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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Like others have said, ZigBee is the way to go for low-traffic things like temperature sensors. It uses a lot less power than WiFi, so battery-powered devices can last for months on a CR2032.

    I’ve got some Aqara temperature/humidity sensors that I have hooked up to my Smartthings Hub and then imported into Home Assistant through the cloud, but you can use any ZigBee adapter that works with Home Assistant: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/using-aqara-temp-and-humidity-sensor/408166/9.

    I also recently got some Sensibo Elements boxes, which are wall-powered WiFi air quality sensors that include temperature/humidity. They have an official HA integration. If you go for them, don’t worry about the sale countdown on the website; it doesn’t actually seem to ever end.





  • Cats are very weird animals.

    I’ve seen my cats sleeping with their head facing “north” and their lower back facing “south” like it’s the most comfortable way to sleep.

    That’s not to say that’s proof that there’s no way this kitten is being abused, just supporting the notion that it isn’t exactly unimaginable for a kitten to have no problem being put into a wine glass.