In a never ending journey of building a smart home that has a high Wife Approval Factor you have to take some risks! One of them was fixing a power outlet on my own and the second one – an Ikea light bulb with Matter over Thread support. The last update was about not that fancy nor usable motion sensors. This time it’s way more practical. Let’s begin.
Category: general
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Going Pink – Fizik Vento Solocush Tacky
My handlebar tape has lived through a lot. My bike fell many times, either by my own doing or because of my kids. I’ve had a few crashes as well and I did have to put the bike on a rack for travel a lot. Many things have chewed on it, so it was about time…
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Salvation for my hands – GORE-TEX Windstopper Thermo Split
Every winter I’ve been struggling in the cold and pushing through the pain, because my hands simply refused to stay warm. I had to resort to wearing snowboarding outer shells on the top of my “winter” gloves, entirely losing the dexterity. Not anymore, I guess…
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Smart Home Struggle – An Unexpected Update
Our apartment is nice and comfy, but when it comes to smarting it up with some HomeKit controllable fixtures, it has been a nightmare. The main culprit has always been the ancient electrical installation with no neutral wire. Fortunately, the market has evolved and things are much better now.
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Raspberry Pi Home Server, hardware update and an unintentional rebuild…
Being a little bit clumsy but eager tinkerer has it’s pros and cons. It’s nice when everything is working as it should, but I’m then becoming restless and the urge to meddle with stuff overtakes the reason. I guess my Raspberry Pi home server has been to stable…
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Living on the Edge with Chinese Carbon Handlebars!
Aliexpress is legendary with hard to execute warranties and dubious quality control. When buying bicycle parts, it’s not the money you put at risk. Yet here I am, with another set of handlebars, this time for my gravel bike.
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Raspberry Pi – My New Lightweight Home Server
Up to a few weeks ago I was running home services on a power-hungry always-on medium tower PC with 650W power supply. With rising energy prices, it was about time to replace it and finally let it go to sleep for most of the time. Enter Raspberry Pi!
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Winter/Mud Gravel Tires – Continental Terra Trail
When it comes to Continental Tires, I’ve had only bad experience. And yet, with the rising prices of my weapon of choice, I decided to take the risk. Here’s my brief review of Continental Terra Trail. Can they break the curse?
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Let There Be Light – Dynamo-Powered Bicycle Lights
Cycling at night requires either owl’s sight or a very good set of lights. Unfortunately, I’m only human and my current setup consisted of cheap Decathlon rear light and Convoy S2+ flashlight. It was time to step up my game.
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Say hello to my tooting friend!
Being on Twitter is getting more awkward under the rules of Elon Musk. Recent changes, chaotic and unpredictable, made me think about my presence on this particular platform.