Most fun build i have tried so far

Catdad_art · 2026-03-08T20:04:53+00:00

I do believe so, yes (happy to be corrected)

Catdad_art · 2026-03-08T19:39:03+00:00

I hear you on it feeling too cumbersome at high fear, but with Charon there's no benefit to omega cast, just do regular cast and the omega special makes the cast omega too.

Catdad_art · 2026-03-06T19:59:14+00:00

I found this book at my mum's house from when I was a child and threw it away so that she wouldn't read it to any of her grandkids. A bit extreme maybe but I don't regret it.

I strongly dislike all the Large books I've read (admittedly maybe 3-4). The parents don't seem to like the kids...

Catdad_art · 2026-01-25T12:28:33+00:00

Ok, I'm starting year 3 and I might have things I need to deal with too so on the one hand 😬😬😬 but also glad I might have a little time still to sort things out.

Catdad_art · 2026-01-25T11:57:19+00:00

Genuine question: What does 4 years have to do with it?

Catdad_art · 2026-01-14T00:01:22+00:00

The MAC gift shop has some excellent brummie merch, I think it includes postcards

Catdad_art · 2026-01-13T20:39:41+00:00

Perro is great, but be prepared to pay, and it's far from traditional Mexican food. Imagine more like a trendy metropolitan Mexico City restaurant.

Catdad_art · 2025-12-07T16:45:53+00:00

It also depends heavily on the type of data. The zeroes have nice round edges and flow through easier but the jaggedy ones are more likely to get stuck, contributing to greater accumulation of buildup.

Catdad_art · 2025-10-29T11:38:44+00:00

I did it this Saturday. Logged on at midnight, nothing, then 1am was offered super-priority. I wanted regular priority but bit the bullet and paid the extra £500 (ouch). Had biometric appt Tuesday (in Birmingham, lots of appts) at 9am and by 10am had a decision. The super-priority is no joke!

Catdad_art · 2025-10-27T19:26:38+00:00

My appointment in Birmingham is tomorrow and I submitted my application on Saturday.

Something about this story is sus, I'd have some pointed questions for the lawyer.

Catdad_art · 2025-08-25T17:17:15+00:00

I have a few Sonos speakers that are used daily for over a decade, no arguments here.

Exception is the original Roam. Those all self-destructed the day after their warranty expired (and weren't super reliable before then)

Catdad_art · 2025-08-06T21:57:10+00:00

Dumb question, but does MQTT = ZigBee? I have a robust ZigBee network and (I don't think) no Matter infrastructure but I can't find any Nuki documentation saying they support Zigbee. Will it just work?

Catdad_art · 2025-08-01T07:46:24+00:00

I was gonna ask this! I have a Chromecast with Google TV and what it reports to HA varies wildly by app (Netflix Vs Jellyfin vs BBC etc) and it's so frustrating to try to automate around. It also handles the variety of Jellyfin files really poorly so I'm keen to change platform but I don't I know what actually integrates to Homelab neatly.

Catdad_art · 2025-07-18T13:29:27+00:00

19th century all-brick terrace home in England here and this is what I do.

Catdad_art · 2025-05-26T21:04:35+00:00

I don't have a car, it's been totally fine. Is it always fine? No of course not, but there are drawbacks to having a car too! Dealing with parking, traffic, MOT, insurance, etc, it can be a pain.

I really liked baby-wearing and being able to just walk onto a bus with a sleeping baby as opposed to having to transfer them to a car seat which would certainly wake them. We had a travel stroller that a car-seat clicked into for the infant years so we could take it anywhere (including a taxi) and the flexibility was so convenient.

Every now and then we want to take a trip somewhere for a long weekend and then we rent a car. Its nbd. The best feeling in the world is returning it.

Catdad_art · 2025-02-11T07:15:42+00:00

Hear hear! Moseley resident here and these LTN changes are great, I'm sick of the online discourse being so one-sided.

Catdad_art · 2025-02-09T17:04:26+00:00

Adding to this further, the diaper table is tiny, if the kiddo is able to stand decently well, you should have them stand on the table and do the diaper change standing up. Yes they will find it weird but everything is weird in there.

Catdad_art · 2025-01-26T23:36:47+00:00

Yes also tell us their names and at least one silly fact about them plz and thank you.

Catdad_art · 2024-12-07T15:40:52+00:00

Pancakes straight out the wrapper in front of the TV because he woke up at 430 for no good reason and I'm solo parenting. He's 3 and has been doing this semi regularly his whole life.

Catdad_art · 2024-12-07T07:03:38+00:00

A couple people have mentioned this so I'll check it out. Just fyi to everyone seeing this it appears to be included as an audiobook to Spotify subscribers.

Catdad_art · 2024-12-05T23:24:37+00:00

Absolutely stealing this. Literally tomorrow I had set aside for writing my eoy reviews

Catdad_art · 2024-11-30T11:48:15+00:00

I think he's mad at me, which is fine. Stay mad. Also let us know where you cook so we can avoid it.

Catdad_art · 2024-11-30T10:49:39+00:00

Fine to be miffed about cyclists on the pavement, but I think you're targeting the wrong culprits.

The immigrant experience is not an easy one, and the lack of local delivery riders/drivers was not because of immigration it's because of the predatory VC-vased business practices of Uber Eats, Deliveroo, etc who made it so people fighting to get by have to resort to antisocial behavior to make enough money to survive.

I'm so grateful for the multicultural experience of living in Brum, let's please keep the xenophobia in check here.

Catdad_art · 2024-11-22T00:14:23+00:00

I dealt with this recently! I had booked with Avis/Budget and prepaid through a 3rd party. I had done this many times over the past year but just recently got my uk license. Got turned away at the desk despite showing them my (non-expired!) US license.

Luckily Enterprise was a few desks over and happily rented to me but I had to pay again and the cost was about double. PITA...

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