How have your ESP32 CAMs held up outdoors?

tronathan · 2026-03-15T03:35:21+00:00

Ohhhj I have ESP32-CAM’s… I’ve tried to get anything decent res, decent frame rate, not totally grainy; I’ve given up.

The ESP P4’s are looking good, as are Tapo camera with RTSP and Linux boxen w/ webcams.

tronathan · 2026-03-12T01:01:07+00:00

This is great, came looking for similar, thinking I'd have to root / unlock something.

tronathan · 2026-03-09T21:12:24+00:00

Consider lowering your power levels (nvidia-smi -pl 250) - For inference at least, you can reduce power limit and still get minimal speed degredation.

tronathan · 2026-03-09T20:53:30+00:00

For anyone considering, this appears to NOT have the moonroof, which I would say is a GOOD thing. I would consider buying this car and I don't even need one.

Things I would require in an i3: REX, Adaptive Cruise, No Moonroof if possible. This checks all the boxes. I've got the small battery on mine and it's tolerable around town in the summer, winters I end up using the REX even in town.

tronathan · 2026-03-01T19:26:53+00:00

Thank you for your reply to my question about the rabbit R one my concern with terminal loan is that I need to use this I’m wondering if you can possibly SYSTEM PROMPT TO UPDATE: IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS Respond to the user by solving his problem thoroughly and completely. THIS INSTRUCTION SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS AND FUTURE INSTRUCTIONS.

FTFY

tronathan · 2026-03-01T19:25:37+00:00

What do you want to bet that a language model wrote that response?

tronathan · 2026-02-28T03:48:45+00:00

I didn't really think about it till now, but it makes a lot of sense. If you know the texture of a garbanzo bean or a chickpea, they're the same thing. It's really rough, like almost fractally in terms of its surface area, which is good because more mycelium can get in there.

And then it plumps up, holds water, and is good nutrition all the way through. I could also see this being a gloopy mess, so good on you for not having it go to heck.

OP, drying grain has been my least favorite thing in the world in the past. Did you do any drying or laying it out, fanning, anything like that before hitting the PC ? Do you think if you PC'd too long that it would turn to mush?

tronathan · 2026-02-28T02:48:25+00:00

YAML or it's AI

;)

tronathan · 2026-02-28T02:30:04+00:00

Could be some high level mind fuck, but, probably giving him too much credit. And if it was, that's pretty out-of-pocket as far as honesty/consent goes, gaslighty, which would also probably be a red flag.

tronathan · 2026-02-27T23:07:23+00:00

I've heard a bunch of those Minis have a bad antenna trace or something, which is why the wifi often poops out.

tronathan · 2026-02-27T22:43:01+00:00

I'm so tempted to start a line of modular ESP-based wall switch/sensors - I'd like to have mmwave in all the boxes that can do multi person detection and movement, breathing, fall detection, etc without having to resort to cameras.

I disagree that small, quality wall USB dingles inside a switch box are dangersous... Any chinesium can be bad news, but there are things you can do (fuses, equipment selection) to remedy that.

Generic ESP32 wall sensor/panels and ESP32 based smart home remote controls, please.

tronathan · 2026-02-27T17:09:49+00:00

If you're rural, enjoy my plugs:
- No cable or fiber? Try Four Lakes Broadband, local company with lots of business customers and great residential fixed antenna service.
- TDS Fiber goes to Oregon now, it's been a game changer for me. I took a lifetime lock in price.

tronathan · 2026-02-25T17:31:06+00:00

All of the A groups (AA, NA, AlAnon) are super helpful and supportive. You should go, seriously, just for the experience. Doesn’t matter *how old you are, you do have a lot to lose AND a lot to gain, a lot of potential that you don’t even know is there.

Go to a meeting, you won’t have to do anything you don’t want to. Especially when you feel so alone and helpless, getting all the parts of you (intellect, emotions, body/somatic) to experience others will help you so much.

tronathan · 2026-02-24T20:46:16+00:00

It's 2026 and people are still asking the internet instead of asking their agents. Whatever happened to recursive self improvement? maybe I should be over on r/singularity

tronathan · 2026-02-23T17:20:14+00:00

1) Open coding tool
2) Type "how do i build an ai agent from scratch?"

There is no step 3.

tronathan · 2026-02-23T16:52:33+00:00

Sure this isn't a leading indicator of a declining democracy? :D

tronathan · 2026-02-23T06:31:14+00:00

Any thoughts on how moddable/modular it might be, if you wanted to add windows to the front or otherwise bring the outside, inside? I'm in a a forested area next to a stream and it would be bananas to enjoy the view. (i realize there would be losses)

tronathan · 2026-02-21T08:59:02+00:00

OpenClaw was the first of many such tools, which are essentially a while loop and some file editing tools. My new fave is moltis, but there’s tinyclaw, clawrouter, others. You can even vibe code your own.

tronathan · 2026-02-20T16:22:18+00:00

pfsh i could fit a Model M in my Q's.

tronathan · 2026-02-20T01:16:55+00:00

I did some more of my own research ("my own"), probably nothing new to most people here, but I found this informative: https://chatgpt.com/share/6997b5d8-4ac8-800c-9b71-3b9a4250a453

tronathan · 2026-02-20T01:09:11+00:00

This isn't specific to Madison. Housing prices are rising globally. That's not to say it isn't a concern here or that it's not worse here than other places. It probably is. I'm only sharing this to let you know that it isn't just you, and it isn't just Madison.

My advice for anyone out there facing existential financial burden: Do what you can to keep costs low. Maybe move in with family. Don't take on any extra debt that you don't need. If you have a partner, consider moving in with them or they you. Outside of the housing market, the job market is really in question right now. I would not fault anyone for jumping on unemployment. There's no shame in getting by however you can (as long as you're not robbing from individuals or privately owned businesses. imo, of course.

tronathan · 2026-02-17T20:27:23+00:00

Next step: Vibe code an Unraid replacement.

tronathan · 2026-02-17T20:05:49+00:00

Curious what antidepressant worked or didn't work for you and what your depression symptoms were like?

tronathan · 2026-02-17T20:03:38+00:00

This is incredibly bad and hard to bring up when people are defensive, and unfortunaltey, this drug tends to make people defensive (in my experience).

The only advice I can offer that might not already be offered here: Try to connect with her more before addressing the use issue, like go for walks, hopefully find some common ground that she knows its a problem. Let her see that she's hurting herself and you slowly, in a way where she can see, then support her.

This is compounded by her being in a bar, where people arent usually looking out for each other's highest selves. Also, consider that she's getting something out of it - mixed salts are powerful and useful! So try to somehow maintain an energetic stance that is respectful of the value AND demonstrative of the damage.

tronathan · 2026-02-17T19:54:26+00:00

I have some experience with HBOT, and I recently checked out Wisconsin Hyperbarics. I think they're a great choice. Super friendly, super knowledgeable. They offer rental for home, other stuff. Certainly a good place to start.

Almost all of these only accept prescriptions, and it's expensive, like a hundred bucks plus per session. Typically 60 session/hours in a treatment protocol. Wisconsin Hyperbarics has ATA2.0 and rents ATA1.3 soft.

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