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Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your own mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #digitalArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanrights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #bigEar #listenClosely #lauschangriff #nakedMullRat #saveTheWorld #helicopter #streetsOfLondon #pedestrians #despair #depression #grief #sorrow #drippings #prayingMantis

Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your own mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #digitalArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #fckFdp #fckAfd #Нетвойны #elephant #wildlife #wilderness #industry #factory #smokestack #pollution #climatecrisis #bigEar #listenClosely #lyingMonk #sleepingPriest #deadMonk #deadPriest #nietzsche #godIsDead

Wanna know what LEO is doing nearby? Me too.
https://blog.dataparty.xyz/blog/snoop-unto-them/

#snarkhome #bigear uses #ble heavily. I think I am going to build some more interesting listeners this winter. (I'm disenchanted with pure #homeassistant + #esphome as a framework. Maybe raw mqtt..)

I am also having more and more trouble saying "I don't need a ham license" with a straight face.

#defcon31 #snoopuntothem @dataparty

Wanna know what LEO is doing nearby? Me too.
https://blog.dataparty.xyz/blog/snoop-unto-them/

#snarkhome #bigear uses #ble heavily. I think I am going to build some more interesting listeners this winter. (I'm disenchanted with pure #homeassistant + #esphome as a framework. Maybe raw mqtt..)

I am also having more and more trouble saying "I don't need a ham license" with a straight face.

#defcon31 #snoopuntothem @dataparty

#weedlings look happy this morning

Taken with an #esp32 cam with #esphome and #homeassistant. Lights (intermittently 🤬) controlled via peanut plug. Circulation fan and exhaust fan are both reliable using switchbot. Random #ble sensor is sitting up high in the tent reporting temp/humidity to #bigear

Sunday the soil root stuff arrives and they go into little pots. The yellow 3 get ready for outside while the others stay here (gender permitting)

#weed #growyourown #homegrow #seedlings

#weedlings look happy this morning

Taken with an #esp32 cam with #esphome and #homeassistant. Lights (intermittently 🤬) controlled via peanut plug. Circulation fan and exhaust fan are both reliable using switchbot. Random #ble sensor is sitting up high in the tent reporting temp/humidity to #bigear

Sunday the soil root stuff arrives and they go into little pots. The yellow 3 get ready for outside while the others stay here (gender permitting)

#weed #growyourown #homegrow #seedlings

The absolute best part of the #BigEar project is that I can just buy random #BLE sensors and throw them anywhere. Security is such a joke (its just broadcast) but the threat model is "someone driving past might notice that my pool is warm." 🤷 🌡️

(I do mean REALLY anywhere though, within about 4 yards/houses in most directions, using zero equipment outside the main house. Later I'll waterproof one and try it on the fence..)

Y'all shouldn't be buying #oralb toothbrushes or really ANY #bluetooth bathroom scale. Just saying. (And yes, I can probably see your growroom sensor too.)

#homeassistant #esp32 #security #iot #iotsecurity

The absolute best part of the #BigEar project is that I can just buy random #BLE sensors and throw them anywhere. Security is such a joke (its just broadcast) but the threat model is "someone driving past might notice that my pool is warm." 🤷 🌡️

(I do mean REALLY anywhere though, within about 4 yards/houses in most directions, using zero equipment outside the main house. Later I'll waterproof one and try it on the fence..)

Y'all shouldn't be buying #oralb toothbrushes or really ANY #bluetooth bathroom scale. Just saying. (And yes, I can probably see your growroom sensor too.)

#homeassistant #esp32 #security #iot #iotsecurity

@madelena

This is the one on my desk. No ads on mine 😸

Just a busted #prusa printer while I wait for them to actually ship my parts. (The extra week pre-ship delay has me irritable.)

On the right, the #bigear thinks the cat is nearby, the weather is HOT but wind/rain are low (good for flying #drones) and both the air and the pool are nasty levels of hot. (Air via #TomorrowIO, pool via a floating #BLE sensor.)

#homeassistant #googlecast #snarkhome #cast #pawscout

@madelena

This is the one on my desk. No ads on mine 😸

Just a busted #prusa printer while I wait for them to actually ship my parts. (The extra week pre-ship delay has me irritable.)

On the right, the #bigear thinks the cat is nearby, the weather is HOT but wind/rain are low (good for flying #drones) and both the air and the pool are nasty levels of hot. (Air via #TomorrowIO, pool via a floating #BLE sensor.)

#homeassistant #googlecast #snarkhome #cast #pawscout

@mharleydev
Definitely. If it were me, I would just mad-scientist the extra fob to an #esp32 or #esp8266 and stick electrodes in it's brain. (It probably runs off 3V, so you could power it from the ESP and save batteries.) That also prevents physical alignment shifts; it won't ever accidentally push panic instead, unless you soldered it wrong.

This approach is basically what I imposed on our coffee maker. It has a #switchbot wifi plug as a current sensor purely to detect manual runs, and a little esp32+relay inside that bridges the button contacts for automatic runs. The whole thing hides under the pot (no warmer in this one) and is only visible because of the extra usb wire. (Since the #esp32 upgrade, it also participates as a #bigear #ble listening-post.)

As it has evolved over the years, I've been too lazy to look for DC inside. If I ever do V2 I will fix that, and get rid of the relay and wall-wart in favor of instrumenting the switch+led directly.

@mharleydev
Definitely. If it were me, I would just mad-scientist the extra fob to an #esp32 or #esp8266 and stick electrodes in it's brain. (It probably runs off 3V, so you could power it from the ESP and save batteries.) That also prevents physical alignment shifts; it won't ever accidentally push panic instead, unless you soldered it wrong.

This approach is basically what I imposed on our coffee maker. It has a #switchbot wifi plug as a current sensor purely to detect manual runs, and a little esp32+relay inside that bridges the button contacts for automatic runs. The whole thing hides under the pot (no warmer in this one) and is only visible because of the extra usb wire. (Since the #esp32 upgrade, it also participates as a #bigear #ble listening-post.)

As it has evolved over the years, I've been too lazy to look for DC inside. If I ever do V2 I will fix that, and get rid of the relay and wall-wart in favor of instrumenting the switch+led directly.

Today's total pile of horse dookie is courtesy frequent-flyer #ESPhome. The latest release completely broke #BLE (and by extension, my #bigear)

Weirdly, #homeassistant can still "see" the tags, with it's broken distance calculation (weighted average?) and useless "source" field.

I'd file a bug but I am not arguing with #stalebot again. (And even their humans are not great.)

#homeautomation #snarkhome #esp32 #ibeacon

Today's total pile of horse dookie is courtesy frequent-flyer #ESPhome. The latest release completely broke #BLE (and by extension, my #bigear)

Weirdly, #homeassistant can still "see" the tags, with it's broken distance calculation (weighted average?) and useless "source" field.

I'd file a bug but I am not arguing with #stalebot again. (And even their humans are not great.)

#homeautomation #snarkhome #esp32 #ibeacon

The #BigEar status bar has ears! (Actually just a speaker for now, but room for a microphone if we want.) Featuring the newest part of my fancy #openscad lamp system.

#esphome #esp32 #wled #lamp #statusbar #snarkhome #homeassistant #5v

The #BigEar status bar has ears! (Actually just a speaker for now, but room for a microphone if we want.) Featuring the newest part of my fancy #openscad lamp system.

#esphome #esp32 #wled #lamp #statusbar #snarkhome #homeassistant #5v

I had to adjust the thresholds, so I have held off on installing the remaining sensors. It's working under a foam mattress though, very impressive. If paper ends up not working, I've saved up Amazon bubble envelope mailers to try instead.
And the #bigear node doesn't seem to care about the added load, as hoped.

I had to adjust the thresholds, so I have held off on installing the remaining sensors. It's working under a foam mattress though, very impressive. If paper ends up not working, I've saved up Amazon bubble envelope mailers to try instead.
And the #bigear node doesn't seem to care about the added load, as hoped.

Success! It is running on the #BigEar node, stuffed into a quick #3Dprintedcase from https://github.com/mrWheel/YAPP_Box . Today I'll wire the partner's side and add some automation. (If you are playing along at home, you want to mess with the attenuation settings in esp_touch to expand the sensor range. It starts around "6-7" but you can get up to "10-30". Much more reliable.)

The wild #cat sleeps on a specific pillow in a specific spot, and there is wiring access, so I might give him his own personal sensor for funsies. The foot-of-bed sensors are less useful anyway.

#homeassistant #esphome #presence #occupancysensor #esp32 #3dprinting #esp8266

Success! It is running on the #BigEar node, stuffed into a quick #3Dprintedcase from https://github.com/mrWheel/YAPP_Box . Today I'll wire the partner's side and add some automation. (If you are playing along at home, you want to mess with the attenuation settings in esp_touch to expand the sensor range. It starts around "6-7" but you can get up to "10-30". Much more reliable.)

The wild #cat sleeps on a specific pillow in a specific spot, and there is wiring access, so I might give him his own personal sensor for funsies. The foot-of-bed sensors are less useful anyway.

#homeassistant #esphome #presence #occupancysensor #esp32 #3dprinting #esp8266

#ESP32 #touch sensors aren't just for touching. Turns out they make a passable load sensor too! I doubt they'll work to weigh things specifically, but you would be amazed by what you can do when you know, definitively, that there is weight somewhere. And your #esp32 has about a dozen pins that can do it. (Even in #esphome, kinda.. https://techhub.social/@dis/110057503427579633 )

I'm starting with the classic bed presence load sensor, divided into my side and theirs, but including extra pads for the spots the pets sleep. (With any luck, it can share a chip with the local #BigEar #BLE node, but it might be too much for one chip.) Next up is the liquid level sensor for the #hydro tower, and maybe see if I can use a load sensor one on the #esp32cam by the pet dishes to detect empty bowls instead of just staring at them.

Sources: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/bed-occupancy-sensor-using-parts-you-have/189490
https://www.hackster.io/mircemk/arduino-liquid-level-meter-with-simple-homemade-sensor-191413
#esphome #homeassistant #presence #capacitive #gooddayforwizarding @homeassistant

#ESP32 #touch sensors aren't just for touching. Turns out they make a passable load sensor too! I doubt they'll work to weigh things specifically, but you would be amazed by what you can do when you know, definitively, that there is weight somewhere. And your #esp32 has about a dozen pins that can do it. (Even in #esphome, kinda.. https://techhub.social/@dis/110057503427579633 )

I'm starting with the classic bed presence load sensor, divided into my side and theirs, but including extra pads for the spots the pets sleep. (With any luck, it can share a chip with the local #BigEar #BLE node, but it might be too much for one chip.) Next up is the liquid level sensor for the #hydro tower, and maybe see if I can use a load sensor one on the #esp32cam by the pet dishes to detect empty bowls instead of just staring at them.

Sources: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/bed-occupancy-sensor-using-parts-you-have/189490
https://www.hackster.io/mircemk/arduino-liquid-level-meter-with-simple-homemade-sensor-191413
#esphome #homeassistant #presence #capacitive #gooddayforwizarding @homeassistant

Today is being stressful so I think I'll make #chatgpt write descriptions for my #wled #lamp (plus some random remixes of other stuff) and get it all posted on #Printables.

Alternately I could tear the #prusa hot end apart, again, and try to stop the leak, again, but I would rather just save up to replace the whole extruder.

On the automation front, #Homeassistant has gotten more talkative with the new release. I converted all the existing #google #tts to use #selfhosted #piper and now Ryan has come to work for us.

I do miss some of our original voices though. `language: en-in` was our newscaster, `en-au` told us about weather and #BigEar cat tracker reports, etc. (If you are still using google, have some fun with #tts #accents. Try sending `language: fr` with English text. We had that voice assigned to turning off lights and reminding us to close doors, and occasionally filling in when the newscaster was "out sick".)

#3dprinting #voiceassistant #homeautomation #ai

Today is being stressful so I think I'll make #chatgpt write descriptions for my #wled #lamp (plus some random remixes of other stuff) and get it all posted on #Printables.

Alternately I could tear the #prusa hot end apart, again, and try to stop the leak, again, but I would rather just save up to replace the whole extruder.

On the automation front, #Homeassistant has gotten more talkative with the new release. I converted all the existing #google #tts to use #selfhosted #piper and now Ryan has come to work for us.

I do miss some of our original voices though. `language: en-in` was our newscaster, `en-au` told us about weather and #BigEar cat tracker reports, etc. (If you are still using google, have some fun with #tts #accents. Try sending `language: fr` with English text. We had that voice assigned to turning off lights and reminding us to close doors, and occasionally filling in when the newscaster was "out sick".)

#3dprinting #voiceassistant #homeautomation #ai

@dis tracker located! He lost it in a neighbor's yard where a "racoon or something is living." Looks like he got surprised by the unknown resident and dumped it in a bush during his escape.

I know where my next antenna is going now! 😁🔭

#ble #bigear

@dis tracker located! He lost it in a neighbor's yard where a "racoon or something is living." Looks like he got surprised by the unknown resident and dumped it in a bush during his escape.

I know where my next antenna is going now! 😁🔭

#ble #bigear

Today's #bigear update: The cat lost his tracker. Off-site somewhere of course. We can get a whiff of signal from our phones, but not quite enough to find it. (And he just says "Out!!" when we ask where it is. When he goes out, he just sits down on the patio. He's often helpful like that.)

We know what direction he was walking when he went offscreen, and that is the only part of the property we get a signal, but we still can't find it. I wish I could command it to respond more than every 30 seconds, that might help.

Clearly the proper answer is many more listening antennas.

#esphome #ble #bigear #pawscout #cats #esp32

Today's #bigear update: The cat lost his tracker. Off-site somewhere of course. We can get a whiff of signal from our phones, but not quite enough to find it. (And he just says "Out!!" when we ask where it is. When he goes out, he just sits down on the patio. He's often helpful like that.)

We know what direction he was walking when he went offscreen, and that is the only part of the property we get a signal, but we still can't find it. I wish I could command it to respond more than every 30 seconds, that might help.

Clearly the proper answer is many more listening antennas.

#esphome #ble #bigear #pawscout #cats #esp32

#Tattoo showcase:

Wow! Signal
An extra-terrestrial signal detected on 15 August 1977 by the #BigEar radio telescope. Jerry Ehman reviewed the paper readouts several days later & circled the 72 second spike #6EQUJ5 and commented #Wow!

Alphanumeric characters represent a 10 second time block & the intensity. 0-1 being the standard baseline, with the scale 1-9 then A-Z. Therefore U being 30x the baseline.

I dedicated over a decade of my spare computing power to the #SetiProject

#geek #nerd