Pinsource, a fork of my previous application called #hcsr04sensor, is a #python library for interacting with Ultrasonic Sound sensors on arm boards like a #raspberrypi. Unlike hcsr04sensor that uses #rpi.GPIO , Pinsource uses #lgpio and should work on a #raspberrypi5 . Problem is I don't have a […]

I have been testing the #perplexica #ai search engine in docker with a local #ollama instance. The results are quite impressive when setting it for quality answers. Can take a while to generate but good to start and do something else in the meantime https://github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Perplexica

Absolutely blown away by #tailscale . What an incredible product. https://tailscale.com/

Raspi-Sump v1.11.1 released. This is a minor update to error reporting on alert tests. Raspi-sump is a sump pit water level monitoring system that alerts you if water exceeds a critical level. It can also monitor low water levels. It is an #opensource application released under the MIT License […]

Raspi-Sump v1.11 #mastodon alert of a high water level. #raspberrypi #python #linux #foss https://www.linuxnorth.org/raspi-sump

Raspi-Sump v1.11 released. Raspi-sump is a sump pit water level monitoring system that alerts you if water exceeds a critical level. It can also monitor low water levels. It is an #opensource application released under the MIT License. This version integrates #mastodon Direct Messages as an […]

Raspi-Sump is a waterlevel monitoring system for #raspberrypi . It provides email sms alerts when the water reaches a critical level in your sump pit. As telecom companies start retiring email to sms services I need a new way to generate the alerts. Enter mastdodon.py for notification alerts on […]

I've been talking to GitHub and giving them feedback on their "create issues with Copilot" thing they have in the works. Today I tested a version for them and using it I asked copilot to find and report a security problem in curl and make it sound terrifying. In about ten seconds it had a […]

SMS email notifications being disabled by Bell Mobility Dec25/2025. #mastodon.py to the rescue to replace smtplib in personal python applications that provide notifications for events. Will be incorporated into Raspi-Sump in next release. #python #mastodon #opensource

❤️ Feeling especially patriotic today

Keeping an eye on this #firefox stuff that has blown up lately. I have always loved Firefox and think they are a desperately needed counter to Chromium based browsers. Checking out librewolf, just in case […]

Friend of mine wrote this review on the new PGA2K25 game being released tomorrow. While the review is for xbox, it totally applies to the Steam version that can be played on Linux with Proton. If you like golf games and run Linux, this game has been great so far on the First Look demo under […]

I am always amazed by the unique things you can find in the Raspberry Pi maker community. https://github.com/PiBrewing/craftbeerpi4 #raspberrypi #python #beer

Interesting use of ai by Chris Greer to study network packet captures. Will be interesting to test with some distilled models locally with ollama to see how they compare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=705zcQRHUHk #ollama #deepseek #wireshark #ai

@technovangelist Matt, I am really enjoying your youtube content. Keep up the great work! Thanks and cheers!

As a hobbyist programmer, my red lines for coding with AI assistants. 1. Locally installed models only. 2. Do my own logic and coding, but treat the AI like a junior developer and assign it tasks from time to time. 3. Understand, explain and test every line of code that the junior developer […]

Is systemd still considered controversial in the Linux/Unix community? I have to say I would feel a bit grumpy if I didn't have access to journalctl. I'm still ok with parsing logfiles but there is alot to like about journactl. Would like to hear your take. #linux #unix #systemd #journalctl

I have been using matplotlib in my Raspi-Sump project for years and it still manages to hurt my brain. :thaenkin: #python #matplotlib #linux

Raspi-Sump version 1.10 released. Raspi-Sump is an open-source water level monitoring system for Raspberry Pi. It is released under the MIT License. https://www.linuxnorth.org/raspi-sump/ #raspberrypi #python #linux #iot #foss

New blog post: Install a Minecraft Server on Raspberry Pi (Java Edition) check it out here: https://pisource.org/install-minecraft-java-server-on-raspberry-pi/ #raspberrypi #oss #opensource Don’t forget to subscribe!

Delighted that the PGA2K25 First Look Demo works flawlessly on Linux with Proton. Valve has done so much for making Linux a viable desktop alternative. #linux #pga2k23 #pga2k25 #steam #proton

If you are #linux user who needs #windows11 for that one app, I highly recommend installing Windows 11 with an autounattend.xml file from Memtechtips https://github.com/memstechtips/UnattendedWinstall Local account only, with a bare bones windows 11 in a vm. No Microsoft Login, no Copilot, no […]

Locally hosted ai with #openwebui, #vscode and #continue, #obsidian with #companion all using #ollama with some incredible 8b models on my own machine. This just seems more sane to me than #copilot integrated into everything.

Really going down the #ollama rabbit hole. #vscode with #qwen2.5-coder, #deepseek-r1 and #localaipilot for fully contained local chat and code completion. Interested in hearing what others are doing for locally hosted ai.

Running #deepspeek -r1:8b locally on #ollama in #archlinux . Expecting a lot of FUD and misinformation in the coming days from people who have vested interest in the Magnificent 7. #opensource #mit License.