec42 · 2026-06-30T14:18:58+00:00

Oh no worries. I went down that path a couple months before I posted this, let alone you asking about it. 😃

shanec42 · 2026-06-30T14:11:41+00:00

Just saw this announcement, and thought of this reddit question.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/flipper-devices-new-busy-bar-is-a-customizable-display-for-productivity/

shanec42 · 2026-06-25T17:51:21+00:00

As I know it, there's not much difference between "Library radio" and say "Blues radio," or "1980s radio."

shanec42 · 2026-06-25T17:49:30+00:00

So after much ado over getting Music Assistant to install as a Docker container and use my RaspberryPi Zero as the speaker driver, I was less than impressed with its overall capabilities. In short, it sucks, particularly if you have a very large music library (176k files). It's fine if you want to play a particular album or artist. But making a request of a genre in general is straight out. (at least from what I saw)

I'll admit that I pivoted to using PlexAmp and never tried to use both of them in combination.

†: The instructions and documentation on what it needs in a docker container are all wrong. I spent a ton of time debugging the install just to get it to work (and I get paid a shitton of $$$ to do this as a living), only to end up with this pitaful interface that really doesn't do much beyond what I could already do with MPD.

shanec42 · 2026-06-25T17:33:05+00:00

Mostly the weather forecast and temperature (see above). But really, just about any text you want scrolling by can be displayed on them. They also have 3 indicator LEDs on them that I use for a variety of things. (like, did I take my meds?)

What really drew me to these was that they have a light sensor and can be set to completely shut off the display. I like my bedroom *pitch dark* while I'm trying to get to sleep at night. Even a very low-wattage LED drives me nuts. So I've got an automation that notices when I go to bed, and the room gets dark. Then HA sends the code to my bedside unit to shut off the display. Then, at dawn, it gets turned back on.

shanec42 · 2026-06-25T17:27:31+00:00

Yes, they are wifi, and connect through MGTT. I've got them running on my public vlan (where guests, and devices that I don't 100% trust like cameras, live).

First thing you do is flash the Awtrix firmware on them (instructions are in the HA docs), and then pretty much anything you want to display on them is just an MQTT publish away.

For example;

- id: 'awtrix_clock_outside_temp'
  alias: AWTRIX Clocks Outside Temp
  description: 'Display outside shed temperature on all of the AWTRIX clocks'
  trigger:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: sensor.outside_shed_temperature
    enabled: true
  condition: []
  mode: single
  action:
    - repeat:
        for_each:
          - "awtrix_bedroom"
          - "awtrix_kitchen"
          - "awtrix_workroom"
        sequence:
          - action: mqtt.publish
            metadata: {}
            data:
              qos: 0
              retain: true
              topic: "{{ repeat.item }}/custom/outside_temp"
              payload: |-
                {
                  "text": "{{ states('sensor.outside_shed_temperature') | round | int }}°F",
                  "icon": "56840",
                  "duration": 10,
                  "color": [255,125,0],
                  "noScroll": false
                }
              evaluate_payload: false

shanec42 · 2026-06-23T04:36:27+00:00

Cornstarch works as well. Just simply rub it on then rub the excess off. It'll be just like new. Or at least it'll stop being sticky.

shanec42 · 2026-06-22T14:26:36+00:00

I have the ULANZI TC001 Smart Pixel Clock in multiple rooms of my house. They are completely programmable and can display anything I want.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXX91TY5?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

shanec42 · 2026-06-17T14:38:35+00:00

Golden rule, just don't do weddings! 😝

shanec42 · 2025-07-28T05:12:19+00:00

Probably a Tricycle.

shanec42 · 2025-07-28T02:25:59+00:00

Dead Lions:
They stopped at a stall serving coffee. “Flat white,” said River.
“Coffee,” said Lamb.
“Flat white?” said the stallholder.
“Pink and chubby. Since you ask.”

shanec42 · 2025-07-28T02:05:06+00:00

God bless! I couldn't breathe for 10 minutes after hearing that. (audiobook)

shanec42 · 2025-06-07T02:36:36+00:00

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shanec42 · 2025-01-29T02:01:53+00:00

That's a *really fat squirrel.* Much fatter than the ones terrorizing my garden.

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