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submitted 7 months ago by orosus@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Hi! I am running Umbrel on a Raspberry Pi 4 and I have "Home Assistant" installed in it, I oly have some smart lights connected to it. I would like to integrate a Thermostat with HA. But I am a bit overwhelmed with the different types of connections (Z-wave, Zigbee, Wifi, ...)

Do you guys have any kind of recommendation, what connection is better? I would like to keep it local (or connecting remotely via Tailscale) but I would like to avoid any cloud or third-party server solution.

What thermostat hardware can I buy?

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

There is no cloud, just someone else computer.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

The only game I am not able to make it work on Linux is "The Sims 4". After installing it on Steam, when clicking on Play, it runs the EA app in the background and tries to start the game, but it doesn't load. Any suggestion?

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

If you can hide an old small android phone with a a SIM card in your bike, you can use FindMyDevice (FMD) available in f-droid.

If not you can use some pet tracking device, like FindMyCat. It's a small opensource device in a collar where you need to plug in a SIM card.

But if you want a device which uses low power Bluetooth / mesh connection and which doesn't require SIM card nor GPS. Then I don't know any alternative which is not a privacy nightmare.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I use Logseq with ToDoList plugin to handle task list. Logseq is similar to obsidian but open-source. And to syncronize notes among devices, I use syncthing. No need to selfhost.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Para hablantes de español, este video explica la vulnerabilidad de XZutils, a la que hace referencia este meme: https://youtu.be/mTpDmhF4BSw

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I don't want to say crypto in general, but Bitcoin in particular was born after the 2008 crisis, as a decentrized form of money, meaning storing value against the inflationary fiat money that the goverments can print in a centralized manner, destroying all your savings. I think any technology that empowers decentralization is positive. Same as fediverse. And in the case of bitcoin, having a decentrized money it's a really positive tool for freedom to avoid centralizing the power in the governments. But I am curious on knowing why you say that there is no positive uses.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Does this EU's Digital Markets Act also applies for Android and all the preinstalled apps by Google and the phone manufacturer?

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

I work from home and still prefer living in the city center, despite being more expensive. Not due to the museums but due to the closeness to restaurants, pubs and clubs. How am I supposed to go back home if I am drunk and I cannot drive. The city center is for the people not for office buildings.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The MM-DD format, as a euro, pisses me off. I use YYYY-MM-DD though. It's the recomended format by ISO, and it allows me to name files with that format and sort by name.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

For 2FA app you can try Aegis authentificator it is FOSS. Instead of using Google's 2FA.

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

I really like it. What kind of chorded layout are you using? Is it asetniop ?

[-] orosus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Hi! Nice to meet more people in that rabbithole :D

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My ortholinear 40% (lemmy.world)

Hi! It is my first post in this community in Lemmy. I just wanted to show my ortholinear KB. It is a KpRepublic BM40 (plank-like) with Cherry Brown switches.

I built it 8 months ago and I love it, for every day work and for working elsewhere beacause it is very easy to carry in my backpack.

I hope you like it.

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Hi! I am excited to share my new build in this new community in Lemmy.

It is an Aurora Corne Low Profile keyboard. I just wanted to do a wireless split keyboard as thin as possible.

I bought all the pieces in splitkb.com:

  • Aurora Corne PCB (comes with diodes and choc hotswap sockets to be soldered)
  • 2 Nice!nano v2 USB-C controllers
  • 2 batteries 301230 3.7V 110mAh
  • Kaihl Choc low profile Orange switches.
  • Choc keycaps
  • Carbon fiber plate
  • Case (I have not bought any, I've just made a wooden panel, cutting it ad hoc), but I may buy one in the future or 3D print one, let me know what you think about it.

About the building process, I can say that I was afraid of soldering, but it was fun and easier than expected. I struggled a little more with the firmware configuration, because I was used to QMK but the nice!nano controller uses ZMK so it was a little different.

After configuring my Colemak layout and my layers on the firmware, the flashing process is pretty strait forward. Also the bluetooth connection integrated in the nice!nano was connected easily to my PC.

However, after 1 month of use, I have started feeling some issues in the left part of the keyboard, mainly with modifiers, such as Ctrl, Shift, Alt, and some letters. When I keep them pressed they are not recognized and I have to repress them. I don't think it is a firmware issue, because I have tried different configurations in ZMK and now all of them fail with the same keys, independently of whatever character I map on those keys. I am thinking that it maybe due to some diode that may be missoldered or some pin in the controller, because the first days it worked fine. And I have tested the same configuration as those days, and now I am getting these issues.

Any suggestion?

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