diff --git a/source/_posts/2021-05-14-community-highlights.markdown b/source/_posts/2021-05-14-community-highlights.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..37cb4ca1282 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_posts/2021-05-14-community-highlights.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +--- +title: "Community Highlights: 21st edition" +description: "Mute your media player when you are on the phone, get started with telemetry data from your car and switch a light via Minecraft" +date: 2021-05-14 00:00:00 +date_formatted: "May 14, 2021" +author: Klaas Schoute +author_twitter: klaasnicolaas +categories: Community +og_image: /images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/social.png +--- + +The 21st edition of the Home Assistant Community Highlights! Some interesting +things popped up around our community, we thought was worth sharing. + +Do you want to share something for the next edition? +Information on [how to share](#got-a-tip-for-the-next-edition). + +./Klaas
+*Intern on Home Assistant Energy* + +## Blueprint of the week +------ + +Imagine, you are listening to music and suddenly you get a call, then of course +you first want to turn the music down a bit to understand the person, what if +we automate that with a blueprint! + +This week's blueprint is that of [JackPoint](https://community.home-assistant.io/u/JackPoint), +which will mute your media player when you receive a call and are at home. Try +it out! Read more about it on the [community forum][week_blueprint] or install +this automation in your instance with a click on the My button! + +{% my blueprint_import badge blueprint_url="https://gist.github.com/JackPoint/2375dd5d15f0b4c52161207170c14f60" %} + +Would you rather not have the media player muted but, for example, paused or take +another action? More variants can be found on the [Blueprint Exchange][blueprints]! + +## Car Telemetry +------ + +A few editions earlier we had shown the dashboard of [Make_Itt_Work](https://www.reddit.com/user/Make_Itt_Work/) +and it contained telemetry data from his car. The question was of course how does +he do that?! Well, that question now has an answer, a video has come online with +all the details. + +
+ +
+ +## Shower Duration +------ + +
+ + Shower illustration + +
+ +We've talked enough about saving energy, but using water efficiently is +just as important. With the [project](https://github.com/farstreet/shower) +from [farstreet](https://github.com/farstreet), which consists of some hardware +and an automation, you could time how long you are in the shower and indicate +with a LED light how long you have been under it. + +Finished taking a shower? Then you can hear what your shower time was +through a media player. + + + +## Mine Assistant +------ + +This item is especially nice for the Minecraft players, [Andy](https://gitlab.com/klikini) +has managed to switch a light in Home Assistant by means of a redstone block +in Minecraft! In the Reddit post you can find more information about this +project, as well code to get started yourself. + +
+ +
+ +## Got a tip for the next edition? +------ + +Have you seen (or made) something awesome, interesting, unique, amazing, +inspirational, unusual or funny, using Home Assistant? + +[Click here to send us your Community Highlight suggestion](/suggest-community-highlight). + +Also, don't forget to share your creations with us via Social Media: + +- Tweet it! Be sure to mention [@home_assistant][twitter] +- Share it on our [Facebook group][facebook-group] +- Post it to our [subreddit][reddit] +- Tag [@homeasssistant][instagram] on Instagram +- Or via chat, drop us a line in the [#lounge at Discord][chat] + +See you next edition! + +[chat]: https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat +[facebook-group]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant +[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/homeassistant +[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant +[twitter]: https://www.twitter.com/home_assistant +[blueprints]: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/blueprints-exchange +[community]: https://community.home-assistant.io +[week_blueprint]: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/mute-media-player-when-on-phone-only-when-home/255221 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/shower.png b/source/images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/shower.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..19790ed6912 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/shower.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/social.png b/source/images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/social.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d31c87d2f46 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-05-14-community-highlights/social.png differ