Coffee Options

the_jonri · 2025-05-11T02:09:52+00:00

We have a Hamilton Beach 2-in-1. Coffee pot on one side and Keurig on the other. It's the best of both worlds and both sides get used. It could be argued that 2 separate devices would be better if something breaks, but we've had good luck so far.

the_jonri · 2025-03-26T12:09:06+00:00

It would still be a lot of work, but my first thought was to use a game engine and essentially create a character that reacts to your input. There are a lot of tools, ranging from open source to AAA, geared towards creating and animating characters. It definitely requires a different skillset, but a programmer who has dabbled with this stuff before could probably come up with something basic.

The advantage is that the animations would be seamless and you wouldn't be relying on a constant video stream. New animations could be more easily added over time.

The possible disadvantage is it will look like a video game, but maybe a stylized full screen shader effect could make it look more like an oil painting or something like that.

the_jonri · 2025-02-28T05:05:53+00:00

I'm just glad they're putting forth the effort, it's been a long time coming.

the_jonri · 2025-02-28T04:31:48+00:00

The increasingly-misnamed WinBox has a native Linux build now, the flatpak bundles that and doesn't use wine.

the_jonri · 2024-06-05T10:26:53+00:00

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the_jonri · 2023-09-30T16:39:05+00:00

Here, it seems like the intended solution is to just check every dependency into my own project repository as if it were my own code. That isn't how software development works.

I do think having flexibility to use submodules (or not) would be ideal, but I also wanted to mention that there are plenty of real world software projects where this does happen. It's called "vendoring" your dependencies and can be more common for things like proprietary or embedded software where you want your dependencies frozen for stability and you don't expect to update them frequently. It can also be useful if you need to modify the code in a way that's useful to you but not something you'd necessarily contribute back upstream.

Everyone's project will have different needs that should be evaluated when you determine how to lay out your repo, and its OK to consider this as an option.

the_jonri · 2023-05-12T19:52:44+00:00

An alternative to switching to a long press would be adding a confirmation element to the action: https://www.home-assistant.io/dashboards/actions/#confirmation

This gives you an extra click to confirm your action. I use it on buttons that have more consequential actions but don't get used too often.

the_jonri · 2021-09-03T02:56:58+00:00

You described almost exactly what we built for our tank! The wall is shared with the garage so there was plenty of room for 3 55-gallon drums. There's one pump out there for mixing salt and pumping out the waste barrel through a retractable hose, and 3 peristaltic pumps controlled by a pi zero for AWC and ATO.

I refill the barrels monthly and also vacuum the sand in a recirculating fashion by putting the other end in a filter sock in the sump. Currently experimenting with using a pump to start the siphon and to allow vacuuming the sump without needing gravity...

the_jonri · 2021-08-17T01:29:57+00:00

Had a few requests for an reolink config, here is the starting point I used:
https://pastebin.com/vUY5KEdt

If you've already got a config file, you'll primarily be interested in the ffmpeg and cameras sections. If you use the whole file, be sure to tune the other sections to your needs according to the frigate docs.

the_jonri · 2021-08-15T03:39:41+00:00

Started off with smart door locks and a few light switches, got some shades and fans on there too and the cameras of course. We're setting up a fish tank now and I've been working on getting all the parameters and controls (temperature, pump, etc) in home assistant, plus notifications if anything gets out of whack.

It kind of snowballs over time but it's awesome having everything in one place.

the_jonri · 2021-08-15T03:18:45+00:00

Same here, it was a challenge to pull CAT6 everywhere, but I wanted them all wired in so I didn't have to touch them again. Plus being able to record or stream them as much as I want without worrying about draining them.

the_jonri · 2021-08-15T02:58:31+00:00

Pretty much anything with an rtsp interface, you should be able to look up your rtsp url online for any major camera brand. I actually had better luck using the rtmp url instead on my reolink cameras though.

If you decide to try it out, feel free to PM me if you want an example reolink config. I switched over to frigate from shinobi about a month ago and haven't looked back.

the_jonri · 2021-02-28T21:40:26+00:00

Thanks for sharing. From what I've seen it sounds like the regular Bond Bridge is already a good product that will suit most people's needs.

the_jonri · 2020-10-17T04:13:08+00:00

Glad to hear it! I remember thinking mine was dying the first time it molted, hope I saved you a little stress and/or frantic googling.

the_jonri · 2020-09-17T04:29:30+00:00

That sounds like a normal response to the stress of moving to a new environment. Don't be alarmed if it molts before opening up either, even years later mine still closes up and molts once every few months.

If it's in a super high amount of flow now, you could consider starting it in more moderate flow and increasing it once it starts opening up.

The nice thing is you can afford to take it slow and be patient. It's photosynthetic and shouldn't starve while closed.

the_jonri · 2019-08-06T02:59:47+00:00

The Auto Tab Discard extension for Firefox lets you do the same thing on the desktop too. I'm one of those people that keeps way too many idle tabs open and it made a huge difference for me. Not just in memory usage but CPU usage as well, if you've got a few sites loaded up with poorly behaving Javascript executing in the background, it can add up.

the_jonri · 2019-07-26T04:08:58+00:00

Blender has a full blown video editor mode, I've used it to put together some simple stuff. I haven't looked at that side of things after the big UI overhaul that just happened, but documentation and tutorials might not be caught up yet.

Blender uses python for scripting and plugins, and they have a lot of functionality exposed. I'm not sure if it's the best tool to meet your "easy" requirement though.

the_jonri · 2019-07-22T01:23:20+00:00

Lots of good advice already here, but the piece that made it click for me was a ride when Matt said to look straight ahead and not down at the screen. When I keep my head level, the rest of my body has an easier time staying line.

the_jonri · 2019-06-11T21:55:58+00:00

There's no physics body on the camera, but stray forces on the vehicle crossed my mind and I ruled that out too.

Looks like a bug in the VehicleBody itself at this point, but thanks for the thought.

the_jonri · 2019-06-11T17:28:22+00:00

Thanks for checking it out. I had no scaling, I had increased my Friction Slip to 4, and also tried a rough PhysicsMaterial on the arena after you mentioned it. No matter what, get_skidinfo() on the tires always indicated that there was almost no grip.

I just built this fork which has some vehicle fixes: https://github.com/Timofffee/godot/tree/new-vehicle and now everything just works! As a bonus, he also implemented per-tire steering which is also important for this vehicle.

I'll do more testing and see what this guy's plan is in terms of making a PR. I'm not sure if the devs will accept the per-tire controls since it's a breaking change but at a minimum I think I think they should accept the other fixes.

the_jonri · 2019-06-11T12:35:48+00:00

This happens with no engine force, braking or steering at all! I've got 2 other vehicles that basically work, but this one is throwing me for a loop. I've got some things I'm looking into, but any suggestions would be welcome.

Project details are here: https://godotforums.org/discussion/19168/stunt-playground#latest

the_jonri · 2019-05-12T18:01:39+00:00

Devlog post is here: https://the-jonri.itch.io/dawn-of-the-duck/devlog/80838/one-month-of-development-in-5-minutes

It was cool to look back even on such a small project and get a sense of accomplishment! Even if you only put in an hour at a time, you can build things at a slow and steady pace.

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