Anthony Thomas

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[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@sheepfilms @moonjam Definitely 3. No flexibility.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@J_H_Sharp @Gav_Griffiths Are you telling someone who has both that their actual real life experience isn't correct?

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@CapacitAnas @i2cjak You know it makes sense 🤣

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@levelsio I couldn't live without good lighting control through Home Assistant

Motion activated
Sunset/sunrise timed and outdoor brightness controlled
Night time hallway dimming
Correct temperatures and brightness in suitable rooms

Plus a handy "all off" remote button by the bed

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@robhawkes Great data & it's wonderful to see such a great amount tracked. I'd argue you need to be seeing results above 4 to really convince people they're worthwhile. My annual figure for 2025 was 4.42 and that includes all possible electric used (indoor & out). Not Cosy/Octopus though.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@gravelot142 @robhawkes Literally the first reply is from Rob with the link.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@no1089 I was about to do the same with a spare 256GB NVME drive I've got but then remembered I've populated that slot with a 2.5Gbe card/adapter.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@plumbers_urban @DaleVince Exactly this. Proper installer (@Damon_BPHR), proper system (2025 CoP of 4.42 including all system electric), correct tariffs and you'll have a nice warm house costing less than gas.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@yjsn114514 @accosan_ Exactly what I thought when I saw this phone. It's old tech.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@evleaks Easily the best looking phone I've owned. Nothing has come close since. Loved it.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@geerlingguy @fullfrankchan This is exactly what it's about.
It's a good thing to actively reduce energy usage where possible.
I've probably spent more on home server kit to do this than the cost saved to get a power consumption I'm happy with - <90W at all times
28TB i5 12th based setup

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@thomasforth Yep, ridiculous even for DDR4
12th Feb to today

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@aschmelyun Picked up a free "broken" Brother off Facebook marketplace 2 years ago. USB port had broken off. Chopped and soldered a USB cable. 1 new toner. Working great ever since.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@thomasforth For info my ASHP achieved a COP of 4.4 in its first year (exact ratio of those prices). That was taking into account all electricity used (inc pumps etc which a gas boiler would also have an electric cost against). Throw a smart or time of use tariff at it and it's cheaper

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@hakluke That reminds me of when the DSL Internet connection would cut out somewhere I lived. It would then resync at a lower speed.
Eventually linked it to when I went to the bathroom & turned the light on.
I came to the conclusion that the phoneline ran by the noisy light transformers.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@bretweber @Raspberry_Pi @RadxaComputer @librecomputer @sinovoip @orangepixunlong @StarFiveTech @Armsom_official @SipeedIO @beagleboardorg @seeedstudio Exactly what I've been looking for for years, great work!
Some suggestions
Filter by footprint (eg Zero, standard Pi etc)
A table like the OpenWRT TOH so you can filter by feature (eg 2.5Gbe, RAM size etc)

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@RobertBoatengD1 @MehdiHacks 10 cameras. 10ms inference speed.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@RobertBoatengD1 @MehdiHacks Couldn't get the M.2 module working in my new server and realised I had a suitable CPU/GPU combo (i5 12th gen) to do the detection with minimal extra load.

[Anthony Thomas @ant_thomas]

@sozoraemon What is this screen?