I also worked there for quite some time and always enjoyed walking into that building each morning.

The 9th (top) floor cafeteria was such a nice touch and offered great views up and down the Hudson.

I took this photo[0] from up there of Space Shuttle Enterprise being delivered to the Intrepid in 2012.

[0] https://imgur.com/a/XQpXXzE

nice!

Cool to see the recently launched FULU bounty program[0] working as intended[1].

[0] https://bounties.fulu.org/bounties/nest-learning-thermostat-...

[1] https://nolongerevil.com/about#:~:text=What,in.

I had a very similar experience a few years ago and decided to switch from Next to Astro [0].

[0] https://astro.build/

I’m happy to see Tropical Tidbits in this thread but am also surprised that Levi’s site and content doesn’t appear on HN more often.

I worked on the front end of CollegeHumor.com at this time and spent a lot of working hours bashing my head against the wall debugging for IE6 (and even IE5).

I don’t remember the decision/approval process that happening internally but we put up a similar banner very shortly after YouTube added theirs. We continued supporting IE6 for some time but started prioritizing it less and less.

I half remember youtube doing this.

No need to half-remember. It’s the submission that talks about it.

Ah sorry, on mobile and didn't open article. Shame on me!

That’s what I’m thinking I’ll do if/when the sensor fails. Or for v2.

My thoughts exactly on using ESPHome.

My familiarity with float switches is limited to boats. Any you would recommend for this application?

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007CZ6PD2

I just noticed that you're using a mains-powered pump, so don't splice its wires directly. Instead, insert the float switch on one of the wires between the QT Py and the relay.

A condensate safety drain switch is appropriate here.

Something like this: https://www.supplyhouse.com/Beckett-Pumps-1502UR-Float-Safet...

or

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Little-Giant-599124-ACS-3-Auxili...

Perfect. Thank you

Good to know. I thought about using both a float switch and an ultrasonic distance sensor.

Cheers!

That is what inspired me to try building something myself. How do you like it? Does it have any reliability issues?

Congratulations on your DIY project, posting the commercial version was not at all intended to throw shade on it. I've reverse engineered plenty of commercial products, both for fun and for profit and know the challenges.

HoHoHoH20 has been ok but not perfect. I had to 3D print a secure mount for the probe to fit my tree stand. They don't really include any kind of mount, the probe kind of hangs on hope and prayers.

The pump doesn't develop enough head pressure to lift water more than 8" or so, which it needs to in order to get over the rim of my tree stand. So when the reservoir is getting low, but not empty enough to trigger the low water level alarm, the pump just runs continuously but water does not flow. Found this out because my cat was curious about the pump noise. The easy solution was to put it on an 8" pedestal.

Anecdotally - we have found that Nordsman Fir trees consume a lot less water, drop a lot fewer needles, and have strong branches that can withstand heavy ornaments and cats. Worth seeking out.