Energy rates are high right now, so I'm experimenting with Agile Outgoing, which has been higher than fixed rate pretty much all day for the past week. Predbat has picked up the tarrif changes, and now it has plans for my little solar setup: Export […] [Original post on tooter.wishy.co.uk]

Blog: I've been using a self-hosted instance of LanguageTool to make my written language more readable. A short write-up https://www.wishy.co.uk/blog/2026/03/06/languagetool-self-hosted-grammar-plugin/

Yay, EMF tickets bought. There are benefits to volunteering!

If you have GivEnergy, Fox or Sigenergy #solar #pv kit, Axle VPP has been working pretty well for the last month, and I feel reasonably confident recommending it. https://www.wishy.co.uk/blog/2026/02/01/axle-virtual-power-plant/

Today I learned about the Sigenergy "Safe Operation Mode", whereby the system will restrict the battery depth of discharge (You can use only 10-90%) if the system doesn't connect to the Sig cloud after 90 days. I'll bet you they've not tested that properly, and the BMS SoC calculation ends up […]

Well, first time I've hosed by Linux install as a Linux desktop user. Mint Timeshift got me back running without drama or dataloss.

Decided to upgrade one of my Proxmox nodes to a shiny kaby lake i7 because I'm unlikely to feel that I can justify buying 64gb-96gb of DDR5 any time, and 64g of DDR4 on a quad is enough to survive for a week if the bigger Ultra 5 265k goes pop... Love how easy it is to shut down a node in my 2 […]

We need a pick new names for the meeting rooms in our UK offices of a US company. Good ideas seem hard to come by (it'll likely be something generic). But *bad* ideas, now those we could have fun with - Famous UK trains (By BR TOPS number only) - UK Soaps (Rikki and Bianca to be placed next to […]

RIP Martin Parr :( https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/07/landmark-british-photographer-martin-parr-dies-aged-73 (UK Centric) "I am Martin Parr" is on iPlayer, and is well worth a watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002j0v1/i-am-martin-parr

It's funny how you expect trouble with some things because that's just what you're used to. Today I needed to connect to a box via console. I normally do that from my work windows machine, and it's an arseache of drivers which aren't signed, oh that model only supports windows 7 and soforth […]

So, ordered a Home Assistant ZWA-2 and ZBT-2 controller to replace a Aeotec Z-StickGen5+ and ZBT-1 Respectively. ZBT-2: Replacement was dead easy. We now have all of the Zigbee nodes accessible directly from the controller, and I'm hoping this significantly improves responsiveness and […]

@revk spotted this on Reddit, is this actually you, just surprised that you'd build a page and not reference it on GitHub. And the au domain feels weird...

Well, it took about 3 weeks to notice that a Debian Bookworm update broke IPv4 outbound from my DMZ. IPv6 is getting there I guess! (net.ipv4.ip_forward seemed to revert to 0 on my reverse proxy VM)

Seems the new expansion has arrived

"I guess if 4.5.1 hasn't been released a week later, i can upgrade to 4.5.0" And there comes 4.5.1

There is just something about pulling 5x4 slides out of the dev drum and looking at the results... #believeinfiim

A little writeup on 2 node proxmox clusters. You don't need lots of nodes and Ceph for basic home setup, ZFS replication works great! https://www.wishy.co.uk/blog/2025/10/30/proxmox-clustering/ Audience Engagement: What theme do I use for my server naming?

My Rollei is back on service after a battery recell. Nice to have it back #believeinfilm

[Food] I've got the day off and I'm wandering around Paris today. Vegan patisserie? Don't mind if I do... Next stop, brutalist architecture tour (I'm not actually a vegan, but an egg allergy limits my patisserie options rather a lot)

Spirit island with the wife, there are worse ways to spend a Sunday

BBC Archives recommendation: Just enjoyed "1983: Sun, Sand and Sangria in Benidorm | Forty Minutes" with the wife. It feels a little like a reality version of carry on abroad with a mix of Shirley Valentine. Features - Sombreros, because Spain is basically mexico - "my guest was so drunk he […]

My Topre Realforce keyboard has died. I'm so sad :( :( :(

17th October in Surrey, and the living room is now cold enough (19c) for me to run a test of the boiler and make sure the heating system works after it's summer slumber. 1989's mass built house with a lot of loft insulation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn40y9yxkgvo is quite an interesting read. My take on this is that net metering of solar isn't sustainable from a grid point of view after the first few percent of houses. Houses produce solar during the day and expect to be able to use energy in the evening […]

Configured NAT for IPv6. I'm expecting the IEFT to arrive in their black helicopters any moment now.

Who's your favourite sticker supplier? Perhaps one for @jonty

[Food, Mid-Autumn Festival] It's nearly Mid-Autumn Festival time, and that means Pot Stickers are being made in the Scott-Zhang household.

My Givenergy Gen2 Inverter dropped off the network last night and took quite a kicking to get back up and running. Some "Weird stuff" had been happening for the last week which I couldn't put my finger on. Downside is it's a miserable day and I didn't get my cheap overnight power stored. Hey […]

Security update form Freetrade, a share trading platform. Would love to understand exactly how SMS 2FA will defeat the threat of "Insecure Public Wi-Fi" "Why enable 2FA? Adding 2FA means that even if someone has your password, they still won’t be able to access your account without your […]

Upgrade of my decade old Proxmox box has gone well, with a little remedial work left to do. I'll probably blog about it once it's all settled... And now for the dad joke... With 20 Cores, Tooter has become a Super Tooter <Music> Super tooter beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue […]

Whoop Whoop, new UK Drone Regs just dropped. Finally we get the freedoms of an EU C Rating type system from 1st Jan. (EU C ratings recognised for 2 years) My Mavic 3 (With C1 sticker) can fly A1 from 1st Jan. My A2 CofC expires on 2nd Jan. Great timing! […]

My thoughts on the Framework 12 after a few months: https://www.wishy.co.uk/blog/2025/09/15/fw12-impressions/ In summary, it's a very likeable machine

Aaah yes, the Vegan meal in the back of a BA 787. Oh what a treat of... boiled potatoes and aubergine. I'll tell the wife to cancel the celebratory "return of the Steve" meal

"Hey, did you really need to Push to Prod on Friday?"

Visiting our head office today. They've replaced the disposable spoons with... Individually plastic wrapped disposable spoons. Anybody want to have a guess which country I'm in?.....

Wow, that's certainty... some advice https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8438ngpe1o

Ofgem price cap: Actual unit rate https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/get-energy-price-cap-standing-charges-and-unit-rates-region Electric: 51.37 pence per day -> 53.68 25.73 pence per kWh -> 26.35 Gas: 29.82 pence per day -> 34.03 6.33 pence per kWh -> 6 […]

Steve: "Maybe I should reconsider this Surface Go 3, sure is thin and light" *Runs windows update* *Thermal throttles to 1.2 Ghz, UI becomes barely responsive* Aah, yes, that'll be why I got a replacement... (It's going to my Niece, and unfortunately here school is very much Microsoft first)

We had a Volvo EX30 EV for a week in Norway. TLDR; @olivvybee is absolutely right about how annoying the software is. My thoughts https://www.wishy.co.uk/blog//2025/08/15/volvo-ex30-rental-experiences/

Let's go with a caravan, he said, it looks really cute, he said.

Foxy friends in your neighborhood Artic foxes in Svalbard (Wild camping)

[Travel] Sitting on bear watch in the midnight sun. So far, no bears, but an Arctic Fox came to make friends earlier and some deer are quietly mowing the ground. Unfortunately the mobile reception is too marginal for a photo, and will likely be nonexistent from tomorrow.

What's the time Mr Polar Bear? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ2Qms2fMH8

This is born of a tragedy, but if you want chips at Nandos Gatwick with an egg allergy now, you need to agree with the manager (both consulting the allergen list) that it doesn't contain eggs, and get allergy chips

Wife's Framework 13 upgraded from 16 to 64gb of RAM to deal with her research paper Chrome tab habit. 5 minute job, love having laptops designed to be upgraded. Haven't needed to do a board yet, but the option is there...

It's hot enough for heat creep to cause my first 3d printer nozzle jam...

What if, as a treat, corporate travel booking sites 1) worked without a fight 2) made it easier to spend less money than to spend more money Sorry, that cheaper lunchtime flight is out of policy. Why don't you hang round the airport for another 8 hours on expenses to get a later, more expensive […]

Sometimes decent filliment is worth paying for. Extrudr Hard Flex TPU CF. The CF makes it very easy to print (Bambu P1S), and it can take a (literal) hammering it would seem. It wasn't horribly priced in a recent sale. OK, £33 for 500g still isn't cheap […] [Original post on tooter.wishy.co.uk]

My Framework 12 has reached the country. Perhaps one of the first non-review units. Excitement!