gregable
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Comment · 2 months ago
I think so, but I've not prioritized that so far as I think it's going to be a bit of a niche group of people that would be able to set something like that up.
Furthermore, that group may also just pull weather data directly instead, so may not need something like this.
Originally, this started as a Home Assistant automation for myself. I realized it doesn't actually require any sensors, just a location, so I decided to build something anyone could use.
Comment · 2 months ago
How does it compare to KeePassXC?
Comment · 2 months ago
Another interesting element is AQI data. Right now, I'm pulling hourly data from the major AirNow stations in the US. Getting more detailed data would be interesting, especially outside the US. PurpleAir is one data source I'm looking into, and I'd also be interested in allowing folks to push data from their own weather/air quality stations if they have one.
Originally I built this for myself only as a Home Assistant automation and had been using it for years.
Comment · 3 months ago
https://porchweather.com/ - free app for notifying you when the weather is right for opening your windows. The idea is to save you a few bucks on using air conditioning as well as simply enjoying some fresh air.
Tracks temp, humidity, wind speed, and precip chance and you set the parameters.
Notifications are currently email and web push. SMS is too expensive to run as a free service. I think the next direction is probably an app, as web push support in iOS is not great.
Comment · 4 months ago
I've been working on a website that tells you when it's time to open or close the windows. You register with a location, your preferred method of notification, and the rules for what you consider open-windows weather to be.
Range of temperature is the big one for rules, but you can also require humidity, wind speed. Eventually would be nice to add air quality if there's a sensor nearby.
You don't need any local devices - sensors, motors, etc. You just get an email/text/web push of your choice when the weather is nice and some fresh air is freely available.
I've had a home assistant routine for this running for myself for years, but the 80% version requires nothing more than weather data. Human in the loop automation (I physically open/close the windows).
Comment · 4 months ago
Saw it too on first load of banksia. Loaded again and it went away. Chrome, Mac.
Comment · 5 months ago
Ah, the entire site is static. That way nobody's personal financial data ever hits my server.
Comment · 5 months ago
I've been working on and off for many years on https://ssa.tools/ - a site that helps folks figure out their social security benefits for retirement planning. I recently added and continue to iterate on a new feature for specifically helping you understand the tradeoffs of choosing different filing dates at https://ssa.tools/strategy - it was interesting trying to optimize the performance enough to let the user drag sliders and get 'instant' response time, especially in typescript.
Comment · 8 months ago
A lot of those are getting pretty close to 20 years ago.
Comment · 11 months ago
Well voyager depended on a solar system alignment that only happens every 175 years(?) so it'd be a while before we get that same advantage again. The longer it takes the further of a head start voyager gets?
Comment · 11 months ago
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Comment · 1 year ago
> Who determines the "service life" of a conductive piece of metal with no moving parts?
I think they move from the wind and eventually wear through.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/new-images-of-pge-...
Comment · 1 year ago
What would change if you wanted to do something like this but for an EV? You already have a large battery, you can make decisions like "I need to be full for my road trip tomorrow, so fill from the grid", but you can just trickle charge from some fixed solar panels throughout the day most of the time. I think amperage can even be negotiated via the standard EV charge cable.
Comment · 1 year ago
There's value in rewinding both the code and the prompt to the some point in time.