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@clomads.bsky.social
I make stuff at vdbx.io
I talk about that stuff a lot.
I live in a school bus named Gary Bussy.
I do all my own stunts.
Portfolio: www.clomads.com
I talk about that stuff a lot.
I live in a school bus named Gary Bussy.
I do all my own stunts.
Portfolio: www.clomads.com
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@clomads.bsky.social
· Dec 3
PwrTool 500
A bipolar, bi-directional, 500 A, 60 V power shunt and battery monitor for Home Assistant
www.crowdsupply.com
After 4+ years of living in a bus with Home Assistant, I’m working to bring my first major product to market on Crowd Supply. Sign up for updates and tell your friends 💕 #homeassistant #offgrid #vanlife www.crowdsupply.com/voidbox-indu...
Well, that’s convenient.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Well, that’s convenient.
Y’all can’t take me anywhere.
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Y’all can’t take me anywhere.
MOAR!!! (I might actually put my shit away after this is done)
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
MOAR!!! (I might actually put my shit away after this is done)
Does anyone actually use IFTTT anymore? WTF? - Also this camera kinda slaps. Cheapest one with HomeKit secure video support and 3 RTSP streams - all of which seem super stable so far.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Does anyone actually use IFTTT anymore? WTF? - Also this camera kinda slaps. Cheapest one with HomeKit secure video support and 3 RTSP streams - all of which seem super stable so far.
This shit might actually work! If it does, I’ll be able to fit 20 of these cases under my desk on 10 drawer slides. I currently have 16 of them iirc. I should have done this years ago.
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This shit might actually work! If it does, I’ll be able to fit 20 of these cases under my desk on 10 drawer slides. I currently have 16 of them iirc. I should have done this years ago.
Zohran’s graphics slap so hard dude.
"you're canadian this doesn't concern you at all" you forget that zohran also had the better fonts. a win for Graphic Design the world over
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Zohran’s graphics slap so hard dude.
Turns out I already had a DVB tuner that works with rtl_433. Aside from the pain of configuring rtl_433, this was pretty easy, but looks like I need to pick up a valve stem tool for my front left. Can’t seem to get it to fill. Sensors are accurate tho.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Turns out I already had a DVB tuner that works with rtl_433. Aside from the pain of configuring rtl_433, this was pretty easy, but looks like I need to pick up a valve stem tool for my front left. Can’t seem to get it to fill. Sensors are accurate tho.
This was $15 + 75% off at the ReStore. I’ve been kinda wanting one of these for years AND it’s six tires for the dually AND the display has a lil solar panel on it. Holy shit. An RF board to get these into HA should be less than what I saved with the surprise discount.
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This was $15 + 75% off at the ReStore. I’ve been kinda wanting one of these for years AND it’s six tires for the dually AND the display has a lil solar panel on it. Holy shit. An RF board to get these into HA should be less than what I saved with the surprise discount.
That’s a nice ass parabola. ~6kwh of sun today
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
That’s a nice ass parabola. ~6kwh of sun today
I have a few friends that have kids and I am Aunt Chloe to all of them. Granted these people would also freak out about my sister and her 3 kids looking nothing like me considering we were both adopted. I have zero attachment to familiarity having to be linked to blood.
The Zohran "aunt" thing is the funniest hatchetjob of all time. There was a prominent person in my childhood named Uncle Bonehead who was just a friend of my uncle. To this day I have no idea what his actual name was. This nomenclature is not unusual in my culture (recovered alcoholic Masshole).
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I have a few friends that have kids and I am Aunt Chloe to all of them. Granted these people would also freak out about my sister and her 3 kids looking nothing like me considering we were both adopted. I have zero attachment to familiarity having to be linked to blood.
I was asked by a group of dudes at a meet up if I'm on youtube. Mention that I'd love to, but I'm focused on my hardware. Also mention that the internet sucks for trans women. One suggests I try Mastodon (lol, fair). Turns into a convo about bsky trust and safety.
There may be hope
There may be hope
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I was asked by a group of dudes at a meet up if I'm on youtube. Mention that I'd love to, but I'm focused on my hardware. Also mention that the internet sucks for trans women. One suggests I try Mastodon (lol, fair). Turns into a convo about bsky trust and safety.
There may be hope
There may be hope
Just logged back into TikTok for the first time since like January. What the fuck is Lemon8????
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just logged back into TikTok for the first time since like January. What the fuck is Lemon8????
I forgot I haven’t posted the new battery yet. I wanna thank some friends for helping me get this going at an inopportune time. You know who you are. Each one of those cells is 1kWh.
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I forgot I haven’t posted the new battery yet. I wanna thank some friends for helping me get this going at an inopportune time. You know who you are. Each one of those cells is 1kWh.
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PwrTool just saved my ass by giving me insight into a weird issue: a thread. Anyways, I hear a new beep in my bus... turns out it's my new BMS shutting off charging so it can keep up with balancing. Keeps doing this every ~5 mins but I notice every time, one of my fans resets.
PwrTool just saved my ass by giving me insight into a weird issue: a thread. Anyways, I hear a new beep in my bus... turns out it's my new BMS shutting off charging so it can keep up with balancing. Keeps doing this every ~5 mins but I notice every time, one of my fans resets.
October 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
1/
PwrTool just saved my ass by giving me insight into a weird issue: a thread. Anyways, I hear a new beep in my bus... turns out it's my new BMS shutting off charging so it can keep up with balancing. Keeps doing this every ~5 mins but I notice every time, one of my fans resets.
PwrTool just saved my ass by giving me insight into a weird issue: a thread. Anyways, I hear a new beep in my bus... turns out it's my new BMS shutting off charging so it can keep up with balancing. Keeps doing this every ~5 mins but I notice every time, one of my fans resets.
Bad batteries get the cube
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Bad batteries get the cube
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I made a really cool LED wall project for my house last week - spruced up an ugly black fireplace with 1035 LEDs and a Pixelblaze LED controller. Check out the full story and project progress on mastodon:
mstdn.social/@alpenglow/1...
mstdn.social/@alpenglow/1...
Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) (@alpenglow@mstdn.social)
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Got an ugly-ass nonfunctional fireplace that someone painted black? I’ve got the solution! I’ve had the parts and custom flex boards for a while for this and just no time. Tonigh...
mstdn.social
October 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I made a really cool LED wall project for my house last week - spruced up an ugly black fireplace with 1035 LEDs and a Pixelblaze LED controller. Check out the full story and project progress on mastodon:
mstdn.social/@alpenglow/1...
mstdn.social/@alpenglow/1...
Fedora, or as I like to call it: m’linux
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Fedora, or as I like to call it: m’linux
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While providing tech support for my FIL:
FIL: What's that screen?
ME: The terminal. You should never use it.
FIL: Never?
ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?
FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.
FIL: What's that screen?
ME: The terminal. You should never use it.
FIL: Never?
ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?
FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.
October 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
While providing tech support for my FIL:
FIL: What's that screen?
ME: The terminal. You should never use it.
FIL: Never?
ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?
FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.
FIL: What's that screen?
ME: The terminal. You should never use it.
FIL: Never?
ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?
FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.
Getting ready to redo my kitchen layout… so much room for activities. But what’s that there? God fucking damn it.
October 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Getting ready to redo my kitchen layout… so much room for activities. But what’s that there? God fucking damn it.
Chatted with @graphiteeditor.bsky.social at Maker Faire and am very excited for desktop builds. Also decided to try some of the node features on a logo concept - just a simple offset repeat, but it's parametric and live editable - stroke, path, etc. very cool shit.
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Chatted with @graphiteeditor.bsky.social at Maker Faire and am very excited for desktop builds. Also decided to try some of the node features on a logo concept - just a simple offset repeat, but it's parametric and live editable - stroke, path, etc. very cool shit.
I’m being told it still works. It even says it right there.
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’m being told it still works. It even says it right there.
Ugh. I should have waited to update to iOS 26. It’s slow as balls on my 12 mini.
September 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ugh. I should have waited to update to iOS 26. It’s slow as balls on my 12 mini.
Well that could have been a lot worse. This wire was just under spec for my upgraded solar and has probably been cooking itself for like 2 years. It failed when I was out of town. Keep an eye on your wires people, I even noticed it could have been a problem and ignored it
September 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Well that could have been a lot worse. This wire was just under spec for my upgraded solar and has probably been cooking itself for like 2 years. It failed when I was out of town. Keep an eye on your wires people, I even noticed it could have been a problem and ignored it