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Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 24/4/2026 (lemmy.nz)
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Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.

It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:

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[-] nsh@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks for sharing the info, much appreciated. Frigate sounds like a great idea - no need for cloud subscriptions, privacy concerns, etc.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah Frigate is pretty cool. Really I got the cameras to play with Frigate, I didn't get cameras first haha. I also got a Coral TPU as a dedicated processor for object detection.

It has been fun playing with the driveway one this past few days. Using number plate recognition in Frigate I can have Home Assistant send me notifications (with a photo) of when our cars arrive in the driveway. Over time I'll add common visitors too, then maybe I can have my Home Assistant Voice PE (smart speaker) announce for the kids when Grandma has arrived or things like that.

I currently have the camera send me any detections. and I had no idea how often a neighbours cat chills in our driveway.

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