Last seen: Aug 29, 2025
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...
Absolutely! One is complex and obscure, full of endless indents meaningless to man, the other is simple and transparent. That is the whole point!
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