MFF optiplexes: Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power.
GreatAlbatross
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GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukto Buy European@feddit.uk•Sick of Amazon affiliations ruining any effort to find a decent product.English1·16 hours agoWhich.co.uk do a pretty good job at reviewing stuff.
They’re not ideal, and they do seem to focus too hard on some things over others.
But in terms of finding “Can I get an X that is half decent for the money I’m willing to spend”, they work quite well.Unfortunately, they are a bit pricey.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•Royal Mail given go-ahead to scrap second-class post on SaturdaysEnglish2·2 days agoIIRC, isn’t one of the conditions from last year that universal service obligation must be fulfilled for 5 years?
Which, really doesn’t feel like that long.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and WalesEnglish71·2 days agoEspecially if they start throwing clay pigeons.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•Ban on controversial NDAs silencing abuse: The Employment Rights Bill will ban employers from using non-disclosure agreements that silence workplace harassment and abuse.English1·3 days agoAfter seeing the mess the US in, codifying things that are generally accepted seems like a good idea.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto homeassistant@lemmy.world•Home Assistant as security camera PVR??English2·3 days agoJust in case you were not aware, most Reolink cameras can do “save a clip if you see a person” on their own, without involving HA.
And they can either dump it to local or network storage.
The detection is done at the camera, and just fires a notification over ONVIF.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronicsEnglish3·5 days agoI fully expect all the prices to drop by 20%, and not just rise to meet the lack of tax…
I do kinda support this though. I repair everything I can, and regularly buy better quality refurb kit rather than crap new stuff.
Part of me also thinks that fediverse doesn’t need growth for the sake of growth.
That it’s primary function is to be an alternative if people want to use it.
Second lesson: Pi is around 3.
Exactly this. The device either needs to be open enough that it can easily integrate to HA without internet access.
Or dumb enough that I can mod it with an ESP.Anything that has to go through the manufacturer’s servers goes in the bin, the risks of data theft/rent seeking are too damned high.
I’ve been stepping up my efforts to make the garden more bee friendly, and it’s still declining.
I’ve maybe seen 20 bumbles this year, it’s very sad :(
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukto Buy European@feddit.uk•The smaller Fairphone 6 introduces swappable accessoriesEnglish1·16 days agoI’m hoping it’s a typo.
I want to buy one, but need to email about this for clarification first.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•UK to host Donald Trump for full state visit this year, says Buckingham PalaceEnglish2·16 days agoOn the positive side, UK to distract Trump from MAGA crap for a week.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukto Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net•More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever beforeEnglish9·17 days agoI am genuinely waiting for the grants to finish (or be updated), as it feels like all the installation companies just hiked their prices to take advantage of the grants. I’ve got the power run, massive radiators, and thick pipes, all ready to roll.
The big one that will really push HPs, imo, will be if gas starts to rise in price relative to electricity.
At the moment, it’s about level in cost to run, even though a HP is 3x+ more efficient.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMto United Kingdom@feddit.uk•Senior MP calls for Marilyn Manson concert in Brighton to be cancelledEnglish2·17 days agoI’m the slime, oozing out, of your temporal net.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukto Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net•Temperature Change in Switzerland.English2·18 days agoDo you think it was a bit “mission accomplished”?
‘OK, we are recycling the cardboard and the plastics, good job everyone’
“We still need to address the use of fossil fuels, and renewable power generation, though?”
‘No, we have sorted everything, it is OK’
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukto Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net•Temperature Change in Switzerland.English34·19 days agoFor anyone interested, you can pick a location close to you from this site: https://showyourstripes.info/c/europe/germany/frankfurtammain
(Credit Ed Hawkins)
If it helps for a future purchase, Focusrite’s external interfaces have been amazing for Linux support.
To the point where I didn’t even notice; It just worked perfectly out of the box.
I’m assuming you’ve already checked this, but is your interface set to the same frequency/bit depth between Linux and windows? Or if it uses optical, whether it’s set to the same word clock source.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukOPMto homeassistant@lemmy.world•Long-term feedback: SONOFF SNZB-02D humidity/temperature sensorEnglish1·22 days agoI keep wondering if I should open a little non-profit shop, specialising in “cheap home assistant stuff that isn’t awful, that I’ve tested”.
Then I remember the absolute chaos involved in running a shop…
I’m a great believer in keeping things as simple and modular as possible.
Much easier to just dump files over FTP than have HA do the saving.
Plus, the camera can operate like a dashcam, and save before/after the event, while that would be tricker in HA, as you’d have to run a buffer.