Saving Laptop Battery by Suspending Workspaces in i3

I love my little OneNetbook 4: I love its capabilities and size. For the nerds: .-/+oossssoo+/-. kyle@netbook4 `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:` ------------- -+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+- OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS x86_64 .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso. Host: SYSTEM_PRODUCT_NAME /ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/ Kernel: 6.8.0-45-generic +ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+ Uptime: 23 hours, 2 mins /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/ Packages: 4492 (dpkg), 33 (flatpak) .ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss. Shell: bash 5.2.21 +sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+ Resolution: 2560x1600 ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso DE: Regolith 4.3 ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso WM: i3 +sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+ Theme: Nordic [GTK2/3] .ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss. Icons: Arc [GTK2/3] /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhdNMMMNhssssssss/ Terminal: st +sssssssssdmydMMMMMMMMddddyssssssss+ Terminal Font: UbuntuMono Nerd Font Mono /ssssssssssshdmNNNNmyNMMMMhssssss/ CPU: 11th Gen Intel i7-1160G7 (8) @ 4.
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A Baby eInk Dashboard

I want to share a tool I’ve been using to help track baby activities, an ESPHome-powered 10" eInk dashboard: (Snapshot taken after opening up the windows right after a long nap. Click for a full size image.) This dashboard is an Inkplate10, which is a upcycled Kindle DX display, retrofitted with an ESP32 for easy hackability. There is a lot going on with this dashboard, let’s review the parts. Dashboard Components Baby Data The baby data is fetched from the local MQTT broker and displayed in a human-friendly format.
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Automating a Roomba with ESPHome

When I first bought this wifi-connected Roomba, I knew that someday it might have to join the Internet of Shit. The iRobot corporation has a pretty good track record for supporting their products, but at some point those servers are going to come down, or the app will break, or the SSL certificates will expire, etc. These products need continuous support from their companies in order to operate, and products simply cannot be supported forever.
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Hello World

This is the first post from the new blog! I’ll be archiving my old blog, xkyle.com and its … 168 posts and starting fresh here. Feel free to subscribe via the method of your choice.