November 2024 – Photo of the Month
I take a lot of photos of Mount Rainier. I see it all the time and it still blows me away sometimes. This is November's photo of the month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Hfzg7U5xs
Python Nerdery: Audio RSTP AI Listener
Today's python experiment came after hearing an explosion outside. We never identified what it was, but it led me to be curious if I could create an AI listener to the camera. Long story short, python with numpy, pandas and tensorflow are all you need to read the audio from an RSTP feed and listen for audio events. import subprocess import numpy as np import tensorflow as tf import tensorflow_hub as hub import pandas as…
Logitech MX Mechanical Mini & Master 3S
I am a bit of a keyboard nerd. Earlier this year when I did my Marie Kondo impression and decluttered my computer junk, I had several keyboards I sold. I was in the market for a new main keyboard now that I keep a PC in the living room and that PC's previous keyboard is a loud clicking RGB gaming keyboard. There was nothing really wrong with it, but I had two issues with the…
Outdoor Temperature Sensors for Home Assistant
Recently, I have had a few things I want to monitor temperature of with Home Assistant. The chicken coop needs one for Kim's peace of mind. She likes to know when it's cold so she can turn the heater on. There is also a absolute floor where we would bring them into the garage or something. Now that the pond has fish, I'd like to monitor that as well. I have tried a few coop…
Python Nerdery: Data Scraping for Home Assistant
One thing I want to monitor in Home Assistant isn't supported in any traditional way. I want to know how much propane our generator has, and I only have a local provider website to work with. Enter Python to load a browser, log me in, grab the data and send it to home assistant. Add the script to cron and you are done. import logging from selenium import webdriver from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options…