This suggestion depends on your skill level and desire to be completely free of corporate bs.

The ‘smart’ is already in home assistant. You do not need a smart thermostat at all. Instead you need temperature/humidity sensors and actuators for your HVAC system. There are several decent smart climate control integrations already and a library for PID control if you want to make your own control automations.

Of all the smart things out there, a thermostat is completely unnecessary. The only solid reason to buy one is convenience, if one is just not into thinking about it too much.

If privacy and autonomy are a priority, however, this is low-hanging fruit to declare independence from corporates who like to rummage through your underwear drawer.

I think the best question to ask first is ‘what kind of server?’

A web server could run a reasonably busy low-tech web2.0 blog site on a phone, I think without breaking a sweat.

Other types of serving (media, especially) would be resource limited) maybe not.

And there is an important difference between ’novelty’ and ‘demo’. Even a novelty server can demonstrate new ways to think about tech. Maybe an author could host their book launch on such a setup, serving only a single file and showing that we don’t exactly need to involve Amazon. That’s where my head goes when thinking about these efforts.

Super cool project. I visited, and I hope you keep building the site stats views out. So many people are curious about self hosting and solar, if you just kept it as a demo that shows how the system holds up over longer term, well I know I would appreciate occasional reminders to check it out. It may inspire others to try similar things.

And I would have happily signed any digital wall you implemented.

Welcome to the BSA (balkanized states of amerika).

On a lighter note , what cool things are the same?

You are thinking of The Line. Easy mistake. That one is in Zagreb.

This is the way. The ‘smart’ is already in home assistant. You need a temp sensor (or a few) and the actuators to trigger the HVAC equipment. There are numerous ‘smart thermostat’ integrations already and modules that handles the PID math for those who want to roll their own.

Any third party product with code you can’t inspect or replace is less secure. In this case, there is no compelling case for a commercial product.

Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!

They are trying to make thorn happen. It’s not going to happen.

Extruded aluminum of that type is insanely stable and easy enough to build for a reasonably handy person.

You only need a cheap cutoff saw and a drill, or you can order pre-cut and ore-drilled pieces to order.

There are a number of makers of extruded aluminum building systems, basically tinkertoys for adults. I have personal experience using 80/20 and the Tslots brands. They are functionally identical.

I have used it to build stands for heavy equipment like ultra-cold freezers for labs. It is more than sufficient for any server racking.

They do experience schadenfreude, however. Just don’t tell them that. They don’t know what the word means and it will confuse and anger them. (edit: corrected typo)

Then how about a single chronological article of every bogus statement he ever made. Then have other articles that cluster them topically and provide context?

I just don’t understand Comey’s inexplicable resistance to imperial norms…

That would be a nice thing to do. And beyond the cost of the engraver, it could be free almost. Just buy the coins modify them and uae them as part of your normal spending to get them back into circulation.

It worked for Where’s George. Coins don’t have serial numbers, though. There must be some way to put a unique identifier on each coin to gamify the fun

My man Noob-Noob over here gets it!

The horse was also Antifa

I love his commitment to the bit. True dedication

Whatever you call them, people will respect you more when you use them.

A standard US nickel, yes.

I prefer better odds than that…

Thick Nickels

The real societal threat was the friends you made along they way!

Is this syndrome similar to pierogi paralysis? I am missing large parts of my 20s due to my wife introducing me to them.