Changes in the latest version of Nissan's official mobile app for their LEAF electric car broke the widget I created last year for quickly checking my car's battery charge status on my phone's home screen, and then things got interesting.
Readit Newskcon commented on Nissan's Response (?) To My Leaf Home Screen Widget kevintechnology.com/posts... · Posted by u/kcon
kcon commented on Board: New game console recognizes physical pieces, with an open SDK board.fun/... · Posted by u/nicoles
I was looking for more info about developing for Board on https://board.fun/pages/developers and became confused because the page mentions an SDK that can be accessed but does not explain how or link to any other information. Poking around the website some more, I found https://board.fun/pages/support?hcUrl=%2Fen-US%23article-289... which clarifies:
> Can I add or create my own games?
> Soon. We’re building tools that will let anyone design their own Board games, starting with developers and expanding to players. The future of play is one you can help create. Learn more at board.fun/developers.
So I think I understand the SDK is not available yet. Can you clarify that developer tools are not yet available but are coming soon on https://board.fun/pages/developers to avoid confusion?
If you're running Home Assistant and your LEAF is from before 2019, you may be able to replace the scraping part with the Nissan Leaf integration https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/nissan_leaf/. Their iOS app also has support for custom widgets https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/integrations/ios-wi... which might suffice for what you're trying to achieve.
It's unfortunate that newer cars are not supported.
Thanks for sharing! Unfortunately I do have a model year newer than 2018.
Cool! I like that it just works ™ and is a lot more resilient to the hostile first party than other approaches.
How often does the scraping of the app running on the RaspPi run and how much is the lag between that job running and the data appearing on your phone?
Thanks! The IFTTT widget can supposedly update within a few seconds of receiving the triggering email since this is a “real-time applet” (https://help.ifttt.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412435510171-What-...), but in practice it seems to update more on the order of several minutes after the scraping workflow runs.
I have been running the scraping workflow once per hour during waking hours the past week, but I reduced that recently because I was starting to feel nervous (but without any real evidence) that pinging the car too often could drain the 12V battery.
The scraping workflow takes between 2-3 minutes to run. You can view the history and duration of runs here if you’re curious: https://github.com/kevincon/nissan-leaf-widget-updater/actio...
kcon commented on You don't really need a virtualenv frostming.com/2021/01-22/... · Posted by u/gilad
The “py” command?
I think that is referring to the Python launcher utility for Windows: https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#python-launcher...
kcon commented on Ask and Show HN: Ever coded for love? Willing to share? · Posted by u/throwaway3189
I developed a VR experience as part of my proposal to my now-wife: https://kevintechnology.com/2018/05/03/vr-proposal.html
kcon commented on Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interview questions? · Posted by u/Neablis
Bandcamp has a fun puzzle on their jobs page: https://bandcamp.com/jobs
“To apply, gather the crumbs (starting with your cookies).”
kcon commented on A Stroke Turned a 63-Year-Old into a Rap Legend theatlantic.com/health/ar... · Posted by u/mtg
Interesting legend, tried to search for him on youtube and other places but nothing showed up. I'm not saying this man can't rap, but how can you call that being a legend if there isn't a single recording?
Nowhere in the article is there a link or an embed to an example of his legendary rap.
> Like a true underground star, he shunned mainstream success. He did appear in a documentary about Leimert Park, not as a novelty act, but as a regular member of the crew.
I believe this is the documentary the article refers to: http://www.leimertparkmovie.com
There's a preview clip on that website that I believe shows him rapping as Dr. Flow: http://www.leimertparkmovie.com/media/06RonCarringtononThurs...