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Jimbabwe
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Oh, thanks. My lemmy client doesn’t play gifs until you click on them, so I just saw stationary blurry tube things.
What am I looking at (left column)?
The problem is that it’s changing constantly. Give me an exact date and time and I will tell you the potato count at that exact moment in time.
Anyone who can survive that gauntlet should be given medical care and a job.
Ah, yes, I’ll have no trouble working this into a sentence..
I’ve visited Big Bend about a dozen times in my life. It’s beautiful, raw, harsh, magnificent. Building a wall through it is a devastatingly stupid idea.
I’d like to see Trump himself try the trip from Mexico, through BB, and to the nearest west Texas spot of civilization. He’d be coyote chow in about 10 minutes.
I don’t understand these people who are like:
Officer: “How’s it going?”
Guy: “I’m here to do crimes! Wanna see my guns??”
It has happened a few times. Maybe he’s looking for a free flight back to Venezuela..
Not living up to your username there, bud!
Dang, I love shawarma. I didn’t think I could like this dude any more, but here we are!
Hey look, it me
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Building DIY a smart doorbell but would appreciate some help with the power and wiring
(lemmy.world)
Hello, and thank you in advance.
I'm making a privacy friendly "ring" cam/doorbell following this guide: https://tristam.ie/2023/758/ which has been great, but requires running a micro-usb cable down to the doorbell for power. I'm hoping to improve on this by using the existing doorbell power instead.
The problem is that I'm a DIY electronics noob and I can't create a mental model for how it should all work. The picture I attached is my existing doorbell wiring scheme, which is as simple as it comes. I totally get how this works. Pressing the doorbell completes the circuit and makes the bingbongs. But this will have to change so the new door cam gets power full time. Ideally without the chime bingbonging full time.
In addition to the ESP-32CAM, button, ring lights, etc., I also bought these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079FJSYGY which I thought might be needed to complete the circuit?
I measured the voltage after the transformer and it was around 18 volts, but maybe this is AC and I want DC?
Generally I don't know where in "the loop" to put things. Also, all the existing components are very far apart from each other, so I would love a solution that doesn't involve running any new wires through the walls.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!!
xoJimbabwe
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No, I’m an amateur potato god of sorts