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Monitoring HVAC Air Quality in Home Assistant using IKEA Vindstyrka Zigbee sensors
We recently installed Heat Recovery Ventilation (WTW Ventilatie in Dutch) combined with 2 filters; a carbon filter against odor and a fine dust (PM) filter. To find out and monitor, I installed 3 IKEA Vindstyrka Zigbee sensors within the ventilation pipes.
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NixOS on Microsoft Windows 11 using WSL2
NixOS is my go-to Linux distribution, providing a Functional approach to packaging & configuration management.
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Data Mesh using Microsoft Fabric at Cloud Scale Analytics '23
In the ever-evolving landscape of data management, organizations are constantly seeking innovative solutions to overcome the challenges posed by traditional centralized data architectures. Enter the concept of Data Mesh, a paradigm shift that decentralizes data ownership and processing, allowing organizations to scale efficiently and unlock the true potential of their data. In this presentation, we explore how Microsoft Fabric can be a game-changer in implementing a Data Mesh.
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NixOS: adding a set of helper functions to Nix and importing these
In my HomeAssistant setup, I rely on NixOS to streamline configuration management. To enhance the efficiency of writing Home Assistant YAML files, I sought a way to integrate custom helper functions seamlessly. My objective was to include ‘ha’ as an argument at the beginning of my configuration files, allowing for a more modular and organized setup. My goal is to be able to include
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Home Assistant: Adding a custom_component in NixOS - part 2
See part 1 for the actual setup of a custom_component in NixOS. During part 2 we will look how to package an additional python dependency, not part of NixOS yet.