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I can't get the Z-Wave ZWA-2 device to pass through to a bhyve VM where I'm running Home Assistant because it only allows full PCI pass through of a device or USB controller. It does get exposed as a serial device which I can sorta pass through to byhyve, but it doesn't really work.

I was able to get a console on the HASS VM and figure out which serial device was matching com2 that I was connecting into it and I could connect from the host and pass through some ascii chars back and forth, but when HASS tried to talk to the device it kept saying there were errors talking to it. Very odd. Lights were blinking on the device though confirming communication of some sort was happening. I looked at the Z-Wave-JS code and saw it was using 115200,8n,0 essentially so that's what I used... no dice.

Someone on the FreeBSD forums suggested using a virtual null modem device inbetween and then using socat to connect to the other end of the virtual null modem cable, but that didn't work either.

However, I can configure HASS to talk to zwave-js-server running in a FreeBSD Jail as you can custom configure the websocket connection to point to anywhere instead of localhost. That did seem to work! It found the device and even did a firmware update on it. So it "works".

I need to clean up this setup because I'm literally running it as root at the moment and I'm using a git clone of their master branch 🥲

Now I just need to figure out how to ensure I can have a consistent serial device name in /dev so this doesn't break in the future.

Once that's sorted I'll have to write a blog post about it

github.com/zwave-js/zwave-js-s…


GitHub - zwave-js/zwave-js-server: Small server wrapper around Z-Wave JS to access it via a WebSocket

Small server wrapper around Z-Wave JS to access it via a WebSocket - zwave-js/zwave-js-server
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Yesterday G and I took her sister to the yearly Mexican Concert, at the nNational University's cultural center. It was, as usual, awesome, but for me the special treat was listening to one of my favorite orchestral pieces live for the first time. Now I'd like to share this beautifully violent masterpiece with you. 🎼😉

Silvestre Revueltas - Sensemayá

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«Sensemayá» de Revueltas con la OFUNAM - Ciclos sinfónicos UNAM

Ciclos sinfónicos UNAM núm. 34Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAMPrimera Temporada 2019Programa 523 de febrero de 2019Massimo Quarta, director artísticoDescarga ...
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On Mastodon you can search just your own posts by including the phrase "from:me" in your search.

There are lots of these special phrases (called "operators") which let you customise your Mastodon search, so that you get a very specific set of search results.

You can see a complete list of Mastodon search operators in this guide:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-…

You can combine several operators in one search, or use a minus sign - before an operator to exclude it from the search.

#FediTips


How do I search for stuff on Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tips
#FediTips

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We interrupt this broadcast about a well known person being shot for a report of more regular school kids being shot.

When will Republicans come to the table about gun violence?

At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials - ABC News
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At least 4 students, including shooter, injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials

The suspect is believed to be among the injured, police said.
Megan Forrester (ABC News)

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USPol, cuts to hearing and vision loss programs

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Championing inclusive language

"Language reflects culture. It shapes how people perceive themselves and one another..."

#inclusive #a11y

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Championing inclusive language - TetraLogical

Language reflects culture. It shapes how people perceive themselves and one another; whether they belong, whether they’re valued, and whether the space is designed with them in mind. Inclusive language isn’t just polite; it’s powerful.
TetraLogical
#a11y #inclusive

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NEW: Programs for #Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
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Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top #Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.

#news #kids #trump #government #DEI

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Education Dept. Halts Funds to Programs for Deafblind Students Over DEI Concerns

Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
ProPublica
#Trump #News #education #DEI #government #kids #students

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Dang folks, I mean what?
Basically I see 3 audio games shut down within well, as for sbyw, let's say about 1.5 years. And most of these shutdowns are just so uncalled for, though with the stw one I sympathise most.
Now the city of devision one though? Check out their discord and shit I tell you it's ridiculous. Sell a broken audio fps for fuckin' 1500 dollars. What????
Not even sbyw which is by far the greatest of those titles in my humble opinion would be worth 1.5k. O, and out of a sudden, yeah let's sell last shot too now! Maybe it's cuz they suddenly need to pay their apartments and blindy stupitity is the way to get that income from.
I'm speechless.
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Das Amtsgericht betonte, bei der Aktion seien lediglich bestehende Schmierereien übermalt worden. Um Sachbeschädigung handele es sich nicht, weil sich das Erscheinungsbild des Hauses nicht "im rechtsgutsspezifischen Sinne" verändert habe.

📝 ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachs…

#NDR #NDS #Aktion

Gerichtsurteil: Hakenkreuze-Übermalen ist keine Sachbeschädigung Das "Bündnis gegen Rechts" Göttingen hatte mehrere Hakenkreuze in einem Hochhaus mit lila Herzen übermalt. Die Hausverwaltung erstattete daraufhin Anzeige. Das Amtsgericht hat einen Strafbefehl nun abgelehnt.

Göttingen: Übermalen von Hakenkreuzen laut Gericht keine Sachbeschädigung

Das "Bündnis gegen Rechts" in Göttingen hatte Hakenkreuze in einem Wohnhaus übermalt. Die Hausverwaltung erstattete Anzeige.
ndr.de
#ndr #aktion #nds

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News/death
The Charlie Kirk shooting is going to overshadow Russia’s drone incursion in Poland. Makes me a bit sad. That's huge news. Huge. Changes a lot with the war in Ukraine and what's going to happen. I'm not sure. I'm worried.
Wow. At the time, it was a shooting. Now, it's a death. How horrible. What a horrible day. I don't care whether he was a conservative. By all accounts this man felt like a decent debater from what I heard, even if his ideas were divisive to some, that's no reason to go around killing him. Jeesh, people lost all care and empathy today, they just think, "oh, this guy says hateful stuff, he deserves to die!" Well nobody does. Life is a treasure and any shooting without self-defense justifications is senseless. Gosh. So distracted from work stuff, must get back to it for another hour.
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Gosh darn it I'm really debating on whether I will regret having gone with Jet Black Watch series 10. But then again, Jet Black is more than just a visual thing, it's also very tactile with how smooth it feels and more premium. The sides of the watch feel just as the glass does. Then again, it's a fingerprint magnet. Along with micro-scratches and scuffs, which does worry me. Hmm. What a 3rd-world problem, gosh. I hate it.
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Tamas G

@alexhall So revolutionary! What I find funny is, until now, I never understood why Apple used the polycarbonate, smooth shiny plastic on their older Macbooks. Like the first ones. Powerbooks too I think maybe. Now I do. At the time to me it felt like, "oh, this is too glossy, it's just being premium for premium's sake, bah who wants that." But now with the watch I find it funny that this opinion for me has changed, not sure. Very interesting. Perhaps even then they were just trying to make the computer be as glossy as the screen is.
@Alex Hall
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Tamas G

@ppatel @alexhall ah yeah, those are titanium though I thought? Another beast entirely :) Far more durable probably. Jet Black was an aluminum-only finish introduced with the Apple Watch Series 10, not sure if they're now extending it to Ultra 3 (probably?). It doesn't really change what can scratch the aluminum itself, but because it's smooth and glossy smaller micro-scratches especially under light will be visible to sighted folks. From what I've also read though it's not as though the material types that scratch it really changes, hardness on it remains quite the same as any other s10 color type. So not sure. I got a vinyl glossy protector for it, a bumper case for a watch (for me) would turn it into a toy-feeling thing, since those had these chunky plastic bezels, so perhaps a vinyl skin works better.
@Alex Hall @Pratik Patel

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tech nattering linux tablets

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UnlikelyLass

tech nattering linux tablets

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Apple's Assault on Standards: Alex Russell dives deep into Apple's decade of harm and sabotage of the web and web standards.

infrequently.org/2025/09/apple…

Apple's Assault on Standards

By subverting the voluntary nature of open standards, Apple has defanged them as tools that users might use against the totalising power of native apps in their digital lives.
Alex Russell
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