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Opnsense runs as a VM on my Proxmox server. So, to access Proxmox’s management interface on my LAN, I had to modify the /etc/network/interfaces file. This is how it looks after the change: auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eno1 inet manual auto vmbr0.20 iface vmbr0.20 inet static address 10.0.1.105/24 gateway 10.0.1.1 auto vmbr0 iface vmbr0 inet manual bridge-ports eno1 bridge-stp off bridge-fd 0 bridge-vlan-aware yes bridge-vids 2-4094

Here are 2 nice ones I found in my research: Airthings: https://www.amazon.com/Airthings-2930-Quality-Detection-Dashboard/dp/B07JB8QWH6 - Wave Plus looks good for $192. 2nd choice would be Purpleair: https://www2.purpleair.com/products/purpleair-zen for $300.

It’s not enough to decrease sugar intake (for healthy living) but also processed food. Sticking to one-ingredient foods sounds like a nice idea. Cheat days are okay but a good way to blunt their effect is to drink a fruit or vegetable smoothie before.

Carbs: 3 types: Good ones: vegetables and fruits. Eat a lot of veggies. Satiating too, because they are fibrous. So, will make you feel full. Bad ones: sugary things, avoid as possible. Middle ones: pasta, wheat, rice, oats and grains. Decrease their intake. Keto diet doesn’t have any or negligible carbs. But I don’t think that’s for me because I do want to consume vegetables (which contain carbs) for overall nutrition. Balanced diet still seems to be a good idea.

I relate a lot to this: Well, I can’t say the job made me this way. More like bein’ this way made me right for the job. I used to think about it more, but you reach a certain age, you know who you are. Now, I live in a little room out in the country behind a bar… work four nights a week… in between I drink. And there ain’t nobody there to stop me. I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a… victory in that. ...

Here are some things I should keep in mind while giving a presentation (such as a tech talk): Speak slowly and clearly. Take your time. How to create the slides: Minimal content on each slide: 1-2 sentences. If a picture suffices, just add that without any text. In notes section, just add brief talking points only when required. Do not add full English sentences that you want to say. Remember that even though the content-on-the-slide is small, you won’t necessarily speak proportionately. In some cases, you’ll be brief and move to next slide quickly. In others, you’ll speak 2-5 minutes. Every slide should be a single point. Just one. Smile but don’t crack jokes (as I may not be comfortable with that just yet). Make sure that there is enough content. For e.g., at Linux Fest Northwest, I just had 21 slides - that too, including the first two slides and introduction - and because of that I could only speak for 26-28 minutes. I should’ve had 30 or so slides instead. Try doing an early dry run, as part of the content ideation process itself.

Properties I like: Full control over the data. Easy UI to publish what I want, keep rest of the things private. Don’t have to manually add front-matter etc. Makes it easy to start writing whenever I want, without first needing to think what title to put etc. Works decently on mobile. Next steps: How to enable search? Move old notes to this repo?

Florence: Rent an ATV and revisit the sand dunes. Sea lion caves. State park? Tillamook: tour at the cheese factory?

I followed these links: https://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-update-sonoff-zigbee-3-0-zbdongle-p-usb-firmware-using-a-mac/ Also, note: Couldn’t see the Sonoff dongle on my M1 mac but it showed up on an Intel Mac.

How to manage state in HA through an external sensor. Official doc