Author Archives: Riscy

Writing code is easy, reading code is hard

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Octopi camera commands

sudo v4l2-ctl –set-ctrl=focus_automatic_continuous=0 sudo v4l2-ctl –set-ctrl=focus_absolute=40 sudo v4l2-ctl –set-ctrl=power_line_frequency=1 All camera settings: User Controls Camera Controls

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MariaDB

Useful commands CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE table_name (a int); docker exec mariadb mariadb-dump -uroot -ppassword –all-databases > /mnt/backup/database/mariadb-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).sql

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Home Assistant in a Docker container

I’ve managed to move my current Home Assistant install from a python virtual environment to Docker. This will allow me to upgrade the host operating system or move to a new computer without too much difficulty. The most difficult thing … Continue reading

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Quadcopters

Well a while ago I went to a friends place and there was someone with a quadcopter and they had it hooked up to their laptop and mucking around with it. I thought that looks like great fun so I … Continue reading

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Power monitor update

Well after setting the original system up it only lasted 4 days before the battery went flat. It appears I shouldn’t leave the radio on all the time on the remote node otherwise it chews through the battery very quickly. … Continue reading

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Home Power Monitor

I’ve wanted to do a home power monitoring project for some time. I was using a Clipsal Cent-a-meter a while ago to track power usage when I lived in Victoria but I didn’t have much luck with the newer model. … Continue reading

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MythTV Dynamic Range Equalisation

I found this on the net recently after trying to work out how to fix problems watching movies with very low dialogue volume levels and loud sound effects: http://blog.trenchcoatsoft.com/2009/11/mythtv_volume_leveling.html After following the instructions I am now able to watch all … Continue reading

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New addition

On Thursday the 15th of September we had a new addition to the family. Ada Jean Jennings. All of the family are happy and well, and I think Jasper is enjoying having a new baby sister.

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Converting from Drupal to WordPress

Well after looking at this site I modified the existing Drupal database to remove all references to the img_assist module. What a pain in the arse that module is, there is no way to easily migrate away from it so … Continue reading

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