For the UK context, in 2024 we produced 821,000 tonnes in 2024 With a population estimate of 69,281,437 is 11.8KG/person.
Which is a lot lower than I expected, honestly.
Heard from where, exactly?
ffmpeg is an open project, accepts donations, and is heavily used by big tech.
This is an example of them applying for the Sovereign Tech Fund, and what they planned to do with the relatively modest budget.
To my knowledge, it's not linked to the Motion Pictures Experts Group. Or MPEG LA.
And ffmpeg does warn that using ffmepg for commercial products may put you in the firing line of MPEG LA.
I hit this stumbling block.
And I don't quite want to go the whole hog/headache of HA.
My solution was to run warm-spare: Once a week the VM can be synced to the second box, but never powered on.
And HA backups are pretty good anyway, it doesn't take long to bring it back.
I have the ecowitt wh51, directly with rtl_433.
It's the 866 version.
I had to set rtl_433 to also monitor 866, but other than that, it's been very solid for...Blimey, years now.
I go to a half-way house: Smart bulbs, dumb switches, but a zigbee button next to the switch.
1 click toggles on/off in the last state.
Press+Hold for warm-white evening.
Double-click for daytime.
And now, a sticker on the 230v switch that says "don't switch off!"
I can second the Hue bulbs.
They're good quality, and connect directly to a zigbee dongle without the Signiant app/Hub.
If you're not renting, have you looked into a small MVHR unit?
It draws air in and out of the house across a matrix, which heats/cools.
This means that the air gets refreshed, without cooling it too much.
All I'm imagining now is Indiana Judge, full barrister's wig, being chased by a boulder.
You got a loicense for that pornography mate?
I like to dump the whole VM every so often.
Overkill? Maybe. But I like knowing that no matter how hard I cock it up, I can spin an old version up.
I'm feeling a lot less crazy having my strict rule on AV equipment:
It should work out the box without connecting to the internet, and it shouldn't be connected without a damned good reason.
To the point that I insisted on setting up the PS5 and playing a game on it before connecting, just to be sure.
It's approaching the cost of the monthly energy bill here :(
I thought I'd pop this up here, as I've now had mine almost a year.
I've had sonoff zigbee sensors for a while, and wanted to try this slightly updated one with a display.
To cut a long story short:
- It works
- It communicates and pairs with HA ZHA integration out of the box.
- I've not had any issues at all since I bought it.
- The display is clear
- The bracket sticks to the wall, then the sensor magnets into the bracket. The sensor also has a fold-out stand for placing on a surface.
- After almost 1 year on the included battery, it's showing 60%
- I paid about £12, they're now around £14
Battery use should obviously be taken with a pinch of salt, but I would not be surprised if it's still trucking after 2 years.
Accuracy is fine for consumer level gear
I also discovered (after updating to HA latest) that temperature and humidity thresholds can be set on the device.
And that it will show symbols on the display when these limits are breached. By default, it shows a snowflake when it's under 19'C.
So, yeah. For areas where people are likely to want to check the temperature quickly, they're neat little dooberies.
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