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Templating has felt like homework for too long in Home Assistant. I reworked the docs on @home-assistant.io with one goal: make them more approachable. Every function has its own page now, with real examples! First pass, feedback welcome 🙏 www.home-assistant.io/docs/templat...

It's not too late to pick up one the last tickets and come hang out with me and the team this Wednesday in Utrecht! events.openhomefoundation.org/sotoh26/

Using the HLK Radar Tool app along with an LD2450 in the Apollo Automation R-PRO 1 mmWave sensor. Go watch! youtu.be/k0DX1o6Gq_U

Home Assistant has released their latest product - a fantastic Z-Wave antenna/controller. I migrated from a 2018 usb stick to this new antenna that has LR capability and a much larger coverage area. Take a look here: youtu.be/YB6cgW7bVts

New stuff from Apollo Automation that I'm trying out. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...

Home Assistant wants your feedback on deprecating certain installation methods and architectures. community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-r...

🚀 𝗜'𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲! I’ve added: ✅ flatten() – Flattens nested lists ✅ combine() – Merges dictionaries Now, what else should I add? 🤔 What Jinja tricks do you repeat often that should be built-in? #HomeAssistant #Jinja #Automations

There is an article going around that ESP32 chips have a backdoor. It's an undocumented software API. If you are writing code for the ESP32, you can run more commands. It doesn't allow anyone from the outside to just access what's going on in the chip. The use of the word "backdoor" was clickbait 🫤

The latest update to Home Assistant is out with updates to backups and more local voice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsNr...

Somehow missed that this podcast I am in aired in Oct but still relevant today if you want to take a listen. fromknowhowtowow.podigee.io/74-new-matte...

🤓 (The following announcement is only intended for those who speak geek) 🤓 Woot! I coded up a Home Assistant card for displaying a new #xkcd comic every day and it is now a part of the default HACS set! 🎉🎉 www.reddit.com/r/hom...

Achievement unlocked! I joined the Vergecast to discuss the Matter smart home standard 😎 youtu.be/0Y75XEXAXfY?... #homeassistant

ICYMI. New Home Assistant voice hardware! youtu.be/2VO-HM08EeA

DO IT! 👇

The Open Home Foundation received a $25,000 donation from DuckDuckGo to support our cause of building a privacy focused smart home spreadprivacy.com/2024-duckduc... #openhomefoundation #homeassistant #nabucasa

all hail the thanksgiving tube

It’s beta day! 🛠️ Today my focus is kicking off Home Assistant 2024.12 beta week, the final release of the year. 🎄✨ Only festive vibes and sparkling features are allowed. 🎁 Can’t wait to unwrap! #HomeAssistant

Hooray 🎉 It's the last Wednesday of the month, which means Home Assistant Beta Week begins. Your chance to test the new features to be added in the next release. Curious to see what's new this time! Be sure to join the Discord #beta channel in case you install it home-assistant.io/join-chat

iirc when Twitter (X) first started up, most posts were of food pics. Did I miss that phase here on Bluesky?

We've had several inquiries about our presence here on bsky - we're working on getting this set up! ✅ Domain handle ✅ Profile picture/banner/bio While we're getting ready, check out the starter pack @frenck.social made filled with people involved with the project! 👇🏼

Welcome @home-assistant.io and @openhomefoundation.org to BlueSky! 👋

New video! youtu.be/Ey-a6uUC3nk

Just discovered starter packs on this platform. Best thing ever when new and trying to find suitable follows.