balloob

Founder Home Assistant & Nabu Casa

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2025-01-14 14:31:17

“Hallucinations have to be close to zero,” said Prasad. “It’s still an open problem in the industry, but we are working extremely hard on it.”
Waiting for a technological breakthrough before being able to launch… guess we won't see it this year.
By the way, if you can't handle the lucy, don't build your tech stack on top of … hallucination technology?
https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2025/01/amazon-must-solve-hallucination-problem-before-launching-ai-enabled-alexa/

2025-01-14 05:12:43

Hope Tom can turn the ship around. Drop the silly "launch two new products per year" and instead focus on quality and becoming a great citizen in the smart home. It's about choice. Embrace local and open APIs, become the audio backbone for the home to play announcements and engage with voice agents.
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/13/24342354/sonos-interim-ceo-tom-conrad-employee-letter

2025-01-14 01:27:59

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@nprofile…73ec Home Assistant raise a repair issue if the automatic backup fails

2025-01-13 02:38:33

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@nprofile…4rfa yep. There is an announce service. It lowers music volume, plays announcement and then restores music volume.

2025-01-13 01:07:59

Love all the 3D customizations being made available for the Home Assistant Voice PE.
https://www.printables.com/model/1142869-near-vertical-stand-for-nabu-casas-voice-assistant
#HomeAssistant
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2025-01-10 00:17:32

Found my favorite unexpected smart home gadget of CES. This keyboard has Matter! Use the fn button and pressing the F1-12 keys will fire Matter based events 😃
(By Third Reality, available later this year)
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/801/183/242/822/581/original/1389258c26310a0b.jpg

2025-01-09 08:19:14

Live Vergecast was so much fun!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/797/415/096/760/903/original/8bdda4db819abf3e.jpg
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2025-01-07 02:47:49

Met the Home Assistant Podcast crew in person 😱
#HomeAssistant
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2025-01-05 15:25:47

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@nprofile…0xkc we have a new logo! Right click on logo on website to get all variations.

2025-01-05 06:19:56

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😆
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2025-01-05 04:53:56

Getting ready for start of congestion pricing!
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2024-12-31 14:54:00

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@nprofile…54gd I tried that but nothing happened.

2024-12-29 03:45:56

Last week I was very proud that I migrated my NAS to a new motherboard. Today I realized it didn’t succeed and the 3 case fans are not turning on 🫠
Fought the bios and lost. “Solved” it by moving 2 fans to cpufan port (Motherboard doesn’t boot if sysfan port has no fans).
Anyone know correct fix?
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/734/055/053/972/914/original/956e250e752353ac.jpg

2024-12-27 17:56:17

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@nprofile…5xc6 Rhasspy Voice is coming soon and it will allow for full local processing on hardware as low as a Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi 4 !

2024-12-27 05:32:04

I bricked my NVIDIA Jetson Orin. To reflash with their SDK Manager requires an x86-64 machine running Ubuntu 22.04 and uuuh, I realized that all devices in my house are Arm-based 🫠

2024-12-26 21:52:47

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@nprofile…tmry only built in Home Assistant agent is used

2024-12-26 21:15:14

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@nprofile…tmry
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2024-12-26 20:08:17

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@nprofile…tmry and don’t forget the new optional fallback option !

2024-12-25 04:23:49

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Look at this charger. No messing with batteries, just a small pin. Only downside is it has one of those USB-C ports from hell that only works with a USB-A charger.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/711/554/459/345/534/original/0fcbc3991d02b42d.jpeg

2024-12-25 03:30:41

Merry Christmas!
I got gifts that expanded my Sirius electric candle collection 🕯️ (they are exclusive to Denmark, benefit having Danish in-laws over!)
They have easy charger base and their infrared remote, as one does, has been integrated into Home Assistant using ESPHome with an infrared LED 😎
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2024-12-24 14:46:03

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@nprofile…qejh we don’t allow actions to change Home Assistant configuration. It’s a design decision.
If you want to make scenes that persist, you use the scene UI.

2024-12-24 05:40:03

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@nprofile…jzw0 whatever Brian recommends 👌 https://blog.briancmoses.com/2024/11/diy-nas-2025-edition.html
My old NAS was based on his guide and for my upgrade just took his motherboard recommendation

2024-12-24 04:41:54

Today I migrated my 10 year old NAS server to a new motherboard powered by Intel N100. After the transplant, Unraid didn't want to boot from USB drive. This trick from a forum post from 2021 solved it.
Lesson learned: when you solve a problem, make sure it's indexable for future us!
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2024-12-24 01:00:39

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@nprofile…kpmw the Home Assistant Thread Border Router defaults to not allow internet access.

2024-12-23 05:27:34

Achievement unlocked! I joined the Vergecast to discuss the Matter smart home standard 😎
https://youtu.be/0Y75XEXAXfY?t=3494
#homeassistant
https://youtu.be/0Y75XEXAXfY?t=3494

2024-12-22 23:29:14

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@nprofile…ssyg I wish it was standardized as a standalone LLM API. That way it can be expanded with use cases that OpenAI doesn’t cover, and standalone SDKs can be made.
Reusing an API will eventually go wrong as owner of API will only make changes that fit their use cases.

2024-12-22 13:08:53

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@nprofile…w3sv calculated card is a template sensor. Looks at selected option of the drop down and returns the correct temperature. That’s then graphed on dashboard and sent to thermostat to use as current temperature.

2024-12-22 12:14:28

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@nprofile…ez8q 1700 lines of YAML to play with 😝 https://github.com/esphome/home-assistant-voice-pe/blob/dev/home-assistant-voice.yaml

2024-12-22 12:06:55

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@nprofile…wc9r what are you looking for? The addon just shows the devices that you are building locally from a config. If you’re looking for discovered devices to take control, those are in overflow (once they are ignored). You don’t need the addon unless you’re writing your own YAML.

2024-12-22 09:21:28

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@nprofile…ez8q if you install the ESPHome Device Builder add-on, you can “take control”, allowing you to change animations, sounds etc.
Customizable wake words are possible, but not easy. We have a notebook to help you make one here: https://github.com/kahrendt/microWakeWord/blob/main/notebooks/basic_training_notebook.ipynb

2024-12-21 17:32:41

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@nprofile…7a72 config, voice assistants, overflow menu on the assistant that you use, debug.

2024-12-16 04:07:10

For 11 years we’ve been working on creating an independent foundation for a privacy focused smart home, 100% in service of its users and no one else. The Open Home Foundation ensures that this focus can never change. One big missing piece of the Open Home has been voice. After two years of hard work, this week will go down in history as a major leap towards giving the Open Home an independent voice.
Tune in on the 19th to see how you can preview the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgoaoTpIhm8

2024-12-15 15:40:54

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@nprofile…77gt get one with a local standard and you’ll never be disappointed (Honeywell has Z-Wave ones for example)

2024-12-15 15:35:52

It’s the season of giving. May I recommend to donate to your favorite open source maintainer.
For Home Assistant ecosystem: check docs for your favorite integration, look who maintains it, hit up their GitHub sponsors!
Example: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/reolink/#:~:text=Integration%20owners

2024-12-13 00:59:54

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@nprofile…aa5m Home Assistant Yellow supports the CM5 https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/27/home-assistant-yellow-gets-cm5-support/

2024-12-12 00:16:56

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@nprofile…3yuy it’s a side effect and we’re reverting it. Workaround is to configure SSID when internal url is to be used

2024-12-09 05:43:06

On the 19th of December we’re going to end the year with a bang and launch the first Home Assistant voice hardware 🎉 you don’t want to miss this https://youtube.com/live/ZgoaoTpIhm8

2024-12-08 23:26:29

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@nprofile…9fum improv is the protocol used to get them connected to the WiFi. Maybe they got disconnected for a bit and started broadcasting that they are ready to set up.

2024-12-07 15:46:56

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This subscription means ads are not the income, allowing distribution to change. Full text RSS, ActivityPub, fused into a future news morning summary by my personal AI agent? Sky will be the limit and I’m looking forward to their ideas.

2024-12-07 15:46:55

I was a subscriber to both newsletters of The Verge since the start, a direct way of sending money their way: supporting journalism is important.
Now they are introducing a site wide as free sub - easier to convince people it is important. According to the Vergecast it’s beating expectations!

2024-12-06 12:51:51

Are you in the Prague area? Come visit the Python & @home-assistant.io meetup! (I will be calling in to speak)
https://pyvo.cz/praha-pyvo/2024-12/

2024-12-04 23:43:50

Rocked my Githuh Christmas sweater for the live stream today. It is a great one!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/597/207/612/829/008/original/736ce679972ebf60.jpg

2024-12-03 15:08:32

The Open Home Foundation have received a $25,000 donation from DuckDuckGo to support our cause of building a privacy focused and local smart home 💪 https://spreadprivacy.com/2024-duckduckgo-charitable-donations/
https://spreadprivacy.com/2024-duckduckgo-charitable-donations/

2024-11-30 20:19:25

Home Assistant = Community. Once every two years we drop all processes with Month of WTH and read and listen to everyone, about anything. A single place regardless of the part of the project, no reporting requirements, just a blank textbox.
Have something, let us know!
https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant/113573704509809309

2024-11-30 18:25:39

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@nprofile…azll which temperature sensors to use. Either floor or lowest of both.

2024-11-30 16:06:04

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@nprofile…8953 https://github.com/kbx81/ClimateSprinklerController

2024-11-30 16:05:55

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And the data is all nicely in #homeassistant #esphome
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2024-11-30 15:12:59

Aaaand it’s freezing for the first time this fall 🥶
#homeassistant #esphome
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2024-11-30 06:03:46

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@nprofile…cvp4 would love to learn where you got stuck with the developer documentation. What would you change or what was missing? https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/frontend/custom-ui/custom-card

2024-11-29 04:39:20

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@nprofile…qtlf iframe card in Home Assistant 🫡

2024-11-24 13:48:56

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@nprofile…4w8c Home Assistant keeps long term data too. Data older than 10 days is stored with a 1 hour resolution

2024-11-24 03:16:08

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@nprofile…kp0n ah, that card might not have been updated yet for the new layout.

2024-11-24 03:07:54

I used ChatGPT Canvas to create a website that converts Flipper IR files to ESPHome YAML. Literally turning an idea into a functioning website in 30 minutes 🤯
https://paulusschoutsen.nl/flipper-ir-esphome/
@nprofile…496e #esphome
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2024-11-23 02:01:14

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@nprofile…kp0n we introduced 3 column mode in last release https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/06/release-202411/#precise-mode-for-card-sizes

2024-11-20 21:15:23

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@nprofile…ucgr this is awesome. I would love to collaborate closer with aquarium and other similar communities to see how we can better help them manage their environments. Smart home is not only for human homes!

2024-11-20 18:25:42

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@nprofile…5z04 Getting the hardware, Wyoming etc can soon be replaced with our hardware. Then it’s “just” running and configuring local AI.

2024-11-20 02:29:19

Super cool: NetworkChuck has done a video series in which he builds a voice assistant powered by @nprofile…2sd7. Powered fully by local AI, Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech. Open Source for the win 💪
#homeassistant
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhvC56v63ILr2oFbK-Yj9jnIdqSLwCFU

2024-11-19 00:48:30

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@nprofile…n9ph thank you 🙏

2024-11-15 14:44:54

In April, at the State of the Open Home, we launched our roadmap for @nprofile…2sd7. Now, 6 months later, @nprofile…rn2a and JLo have posted an update on our progress. Seeing it all together in 1 page is 🤯
All this is possible because the time and effort we spend on understanding the needs of our community, setting our goals, and meticulously working towards it. We don't do this alone – this is a community effort and over 21.000 people have contributed in the last year.
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/15/roadmap-2024h2/

2024-11-13 05:17:20

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@npub1f6a…pnql qwen is amazing. It’s the best performing local model in the Home Assistant AI benchmarks. https://github.com/allenporter/home-assistant-datasets/tree/main/reports

2024-11-12 14:58:22

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@npub1ula…al33 https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor.mqtt/#state_class

2024-11-10 13:05:31

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@npub1rp0…9yr5 https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/06/release-202411/

2024-11-10 01:07:03

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@npub1w8x…ca5a thank you 🙏

2024-11-04 15:38:35

November came around and it is finally getting cold enough for the heating to kick in. Means I can pick up my heat monitoring and controlling project again 😄
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2024-11-04 00:37:32

It’s alive 😍
At GitHub Universe I met one of the developers of Ladybird, a new independent browser that’s being created (with big donations backing it!)
We tried out Home Assistant and it failed before it even rendered a screen. Both sides got to work and after some fixes on both sides, we now have something visible.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/421/887/156/574/336/original/19ec37e17c0433a7.png

2024-10-29 16:11:18

Python #1 !!
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2024-10-29 15:54:19

Universe ‘24 lets go!
If you’re attending, come visit us at the Open Source Zone later today 😃
#githubuniverse
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2024-10-27 14:34:05

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@npub12ah…tf62 looking good! 😊

2024-10-26 08:04:05

Got my first experience with Waymo today, the self driving cars by Google.
Wow. It’s great, it just works. I’ve done a couple of rides now and it was able to navigate many difficult scenarios. Cars getting into our lane, sudden stops in front of us, cars and pedestrians not following the rules. All gracefully handled while driving very assertively.
I love it and I can’t wait until NYC gets their act together and allows self-driving cars.

2024-10-19 03:44:42

I’ll be there together with @npub142e…2mve and Missy. If you’re in SF, stop by!
https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant/113273343240060259

2024-09-13 20:27:31

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@npub1k9f…mynj add a schedule helper and automate on the state. Or add an event to a local calendar that starts at beginning of the week.

2024-09-10 18:25:47

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@npub15vz…8a87 love the living hinges and face look

2024-09-10 04:35:25

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@npub1hv0…mrh9 It's never been easier: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXVKSG19?maas=maas_adg_BB51722E249D328CABB2F6DF1F8976CC_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas

2024-09-09 19:59:54

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@npub1lks…a4mq should be possible! We wrote the proxy to be compatible with Bleak (Python lib), but in the end it's just all BLE. You will need a Rust-client for ESPHome and then an adapter for btleplug.

2024-09-04 14:26:36

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@npub12ah…tf62 happy birthday!

2024-08-29 07:41:29

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@npub18hd…kf64 congratulations!

2024-08-14 06:16:27

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@npub1c2j…82zx re: thumbnail.
Home Assistant has a new logo 👀

2024-07-30 09:03:01

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@npub1vzq…gn6z people use that word more often than you think. Our goal is to have many wake words, working with the community to come up with more. It requires many samples so we are starting with just one.

2024-07-30 07:20:53

It is important that voice assistants only listen when a user says the wake word, but this is not an easy task! To increase the accuracy of microWakeWord, we need recordings from people from all over the world saying wake words.
We created a website that allows you to help us by recording yourself with your phone or computer and contribute them to the collective. We're starting with one wake word, and are working with the community to decide which to add next.
https://ohf-voice.github.io/wake-word-collective/

2024-07-16 13:39:04

Did you know that the Home Assistant screenshot on our website is actually a fully functional demo? You can even edit the dashboard and use drag and drop 🥰
Try it yourself: https://www.home-assistant.io/
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2024-07-08 09:57:54

Are you a Home Assistant user that lives in Denmark? Join me for a Home Assistant meetup on July 20 organized by the Danish user group https://www.facebook.com/events/2400516356817092/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22:%5B%7B%22surface%22:%22group%22%7D%5D%7D

2024-06-07 18:22:50

With Home Assistant users own their own data, which is stored locally. This means that Home Assistant is uniquely positioned to be the smart home platform for AI.
We are focusing our AI efforts on enabling experimentation. With the latest release of Home Assistant, any user can control their homes with LLMs and we're collaborating with NVIDIA to bring local LLMs to the smart home.
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/06/07/ai-agents-for-the-smart-home/