How can this possibly present a problem? People with specific needs developing new hardware - seems like a great idea to me. I can definetly see a use for this sort of device for network people. It could function as a travel router when needed. Another more obacure use could be penetration testing. Just because you can’t imagine a use case doesn’t mean it’s useless.
It’s always hard to describe the use case in enough detail without being so boring that other people will read to the end ;)
Didn’t know about the companion app being able to detect BLE beacons. I have never heard about a beavon coming to life if outside set twmperature range. If such a product were to exist it would be great.
Nice unit! As per the specifications it operates in the interval 0-40 °C only though. A bit to narrow for my use case but maybe it will work outside that range too? I have some Shelly relays in my walls and a some plugs but no mobile units. Can it be used away from home and report back home?
I use the same sensor but flashed to use ZigBee. I have loads of them at home and they work great.
I think I will buy some more and use them with Bluetooth along with https://github.com/theengs/app
Hi and thanks for the imput. I’ve already found nightscout/xdrip and delved into creating a monitoring system for my son to use in the future.
The spare insulin is not really for filling pump reaervoirs, but rather in case of pump malfunction. In Sweden T1D:s always carry spare insulin together with manual injectors.
The concern is primarily low temperatures and frozen insulin when me and my wife work and my son is in kindergarten.
Thanks for the answer! I’ve yet to experience ruined insulin due to thermal conditions. My son recently debuted but will soon go back to kindergarten and they will need to handle the medication during the day. Both me and my wife are medical doctors but the staff at kindergarten are not well experienced with medicine and may accidentally leave it outside for too long.
In Sweden where I live the medication and equipment is free so that’s not the reason to watch the temperature. Looking outside my window right now there’s snow everywhere and -19 °C. In the maternal line of my son T1D is common and frozen insulin is not too uncommon, heat damage not a problem.
I realize this is not of great concert but I’d like the challenge of creating a monitoring system.
I think this would work! Maybe I won’t be able to have the same entity for the MQTT entity and the measurements captured via the Bluetooth proxies at home though. Many thanks
Can you give examples of this? What is the coat to the end user? Hardware, IT-services (VPS, and alike?) or like map providers using OSM data?
Yes I’ve switched just recently. Just hope it gets continued development and didn’t just count on the original app.
No Syncthing is perfect. The problem is the Android app development issue. The main all had it last update ever earlier this month.
Presuming the software is working ans secure, is the time that passed since the last commit importang?
Debian-based custom built thing. Nothing special.
I have no such advice. I use a Linux basedd NAS myself.
What are those categories/apps?
Seems you also use a bit of freeBSD in your setup besides Linux. Still FOSS though!
Everywhere possible. For SSH sessions, logins on the Internet. PGP and chat apps. All the time.
Nothing really. You pay with your time by going to Linux but the effort is getting lower both because of me getting better but mostly the experience won’t compare with 20 yeara ago.since the non FOSS alternatives are getting more telemtry/call home functions rhe choice is an easy one.
Used to use Windows 98 SE. First introduced to Mandrake Linux around 2000. Had no Internet, got the install media from a friend of my father. Barely got it working and couldn’t read English. Went back to Windows XP. Ubuntu came. Began to use it around 2008 for a few years. Back to windows briefly and then Raspberry Pi was launched. Switched to Linux permanently.
Almost went back in 2013 due to Lightroom, gaming and a few work related medical software.
Began to grasp FOSS maturely in 2014 and switched to alterbative software. When Steam launched Proton there was no turning back.
I was obsessed but it has come and gone. Now I’m a bit of a nuissance to friends sllwly switching them to alternative software. My partner gets the worst treatment. Now she uses hardware security keys, assymetric keys auth etc
You should care about Linux. The web depends upon it :)
What do you think the obvious use case of the device ia then? It runs Linux, has pogo-ecpansion and is obviously niché as is. I would argue that it’s a device developed by Linux users/developers for Linux users/developers. In this case an Ethernet post is on brand as you said yourself. No matter if you think it’s “out of touch” or not, whatever you mean by that.