Last seen: Aug 29, 2025
@editor - I have just lost a reply I was going to post. I think what happened is I was logged in when I started the reply (and so had access to the 'L...
That's encouraging (the beginning to come round bit). I will put some thought into how we might convincingly show that the current MO won't work. It m...
I got an unsolicited email from my energy supplier (EDF) today: "Looking to transform your home heating? It's time to say hello to heat pumps...". Ano...
@william1066 - there's no need to take it personally and in any event the last line you quote wasn't aimed at you. I remember writing it after reading...
@filipe - the history has determined how I have got to where I am. I started out thinking no point in re-inventing the wheel if someone has done it be...
I am sure they are different in detail, but I think the general principle that human settable parameters that are generally (ie write method - App, LA...
We're going to have to agree to disagree here. I do not agree that something given away for free is somehow above criticism (slander is the wrong word...
@william1066 - I am perfectly aware of the Unix epoch and similar date systems used for example in spreadsheets, but they are machine friendly, not hu...
Rest assured I will, but don't hold your breath, it will probably be next autumn when the days start getting cooler again before I do this in earnest,...
Different manufacturer I know, but this is what I did. My earlier HA/LAN trials (in more ways than one) primed me to expect trouble but in practice th...
@william1066 - of course I am 'sitting on the shoulders of other' and I have never denied it, I always say what libraries etc I am using, minimalmodbu...
@scrchngwsl - very interesting, and thanks for writing it up in so much detail. A couple of thoughts: (a) at the end of the day, there is really onl...
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