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[2794.48 --> 2795.52] Social network slash a CloudGuru.
[2795.96 --> 2799.70] Now, I know I've been banging on about it all episode, but I'm back in the UK this week
[2799.70 --> 2801.16] and it is glorious.
[2801.16 --> 2805.10] So I'm actually going to be meeting up with a couple of listeners in the Norwich area,
[2805.28 --> 2810.50] a place called Breckland Lodge on the A11 just outside Attleborough near Norwich.
[2811.04 --> 2816.28] We're going to be doing that on Tuesday, the 28th of September at 6pm UK time.
[2816.86 --> 2820.68] So if you want to come say hi to me, Gary, who was on Late Night Linux a couple of weeks
[2820.68 --> 2824.48] ago, a couple of other people said they were already going to be there.
[2824.60 --> 2825.98] It's a bit of an impromptu meetup.
[2826.06 --> 2828.84] We hope it'll be nice and small just for COVID safety, that kind of thing.
[2828.84 --> 2833.48] But if you want to come say hi, I'll be there and I'll be wearing my Chris and the Badger
[2833.48 --> 2833.84] t-shirt.
[2834.46 --> 2834.70] Nice.
[2834.88 --> 2837.32] Boy, you guys have the best names for places over there.
[2837.48 --> 2838.26] They're so adorable.
[2838.64 --> 2842.58] We'd love to hear your feedback, your ideas, anything that caught your attention.
[2842.86 --> 2844.34] Self-hosted.show slash contact.
[2844.54 --> 2845.84] That's the place to get in touch with us.
[2846.30 --> 2847.90] And of course, you can find me on Twitter.
[2848.02 --> 2849.18] I'm at Chris LAS.
[2849.66 --> 2851.14] And I'm there at Ironic Badger.
[2851.30 --> 2853.10] And as always, thanks for listening, everybody.
[2853.32 --> 2855.62] That was self-hosted.show slash 54.
[2855.62 --> 2855.74] Cool.
• Starlink kit arrival and expectations
• Setup requirements for Starlink at home, including a dedicated PC
• Geographic restrictions on Starlink usage, such as grid reference points and service address updates
• Potential issues with high power consumption of the dish (150 watts)
• Cost of the Starlink kit ($485) and monthly service fees
• Benefits of reliable internet, especially for remote work and online learning
• Ping times and latency expectations for Starlink (40-60 ms)
• Comparison to LTE connectivity and potential advantages of Starlink
• Concerns about rural internet access and the limitations of current options
• Starlink as a potential solution for reliable internet connectivity
• The impact of limited internet access on remote work and personal life
• Excitement about Home Assistant's official Tuya integration, but concerns about cloud dependence
• Preference for local control protocols such as Zigbee or Matter over cloud-dependent solutions
• Discussion of Z-Wave and Zigbee devices
• Release update for Home Assistant
• Statistics on Home Assistant usage and user behavior
• New features in Z-Wave.js integration, including improved security and reliability
• Migration to Z-Wave.js from OpenZW or original Z-Wave setup
• Developers' confidence in the new Z-Wave.js integration
• Potential official certification of Z-Wave.js from the Z-Wave group
• Improved pairing process for Z-Wave devices
• The host discusses opening a repository in VS Code using the browser on github.com
• Features of VS Code in the browser are demonstrated, including automatic commit and merge requests
• The Linux kernel course on A Cloud Guru is announced
• Home Assistant releases a new hardware project called Amber based on the Compute Module 4
• Concerns about upgrading to a future CM5 module are raised due to the Raspberry Pi 4's lifecycle
• I/O limitations of the Raspberry Pi 4 are mentioned and how EMMC or SSD solves this issue
• The speaker discusses their experience with a device that is no longer available, the "blue", and notes its limitations compared to other devices.
• They speculate about the future of the blue board, which may be phased out in favor of newer models.
• The conversation turns to Home Assistant and its software updates, including the addition of 400 new icons.
• The speaker expresses enthusiasm for the updated icons and mentions a rumored icon picker feature.
• A sponsor advertisement is inserted, promoting Linode's cloud computing services.
• Linode cloud computing services, including VLAN support, DNS manager, Terraform, and Kubernetes integration
• Benefits of using Linode, such as lower pricing (30-50% cheaper) and flexibility in deployment across multiple clouds
• Importance of avoiding vendor lock-in and having a multi-cloud strategy
• Discussion of recent Facebook outage and its impact on user experience
• Comparison of the Facebook outage to other tech companies' outages, including speculation about intentional sabotage or whistle-blower-related motives
• Home Assistant energy monitoring support and setup for smart plug integration
• User has difficulty getting energy monitoring working in Home Assistant
• Home Assistant wants data in kilowatt hours, but user's smart plugs report in watts
• Need to use a math integration to convert watts to kilowatt hours
• Must create template sensors for each smart plug to format data correctly
• Process is more complex than expected and requires learning about templating and sensor creation
• Energy utilities built into Home Assistant can then pull stats from the formatted devices
• The speaker felt overwhelmed by the complexity of Home Assistant and the introduction of new energy monitoring features
• Many resources for Home Assistant are outdated due to its fast-paced development
• Setting up utility meters and history stats integrations allowed the speaker to collect and display historical power usage data
• Virtual sensors were created using these integrations, enabling dashboards that provide valuable insights into energy consumption patterns
• The speaker prefers their custom-built solution over the built-in energy support in Home Assistant
• Discussion of TubeSync, a tool that pulls down YouTube videos and provides a dashboard with features such as video source tracking and upcoming content.
• Mention of MediaCMS.io, a self-hosted YouTube front-end clone that allows for curation of approved channels and playlists.
• Potential use of TubeSync to download videos from YouTube and then importing them into Plex for archiving.
• Discussion of using MediaCMS.io to create a pseudo-Youtube instance for personal use.
• Review of MediaCMS.io features, including dark mode, light mode, and multiple transcoding profiles.
• Experimental support for remote workers
• Backing up iPhone photos using iCloud and a tool called Gimme-iPhotos
• iOS restrictions on background APIs
• Comparing iOS to Android in terms of device management
• Using Python to automate tasks with the Gimme-iPhotos tool
• Two-factor authentication mechanism supported by the tool
• Discussion of a tool that can download photos from iCloud
• Tool uses an official Apple API and can run on a NAS box
• Killer use case: accessing iOS phones' photos via a NAS box, especially for elderly relatives who struggle to transfer photos
• Uncertainty about two-factor authentication token expiration time
• Proposal to test the tool with parents' devices and report back in 6 months
• Backblaze's 30-day money-back guarantee and return policy
• Peace of mind with physical hard drive backup via FedEx
• Additional features, including retention history extension and mobile apps for accessing files on-the-go
• Reviews and recommendations from reputable sources such as New York Times, Macworld, and Tom's Guide
• Availability of a free 15-day trial at backblaze.com/SSH
• Company background and growth, with over 500,000 customers in 175 countries
• Mention of Tailscale and its availability on Synology
• Discussion of Tailscale and its ease of use compared to WireGuard
• Setting up Tailscale with Synology NAS devices for remote access
• Positive feedback from listeners about using Tailscale
• Comparison between setting up Tailscale and setting up WireGuard