HASS HomeKit Bridge bug – Can’t change room
I’m not sure how long it’ll be a bug for, so I think it’s worth noting. If you happen to be exposing your devices from Home Assistant in HomeKit using…
Continue readingCome up Trumps
Trump’s re-election was highly likely. The beginning of the end for the Democrats came immediately after the Biden-Trump debate. Suddenly, party operatives and insiders began calling for Biden to drop…
Continue readingMurray’s Lookout Duty
There used to be much more to Murray than just a skull full of cynicism and wit. But his dereliction of duty as lookout (to focus on developing his own…
Continue readingPulcino!
One day I will own an Alessandro Pianon bird. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But some day.
Continue readingControlling a WLED light with Touch Portal
I’ve recently started using WLED running on ESP32s to control my light-strip for my stream. Currently Touch Portal doesn’t have a native WLED integration, but it’s relatively easy to control…
Continue readingApollo Blinds MaxiSMART Wifi Bridge works with Home Assistant
After the renovations were done, we decided to get new blinds for the house. The IKEA Fyrtur solution I’d gone with previously was, all things considered, not worth it. The…
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Continue readingAdrift
Adrift is the second chapter in the Enchanted Lands side-quest series, which began with “Submerged”. An hour-long journey through whispering currents of ambient harmonies and atmospheric undertows.
Continue readingBook Launch: Praying for Sunlight, Waiting for Rain
Praying for Sunlight, Waiting for Rain, by Kieran Donaghue Date and time: Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5 p.m. Place: Paperchain Bookstore, 34 Franklin Street, Manuka, ACT RSVP: Paperchain (02) 6295…
Continue readingESpresence – Fix Device not_home in Home Assistant
PSA: If you’re trying to use an ESP32 as a presence sensor in Home Assistant, and you’re using state_topic: espresense/rooms in your YAML, check that your ESP32 node is sending…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Angst
A long time ago a scrappy street cat showed up on the back deck. He looked suspiciously like another street cat called Troubles. Troubles was trapped by Mum, taken to…
Continue readingHobart
When we had our solar system installed, we ended up with a stack of Qantas points as part of the deal. Neither of us had been to Tasmania before, so…
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