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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    We fly into CPT and then fly to JHB. Drive from JHB to Middleburg, then drive to Durban, and then drive to Pretoria. The secret is, we will be dropping off some suitcases at family in Pretoria so we are lugging around unnecessary luggage. The accommodation is all free, but I have told family...
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Using my Shelly Presence Gen4 to determine if there is someone in the room, and if the room is dark enough, then turn on the kitchen or lounge lights for 3 min. Then turn them off.
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Implemented some Blueprints that Gemini helped me create. Required some trial & error to get them working the way I wanted, but Gemini is pretty helpful.
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    All things Shelly

    I use a Tapo motion sensor for the hallway and bathroom, and lights stay on for 3 min. So we walk out the bedroom at night and the light turns on (but is set to 50%) and then the bathroom light turns on as you walk in.
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    All things Shelly

    Awaiting delivery of my Shelly Presence Gen4. Just installed the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 dongle into my Home Assistant. All this so that I do not have to turn lights on or off with my voice. Needed the Zigbee integration for the light sensor capabilities of the Presence Gen4. The plan is for it to do...
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    We are doing 4 cities in 4 weeks. Cape Town - Dad Middelburg - In-Laws Durban - Mom Pretoria - Gran, Aunt & uncle My family is the reason we have to do so much travelling... In-Laws are all in Middelburg which makes life easier.
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    Critical OpenWrt DHCPv6 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root

    Once again the beauty of opensource.... more people able to find the problems and more people able to help fix it.
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Booked our tickets to SA last week... had to drop £2800 (and thats without seat selection - final cost was £3,175.22 after seat selection). Flying out on Air France and flying back on KLM. Seat selection will happen once the Mrs gets her salary.
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Yeah, its the perfect accompaniment to a solar setup.
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    Our tank has what I refer to as "the kettle button" which turns on the electric element, but then to keep the water in the tank heated with gas there is a hot water option on the control panel which is the boiler control for heating and hot water. If I turn it on the smart meter shows 3kw worth...
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    MyBB'ers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

    The tank is actually rather clever (if a little old fashioned). Its a geyser, but the electrical element is a backup. Its a closed-loop system with the boiler; a copper pipe runs from the boiler to the geyser, gets made into a coil inside the tank, and then back to the boiler. The water inside...
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    Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra

    I bought my wife the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and she loves it. You got to spoil the princesses... or else they get difficult.
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    Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra

    Thankfully not... blue and white bedding with NO FRILLS! She knows I dont do frills. And she has one single cushion in the middle.
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    Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra

    My wife's S26 Plus in Pink Gold (the exclusive Samsung.com colour) will be delivered today. Ordered her a Spigen Ultra Hybrid MagFit Case and a spigen screen protector from Amazon, so that will arrive today too. When the Mrs loves pink you get her the pink phone with the pink earbuds and the...
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    All things Shelly

    Why not use a Shelly EM and then it uses the clamp to monitor usage. This way if the shelly fails your heat pump wont be affected. I got my uncle a Shelly EM with two clamps, one for his borehole pump and the other for his water tank pump. He wanted to have a record of when they came on and...
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