Zombie

No sleep

Zombified....

Python

Looks like I will need to learn some python scripting.

It will hopefully be a very useful skill to have for the future, programming is becoming a bit of a dying art. I'll get up to speed with it from some online tutorials and wherever I can with arduino. It should give some very powerful functionality and open some doors for the future.

 

Snnnnakkkkkkeeee

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IT

Lightning is causing IT issues?! 

Really!

We all know what happened in short circuit...

Server 5 is alive!

Sentient IT server is on the loose! 

This is how sky net started.

This is the way the world ends 

90210

The entire cast of 90210 have too much money for me to care about any of their problems.

Arduino project vivarium lighting

I've been looking at what to do for my first arduino project. Ideally I want to create a system that's assistive and requires little setup. Ideally one which also draws no mains power would be better still.

I've settled on trying to light my bearded dragons vivarium using arduino controlled lights. I've currently got a habi stat sun switch controller to control the lights to power on and off when the sun is out. However my new viv isn't near a window and I can't run the sensor box far enough. In winter times I found the light would not power on or wouldn't be on long enough so I'll drop this system.

Looking around the Rduino can be coupled to a relay shield which allows it activate higher voltage equipment safely. The LEDs should run of the arduino main board.

I just hope I can find a relay shield which can switch a high powered basking lamp.

 

A simple (very poor sunday night) sketch of the system is below. I'm sure it will change

 

 

 

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IFTTT

I've just started using the IFTTT app that's appeared for iOS.

I'm amazed I never knew of this before. It's got such amazing potential being able to easily create actions and interactions between different apps.

Just scanning through the app gives a list of popular recipes (scripts) used by others. 

Anything from sending mails, posting tweets, copying images, making backups And alerting you of zombie outbreaks.

There's tons of functionality for stitching together functionality between apps.

The interface to do so is dead simple with just a few taps recipes can be cooked up.

Coupling done of these with a networked arduino should produce a very powerful system. 

It does a great job of making those "if only" tech moments possible. 

Now I get emails if there weather is bad, can share photos without even thinking about it. 

It's another step on getting all those fragmented apps talking to each other.

I'll keep playing with it and see what I can cook up.

Crime

Please ensure the curtains are closed so we so not get burgled..