SRE: Noun;

Released ha-mqtt-discoverable 0.19.1 A lot of code cleanups Dependency updates Thanks for your contributions and maintenance work, @kratz00 What’s Changed MegaLinter: fix linter errors by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/323 Update Pydantic to version 2.10.6 by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/322 Update pyaml to version 25.1.0 by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/324 [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/326 Miscellaneous fixes and improvements by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/325 ruff: Simplifying Python linter usage by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/327 SensorInfo: Add ‘suggested_display_precision’ (fixes #179) by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/328 [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/330 Misc2 by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/329 Package Updates by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/334 [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/336 Update ruff to version 0.11.4 by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/339 Update ruff to version 0.11.5 by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/340 Update pydantic to version 2.11.3 by @kratz00 in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/341 Update to v0.19.0 for release by @unixorn in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/342 Full Changelog: https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0 ...

It seems like everyone has their own snello recipe to feed their shrimp. Here’s mine. ...

Released version 1.5.0 of https://github.com/unixorn/lima-xbar-plugin lima-xbar-plugin works with both xbar and SwiftBar to add a macos menubar item to control your lima VMs and containers. Thanks to new contributors pythoninthegrass and deepjia.

Nanotank Setup Advice You’ve seen some nice videos on YouTube of small tanks with fresh water shrimp. Here are some tips on setting a shrimp tank up for yourself. ...

I recently replaced a 2019 Intel MacBook Pro with a M3 Macbook Air, so I decided to wipe the MBP and install proxmox on it. It wasn’t as straightforward as installing on non-Apple hardware, so I’m documenting what I had to do here. Note that this post only covers getting things working on a MacBook Pro - look at the many online tutorials for what you should do once your node is up and running. ...

Released ha-mqtt-discoverable v0.16.2 and ha-mqtt-discoverable-cli v0.16.2 What’s Changed Added missing last_reset to sensor for metering (electricity,gas, water etc.) by @unl0ck in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/286 New Contributors @unl0ck made their first contribution in https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/pull/286

I run PiHole for ad-blocking on my home network. I’m an SRE in my day job, so of course I’m not running a single instance of something as important as DNS. I also don’t want to have to update things like local DNS entries or blocklists in multiple places, that will cause weird and annoying inconsistencies in my DNS. Enter orbital-sync. ...

Got my first neocaridinas yesterday! The new tank has been cycling for six weeks and the water parameters have been good for the last three weeks, so I decided it was past time to add more livestock to the tank so the Nerite doesn’t get lonely. I decided on Yellow Golden Backs because I thought they’d stand out in my tank, and ordered 20 from LVexoticfish.com. I have to give them props - as advertised, all the shrimp arrived alive. ...

Finally upgraded from the last of the Intel MacBook Pros to a brand new M3 MacBook Air Decided to document setup. ...

Just started a new 5 gallon tank. Haven’t had fish tanks in years, and someone local generously gave me some plant trimmings when cleaning his tanks, and I forgot what species they are. ...