I’ve been using Grafana and InfluxDB to maintain device history as it can store everything for as long as you want. You might look into it if this new change doesn’t give you what you’re looking for.

It could just be that they didn’t test them to confirm that they work and don’t want the headache/liability of claiming that untested drives will work. AFAIK one M.2 drive should be the same as the next provided that it’s the same type (SATA vs NVME)

Rectal sensors work too but can be a pain in the ass to get setup.

I’ve been eyeing an Ioniq 5 for about 18 months now and just checked local pricing again and they haven’t budged an inch on pricing (even now with 2024 models being sold with 2023 models left on the lot) nor are they even carrying inventory outside of the most expensive trim packages of Limited AWD. I’m interested in range, so I’m wanting a Limited RWD but they aren’t being stocked.

This article screams “I’m not doing my job and it’s all your fault!”

Definitely read the docs but yes your edit is correct. In ESPHome (in HA) you’ll just edit the config file to tell it, for example, that GPIO pin 5 is connected to a potentiometer and then this becomes an entity in HA.

I’d recommend getting some ESP8266 Wemos D1 mini boards as they’re better suited to this and half the cost of ESP32.

Also you may consider other sensors you could use in this same area like temperature, lux, humidity, etc as they can all be run off the same ESP device in the same ESPHome config and you’ll have plenty of free pins.

Except we don’t have a practical way to store any of this energy and there is always a constant baseline demand that can be met in part by techniques that don’t need to be constantly spun up and then back down and work day and night, rain or shine.

Where did I say it was better than renewables? I said we need to diversify, and that means using more than one thing.

I used to work with a guy who was a nuclear tech before getting out of the military and he legitimately made me concerned about the level of intelligence they require to do the job.

Nobody said it was, and I have no idea what the statement, “Nuclear doesn’t match demand and supply” is supposed to mean.

8 years is a drop in the bucket when it comes to long term production.

I’m all for renewables but keep in mind a nuclear plant can produce 24/7 regardless of conditions while many renewables cannot. I don’t see an issue with diversification here rather than pointlessly advocating for a one-size-fits-all solution.

The Cold War is over, man.

I got about the same out of this guy. He acts so cocksure when dismissing others opinions but can’t even seem to formulate his own counterpoint. It’s just a one-sided discussion and this person has zero to offer to the conversation other than nitpicking and Socratic questions that lead nowhere.

Still can’t form an actual argument? What seems to be the issue here? You seemed to have such strong convictions in your point of view earlier.

The irony here. You’ve made zero argument other than “not uh!” and expect me to keep repeating what I’ve already stated in good faith. I focused on social media companies because that’s what you had an issue with. Nobody disputes whether companies like Microsoft, SpaceX, Intel, and Apple are tech companies. The dispute here is whether Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, etc are really tech companies and more specifically whether any news surrounding these companies should be considered tech news (which you’ve already been given examples of) rather than just news about their actual tech products.

So social media companies don’t apply scientific knowledge? Are you serious?

Nobody stated that.

Once again I’ll ask you to define what you think social media companies are and how that definition doesn’t include every other company with a web presence. Are you or are you not able to do that?

I said the code is the tech and then gave examples of what isn’t tech. What else do you want? The dictionary definition is

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.

which points even further away from social media being tech IMO.

Trump and Musk are pieces of shit but that guy has a point. Try getting into an EV or autonomous driving discussion where you bring up a Tesla without hearing ad hominems about you “sucking Elons dick” or having to hear the content of every recent tweet he’s made when all you’ve done is strictly talk about the technology. These people are just as obsessed with the guy as the fanboys are.

The product itself (the code) may be considered tech but the company’s/employee’s/executive’s business/personal/anything outside of the product dealings shouldn’t be. If running a website makes any information related to you tech related then literally every company is a tech company. Meta’s stock price dropping because Zuckerbot farted in a kindergarten classroom isn’t anything tech related. Subscription fees being added or increased isn’t tech related.

How would you define tech with regards to social media and how does that definition not include any other company running a website that you can interact with?

Unfortunately the PIR sensors you’re using only detect active motion not presence so apart from setting a long “off” delay or a lot of movement while sitting, they won’t be very useful for things like lighting. I think Innovelli and a few other companies make wall switches with mmWave so those might be an option if you don’t have electrical outlets where you need them for standalone sensors.

I googled the sensor and found this github entry. https://github.com/Chreece/LD2411S-ESPHome

Seems like a pretty simple plug and play setup with an ESP device.