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Nov 29 • 👨‍💻 Software
How I Optimized Charging My EV Using Excess Solar Power with Home Assistant

How I Optimized Charging My EV Using Excess Solar Power with Home Assistant

As an EV owner with home solar, I wanted to optimize my charging process to make the most out of excess solar energy. This motivated me to explore ways to automate my EV charging, ultimately leading to a complex setup with two automations specifically designed to meet my goals.
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Nov 18 • 🛒 Buying
Hummingbird Fuels

Hummingbird Fuels

Lisa and Richard are familiar figures in the SF cycling community. Today, I learned they have started a new company called Hummingbird Fuels, set to launch in January 2025. I couldn't be more thrilled for them.
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Nov 15 • 🛒 Buying
Nachobursts: A New Chapter for Les Pauls

Nachobursts: A New Chapter for Les Pauls

Nacho Guitars, renowned for their meticulous recreations of early 1950s Telecasters—dubbed “Nachocasters”— have now expanded to include Gibson Les Paul replicas, known as “Nachobursts.”
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Nov 11 • 🌁 San Francisco
Safety Questions About Zoox's Autonomous Taxi Rollout in SF

Safety Questions About Zoox's Autonomous Taxi Rollout in SF

Zoox recently announced their plans to launch an autonomous taxi service in San Francisco, and a few aspects of their announcement stood out to me.
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Oct 28 • 👨‍💻 Software
How I Built a Real-Time Solar Dashboard for My EG4 18kPV Inverter Using Home Assistant

How I Built a Real-Time Solar Dashboard for My EG4 18kPV Inverter Using Home Assistant

I built a Home Assistant dashboard to monitor real-time solar data from my EG4 14kPV inverter. This post details how I used a third-party dongle from MonitorMy.Solar to access my solar data and bypass delays on the manufacturer’s portal.
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