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  • Bathroom Renovation

    Location: Beenleigh Im a tiler but have been out of it for a while. Looking for some help to move the project forward. Just snowed under! Bathroom 3.7 x 1.8 Laundry 3.7 x 1.7 Ground Floor on slab in 40 year old house. Wanting it bedded first. Then ill water proof over the top of…

  • I Was Quoted $34,126 for a 30 kWh Home Battery. The Sales Process Was the First Red Flag.

    On 30 April 2026 I had a solar battery sales appointment in Queensland. The pitch was for a large Anker battery system: a 30 kWh Anker setup with inverter, plus a 5 kW Sungrow inverter mentioned as part of the proposal. The price shown to me was $34,126. The government credit was listed as $5,364.…

  • Investigating a Strange Singapore Traffic Spike in GA4, WordPress, and Nginx Proxy Manager

    I noticed something odd in Google Analytics: Singapore had suddenly become one of the largest sources of traffic to this site. At first glance, that sounded exciting. Maybe there was international interest in the ESPHome HVAC controllers, 24VAC relay boards, or Home Assistant content. But the numbers felt strange enough that I wanted to check…

  • I Went to Buy One Schrader Valve on AliExpress. Somehow I Ended Up Questioning the Entire Checkout Funnel.

    I was recently working on a new project and needed a simple part: a Schrader valve. Nothing exotic. Nothing glamorous. Just a little valve fitting so I could adapt an air line and pressure-test something properly. The sort of part you expect to find, add to cart, pay for, and move on with your life.…

  • Angular Nginx Hosting Trouble shooting Guide

    1. Initial Request Flow Client β†’ Port 5020 β†’ Nginx Container (Port 80) β†’ /usr/share/nginx/html β†’ Angular App Check Points & Why: # 1. Is port accessible? curl -v localhost:5020 # Checks if nginx is listening docker compose ps # Verify port mapping: “5020:80” # 2. Is nginx running? docker compose logs nginx # Check…

  • πŸ“Œ Mobile Workstation vs Gaming GPU Cheat Sheet

    Workstation GPU Closest Gaming GPU Typical Performance Found in Laptops Like Typical Use Quadro M1200 GTX 950M πŸŸ₯ Old β€” entry level ThinkPad P51, older ZBooks 2D CAD, light 3D Quadro M2200 GTX 960M πŸŸ₯ Old β€” entry level ThinkPad P51, older Precisions Light CAD, 3D Quadro P1000 GTX 1050 🟧 Better than M2200 Older…

  • Our Jayco Starcraft 2025 Bush Pack Adventure (So Far)

    After months of searching for the right off-grid-ready caravan, we finally landed a Jayco Starcraft 2024 model with the Bush Pack upgrade β€” and we got it at a great price through auction. It’s 19.3 feet long, features a washing machine, and came with most of the mod cons you’d expect from a high-end touring…

  • How I Got an Azure DevOps / TFS Environment Agent Working on a Server With No Internet

    If you are trying to add a self-hosted Azure DevOps or TFS agent to an environment and the server has no internet access, there is a good chance you will hit a few annoying roadblocks. I recently worked through this and thought I would write it up so the next person has a clearer path.…

  • Is This ESPHome HVAC Zone Controller Right for You?

    Is This ESPHome HVAC Zone Controller Right for You?

    If you have been looking for a way to bring your ducted AC zoning into Home Assistant without relying on cloud services, apps you do not control, or proprietary ecosystems, our ESPHome 24V AC HVAC Zone Controller might be exactly what you need. But it is not for every setup. This article will help you…

  • Fixing Drone Builds Stuck Pending: Target the Right Runner

    We recently hit a simple but frustrating Drone CI problem: a deployment build would just sit in pending. Nothing was building. Nothing was failing. The job was just waiting for a free agent. The catch was that there was no suitable agent available for that pipeline. The Symptom In Drone, a build can stay pending when…