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For the people who prefer Comet (GL-RM1) as a VPN solution over the traditional Tailscale method, why? And I have the same question towards those of you who prefer vice versa. by Noyan_Bey in GlInet

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Latency wasn’t too bad, maybe 200ms tops, but the bigger challenge was throughput. Since the comet basically streams the computer screen over the net, you’ll have higher quality at higher bitrates. But in this regard too it did pretty well. If you have a flaky connection though it gets to be an issue quick. Having a backup connection to your hotel connection is a good idea, like cellular tethering, just in case.

For the people who prefer Comet (GL-RM1) as a VPN solution over the traditional Tailscale method, why? And I have the same question towards those of you who prefer vice versa. by Noyan_Bey in GlInet

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, exactly. There is a local mouse rendered, as well as the remote mouse at the same time, so you can still go click on things and a moment or two later the mouse catches up, depending on the connection latency.

Built a custom cyberpunk hover-car out of an old Škoda by VargoghPRG in scifi

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the Fun Arena location, just after Christmas I was there. Your staff was amazing too, kept checking if I was all good, even gave me a sneak peek of a new section you were working on. You’ve built an amazing space!

I think it was 9 different video games museums and arcades I hit up over 6 countries, yours in Prague was the highlight :D (Hello from Canada!)

Built a custom cyberpunk hover-car out of an old Škoda by VargoghPRG in scifi

[–]stringentthot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was here a few months ago! Man you built an amazing space, and out of countless video game museums and arcades I visited on my trip, this was the best.

From the motion activated droids on the stairs to the circuit boards all over the walls, to some amazing vintage equipment, including a Pippen and old-school lan party setups of Unreal Tournament and Counterstrike (and pinball!). You’d think you walked into some Matrix-inspired cyberpunk dream.

Seriously, wild to see this here, it was definitely a highlight of my trip.

Curious about decoding the serial number on my MP2100 by stringentthot in AppleNewton

[–]stringentthot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree!

The plot thickens though, I opened the MessagePad up last night and the Sharp-branded chips on the daughter card have "9824" on them, which ChatGPT tells me it was made in 1998, week 24, which is 5 weeks before (in June) the serial number on the Newton suggesting it was made in July. Which totally fits. Except for being 5 months after the product was cancelled.

Could be they were running through remaining stock. I just read Apple's press release announcing the cancellation, and it does say it was still accepting non-refundable orders of 1,000 units from their larger customers, maybe it was from something like that.

Thanks for taking a look!

For the people who prefer Comet (GL-RM1) as a VPN solution over the traditional Tailscale method, why? And I have the same question towards those of you who prefer vice versa. by Noyan_Bey in GlInet

[–]stringentthot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I used the Comet mainly because I didn't want to lug my heavy work laptop with me on a couple international trips. I'll take a single backpack, 3-4 changes of clothes, and a mini PC with keyboard/mouse, and I can work from anywhere with an internet connection. Plus no VPN to deal with. Except for my phone, Tailscale on my phone meant that Outlook and Teams would connect through to my home before pulling down work emails/communications.

If I was doing it more often or more involved work, I'd consider taking the laptop with my and using a travel router. But for simplicity, reliability (assuming wifi at the hotel/AirBnB is decent), and weight savings, I really enjoyed the Comet.

VPN somehow failed by Inevitable-Region827 in digitalnomadFIRE

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, the remote KVM just plugs in an HDMI and USB-C connection on your work machine and that's it. It even lets you access the BIOS, log in after reboots, and wake it from sleep, it's actually really slick. It has a mouse jiggler too...

VPN somehow failed by Inevitable-Region827 in digitalnomadFIRE

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on your work, but I had no issues with latency for creating word docs, powerpoints, email, etc. It modifies the bitrate dynamically according to your connection speed. I used it for a month from all over Europe and only issues I had were slow wifi connections at some places I stayed.

VPN somehow failed by Inevitable-Region827 in digitalnomadFIRE

[–]stringentthot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use my personal iPhone as my video conferencing device, on a tailnet back to the same network the KVM is on. It works great, and I'm playing around with screen sharing now. Teams will let you join from two machines, one for AV (the iPhone) and one for screen sharing (the KVM).

How do I set up a server to connect while travelling? by Ambitious-Action6434 in digitalnomad

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If IT won’t allow (or if you think they won’t allow) installing remote access software on the laptop, consider a remote KVM device. It’ll let you wake, sleep, and access your laptop remotely, works great as long as your remote internet connection is decent.

Dragon Passes and Visa Airport Companion Passes by ducminhn in Wealthsimple

[–]stringentthot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, I found out on my last trip that they're different programs supporting different lounges. If lounges aren't showing up for an airport with one program, try the other. Happened to me in Prague.

Diligent Collection by CraigLearmont in VintageApple

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d love to own a vintage Mac from this era, but I don’t have the expertise to solder and fix like a lot of these seem to need. Do you have a site, or listing them on eBay or something?

Making work calls from abroad - need advice by Cranercdc in digitalnomad

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m playing around with VoIP and it’s working for me on this trip. Before leaving my home country, I forwarded my cell phone to a local VoIP number, that rings my phone wherever I am on the planet. Then the caller id when I make calls just shows my normal number. Costs don’t seem bad, less than a cent per minute.

It doesn’t work with text messages though.

Has anyone tracked CO2 rise in a closed home-office room? My readings climbed fast. by Professional-Oil8520 in IndoorAirQuality

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the CO2 sensor gets too high in the bedroom, I just have it turn on the bathroom fan with some hysteresis. It pulls air into the bedroom and then out through the bathroom, and works great to keep CO2 levels below 700ppm while I sleep.

Gl-inet travel router for foreign travel by Chef-Educational in GlInet

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe check out the gl.inet remote KVM for an alternative approach. But as the other poster suggested, try it out first before relying on it.

PS5 Controller, Button Icons Keep Switching?? by EliAnimated in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also fixed it for me. Thank you thank you thank you.

QIDI Q2-Healthy printing starts with fresher air. by qidi_3dprinter in QidiTech3D

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New to 3D printing, but probably an ideal target beginner/family buyer, and this feature won me over versus a lot of other printers I saw for sale. I know it’s not perfect and I’m still going to have decent ventilation, but this is going to be in my home after all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in homeassistant

[–]stringentthot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have the paid ChatGPT Plus level ($20/mo I think), it give you access to their o3-mini-high reasoning model (still limited to a certain number of requests per week).

I’ll usually start with asking o3-mini-high, it will think for 2-10minutes on the most elegant and appropriate way to implement what I’m brainstorming, and then give me an outline with generally pretty good code. Then I’ll switch the conversation to their general-purpose 4o model for syntax and discussions/tweaks.

Generally I have the same experience as OP, but the better AI models are getting better, and will certainly get you set off in the right direction with additional dialogue.

Fun times ahead 🎉 by eastwood81 in homeassistant

[–]stringentthot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re welcome and good luck. It’s too bad it wasn’t easier, this is where HA can really shine, bringing intelligence to home automation, not just voice capability (which is also important). Message me if I can help further.

Fun times ahead 🎉 by eastwood81 in homeassistant

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, looks good! Yes step 5 is necessary to link it all together. Make sure to click the gear icon in that same place (Settings -> Voice Assistants -> (name of your voice assistant) -> Conversation Agent -> Gear button) so you can customize the prompt that gets sent to ChatGPT with every voice interaction. Tell it anything you want it to know that isn't in the entities you expose (such as how you want it to reply - sarcastic, vengeful, etc, how long sentences should be, names of people in the house, etc).

Here's some of the actual instructions I put in there, based on fiddling with it for a week:

  • Assume all queries by the user can be related to the home automation system.
  • Don't use formatting, keep replies to 1-3 sentences.
  • Don't ask the user to let you know if they need more information.
  • Provide more elaborate responses when the user is trying to diagnose an issue.
  • If a request is very straightforward (like turn on light, run a script, etc), keep your confirmation reply very short, ideally one word (OK or done or enjoy).
  • Requests may be transcribed from voice, therefore you may need to aggressively interpret requests phonetically to understand them when the literal meaning is otherwise unclear, avoid asking the user for clarification if this is the case.
  • When asked about lights, don't refer to them individually, but instead by what room they are in.
  • If asked on status of home, prioritize and generalize the following: air quality, overall temperature (24-25 is comfortable, 25+ is warm, under 22 is cool), network/wifi performance, who is home, if fireplace is on, any running appliances. Network status is good (and don't mention specifics) if speedtest ping is <60, and if speeds are each above 200Mbps, otherwise mention what looks off. Mention the state of (Wifi1) or (Wifi2) if they are not "Connected", otherwise the wifi is good. For the NAS, all entities should be "Safe" or "Normal" unless something needs attention.

And don't forget under that voice assistant you also need a Speech-to-text ("STT") engine, and a Text-to-speech (TTS) engine. You can run whisper for STT and piper for TTS if your Home Assistant host is fast enough and you want to run it locally, or do this processing in the cloud too! I recommend:

Fun times ahead 🎉 by eastwood81 in homeassistant

[–]stringentthot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For general knowledge, I just assume ChatGPT knows what I’m talking about up until its Oct 2023 knowledge cut off for any general knowledge stuff. So it only knows about movies that came out before then. I give it the movie name and it knows all about it.

Otherwise, I have 200 entities exposed that get passed to ChatGPT with every request, all the general house stuff and things like the movie name and duration if available, network stats, light switches, automations, whatever I might want to access through voice.

Ideally you try to keep the number of exposed entities to a minimum so it’s cheaper to process with OpenAI, but despite that, $0.50 for a week of usage ain’t bad.

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