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by milge 10y ago
Yes, sorry. This is the one I'm using: http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Sensitivity-Arduino-Mega2560... Just search for analog water sensor and you'll see a few like this labeled by different companies. There are s
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by milge 10y ago
I'd like to test the bluetooth functionality of the ESP32 to see power consumption of that vs wifi. My requirement will be cell phones connecting to this mesh network. Data rates aren't a concern for the next project. The mesh nod
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by milge 10y ago
You're doing way better than I am at the writeups. I suggest the arduino starter kit because it comes with a bunch of other components that are helpful to a beginner besides the arduino.
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by milge 10y ago
Nice writeup. Someone gave me a great idea of running an ATTiny to send a wake command to the ESP when water is detected. I'm going to try a few different ways and compare battery usage.
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by milge 10y ago
Sure. I only have a short video of it working right now. Please forgive the music: https://www.instagram.com/p/BEywYH2Q6n_/ I'm using an amica nodemcu board paired with a sainrite water level sensor. It'
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by milge 10y ago
I emailed espressif yesterday seeing if I could pay for a beta ESP32 since I've got the hang of working on these devices. They said I had to wait til august for general release :(
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by milge 10y ago
These boards are dirt cheap. 2 dollars cheap. It depends if you'll be running these devices from an outlet or battery. The ESPs will do exactly what you want but there's a learning curve. I don't know your experience with all
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by milge 10y ago
That's great to know. I'm just finishing up an sms messaging water detector. My next project is going to be a small mesh network in the woods. Haven't seen any range tests yet, so this is great news.
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by milge 10y ago
I've been playing with these ESP8266 devices lately and they're incredible. They sip power, they cost 2 bucks, and are incredibly versatile. Watch these chips in the future. They're really gonna push the envelope for the IoT.
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by milge 10y ago
Which is why I keep mine in a lead box at home.
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by milge 11y ago
Recently, I wrote a chrome plugin that saves information of all of the songs I listen to on youtube to amazon since youtube's history API is shit. Theoretically, I could write a nightly job that runs YouTube-dl to turn all of those vid
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by milge 11y ago
I also went from iOS to Android (iPhone 4s -> Nexus 5x). I had my 4s for 5 years and loved it. I'd still have it if it weren't for iOS 9 being too big to install and verizon overcharging. I've developed apps on both. Some
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EFF Secure Messaging Scorecard – Which apps keep your messages safe?(eff.org)
2 points by milge 11y ago|1 comments
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by milge 11y ago
Hopefully MS keeps expanding the Xamarin platform instead of mothballing it.
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by milge 11y ago
Github has needed this for awhile. I was using Cloud9 for awhile to push changes to github when all I really wanted was this feature.
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by milge 11y ago
PRISM covered monitoring and tracking of your device and the data it sends/receives. This order is to unlock the device itself. A pic taken on the iphone but never uploaded anywhere wouldn't have been caught with PRISM.
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by milge 11y ago
Deleted my Facebook about a year ago or so now. I've never been happier. It's funny how unsocial social networks really are.
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by milge 11y ago
Dragonaut by Sleep is also pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-FjO3E8K-E One of the few songs where the low quality makes it sound better.
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by milge 11y ago
Becoming a vandweller. Fixing up and selling my house.
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by milge 11y ago
I started really getting into nature, hiking and camping this year. If you aren't careful, it can quickly become an addiction. Although it's probably the healthiest addiction you can have. Most of the time while I'm in my 9-5
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by milge 11y ago
I've been considering something like this for when I'm riding my motorcycle.
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by milge 11y ago
I do but we're definitely in the minority. My father thinks I'm a paranoid nut because of it. I think he's a sheep.
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by milge 11y ago
Reading between the lines? A massive data center in Utah?
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by milge 11y ago
I've actually done this in the past on my Nexus 7. It's really not too bad. There's a few things to get used to as mentioned in the article. With the rise of online IDEs, cloud technologies, and a remote desktop app, I can ac
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by milge 11y ago
This really is the way to go. Next year I'll be trading in my comfy mortgage for the van life. I'll be going from saving 70% of my take home pay to about 90%. Obviously this works best for people without dependents, but some peopl
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by milge 11y ago
Agreed. I'd rather have my taxes being spent on worthwhile endeavors instead of half going to blow up strangers on the other side of the world. $435 hammers to line Dick Cheney's pockets? No thank you. A large portion of my taxes
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Hacking your AA MagLite with a holiday decoration LED bulb(milge.com)
2 points by milge 11y ago|1 comments
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by milge 11y ago
I was really hoping the end to Mad Men was Don Draper being DB Cooper. It would've made for a much better ending.
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by milge 11y ago
I'm currently (slowly) working on a static blog that utilizes only HTML, JS, and CSS. I liked jekyll, but wanted something with no backend technology requirement: https://github.com/milge/lilblog
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by milge 11y ago
It looks ok in firefox and chrome on the nexus 5x. Comments clip off the screen when you click into a comment section. When you zoom out, they're harder to read.

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