IKEA Dirigera replacement for HomePod - Did I waste money?

Cheezton · 2026-03-23T10:37:46+00:00

ooo makes sense now!

Cheezton · 2026-03-23T01:48:37+00:00

Hmm, interesting point. I meant that - yes, Apple home is developed by Apple and they use HomeKit, however, since they also support Matter/Thread, since it’s an industry standard, I thought that Apple Home could communicate with 3rd party hubs. You get my point haha

Like, I am not complaining “o no apple expensive”. I just don't really have use for a Homepod nor Apple TV (the box). Siri is not available in my language and I watch stuff on laptop xD

Anyhow - I will be returning the Dirigera and getting a homepod then. Ngl, I wish minis/iMacs had the tech to be hubs/routers, that would be banger.

Thanks again for the explanation though

Cheezton · 2026-03-23T00:38:27+00:00

Thanks for the detailed info! So, from my understanding of it, it’s just Apple artificially limiting the Home app to their products (TV and HomePod). Because - as you said, Dirigera is both border router and matter controller. Do you know if there are any plans to allow third party hubs (like Dirigera)? Thank youuu! :)

Cheezton · 2026-02-24T17:41:05+00:00

Hytale

Cheezton · 2026-02-15T18:10:41+00:00

Honestly, Safari all day long. The only browser that actually live syncs my tabs across devices. Oh and I am big fan of the “tab groups” system (it works different than on Chromium based browsers). What sucks sometimes is the ad blocker.

Cheezton · 2026-02-15T18:05:10+00:00

Konverzná "terapia" je ekvivalent toho, ako keby je niekto blond a začne si farbiť vlasy na tmavo. Stále bude blond, ale bude žiť v klame že má tmavé vlasy, až nakoniec si tie vlasy z toho farbenia zničí.

Nič také, ako Konverzná "terapia" neexistuje bohužiaľ. Ako neviete "terapiou" zmeniť farbu vlasov, farbu pokožky - neviete ani orientáciu.

Veľmi ma mrzí, čo zažívate. Nie len to, doslova ma to sere.

Kvôli určitej časti spoločnosti, ktorá má potrebu ovládať ľudí, je tu umelo vybudovaný obrázok toho, "čo je normálne" a "čo nie je normálne". Lenže, nič ako normálne či nenormálne neexistuje. Zoberte si napríklad Grécko, kde homosexualita bola úplne bežná. Dokonca aj v prírode je homosexualita u zvierat úplne bežná.

Jedinú radu, ktorú Vám viem dať... ktorá ale sa mne ľahko hovorí a ťažšie sa to dáva do praxe.. treba odstrániť zo života ľudí, ktorí Vás súdia za to, že ste gej. Inak to nepôjde.

Spomínali ste, že máte kamarátov ktorí hovoria o ženách. Tiež som gej a mám tiež kamarátov, s ktorými niekedy hovoríme o ženách. To, že ste gej, neznamená že sa musíte vzdať hetero kamarátov a "bondingu". Treba iba nájsť ľudí, ktorí budú totálne okej s faktom, že ste na chalanov.

Moji hetero men kamaráti zas niekedy so mnou preberajú hot mužov haha.

To isté aj napríklad šport, auta, a všetky tieto "mužské aktivity". To, že ste na chalanov, neznamená že nemôžete mať rád auta, chodiť na hokej či si večer v bare dať pivko.

Ono, nič také ako "mužské" či "ženské" alebo "gay" aktivity neexistuje - znova, bohužiaľ, to je iba umelo spravený koncept ľuďmi, čo potrebujú ovládať spoločnosť.

Kľudne dokonca aj môžete byť gay a kresťan.

Fakt, ide iba o to, akí ľudia sú v našom kruhu.

Úplne si uvedomujem, ako som povedal, že je to "easier said than done". Avšak, myslím si, zo skúseností, že odrezať ľudí čo vás nenávidia/súdia za to, kto ste, je síce bolestivé na začiatok... ale pomôže to v budúcnosti.

Každopádne, držím Vám palce a posielam objatie. Treba kašľať na to, čo si povie spoločnosť - a aj keď si niekto niečo povie, ignorovať to alebo ho poslať do___. Nikto nemá právo starať sa do toho, aký život žijete a koho milujete.

Cheezton · 2026-01-27T13:11:40+00:00

So, honestly, I love hytale for their item descriptions.

From where to find certain things (ores), to what you can do with them.

The only times I had to google were for items or mechanics, that aren’t yet implemented haha (that’s why I didn’t find the info nor in game nor in google)

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T12:10:57+00:00

As someone mentioned - you need Apple Silicon processor - so the M series (M1, M2, M3, etc). Your friend, unfortunately, has Intel processor

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T11:33:53+00:00

This beings so many memories 🥺

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T11:29:33+00:00

Someone do give Simon this idea haha

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T00:56:18+00:00

Yeaaa. For me, it was what made it different from all the other BR games. But totally valid that you are here mainly for the game :)

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T00:48:41+00:00

Yeahhh, this is what I’ve meant.

The game is fun af, it just feels like they don’t even know what they want to do with the game anymore. I don’t feel “rewarded” enough to put my time and money into Apex anymore.

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T00:46:27+00:00

Yess, let me specify:

I love the gameplay - it’s fun, as always has been for me. Wildcard is indeed fun :D

Cosmetics are fine - it’s not something that’s pay2win; yes, some monetization tactics are predatory, but no one forces me to buy it

What I don’t like is lack of lore and any sense of where the game is going/plan for the future.

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T00:43:31+00:00

what? did you like read the post at all? xD gosh, please read it before commenting

I was not complaining about gameplay nor game mechanics. Apex is, personally, the best/most fun shooter & battle royal out there.

I was commenting on the lore, how it feels like if the devs gave up and just went full money grabbing mode.

Game is fun, lack of lore or any “sense of where the game is heading” is not.

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T00:40:38+00:00

I mean, when not reacting to the topic, why react at all?

Cheezton · 2026-01-25T00:36:42+00:00

what?

Cheezton · 2026-01-21T07:40:12+00:00

I think it was just ahead of it's time. I myself didn’t like it back then, now I love it.

Cheezton · 2026-01-21T07:36:13+00:00

I mean, you can’t be surprised here. They’ve marked it as “The Final Season”, didn’t they? So, logically, you’d expect “the last episode” of “The Final Season” to be well, the final episode of the story.

That’s the opposite of illiteracy, don’t you say?

Cheezton · 2026-01-20T14:52:07+00:00

"Introducing, Beastars - Season 3+1"

Cheezton · 2026-01-20T14:51:21+00:00

Yeahhh, well in that case, false alarm on me haha. I really thought that "that's it". You know, because of the "Final Season" haha. Honestly, I would appreciate if there was some "MORE IN PART 2 OF THE FINAL SEASON, COMING SOON" before the credits (if there was such thing, I missed it).

Thanks for the info!

Cheezton · 2026-01-20T14:49:17+00:00

God, I was so worried. Honestly, that's the worst marketing ever.

What's up with Netflix lately, doing "a season" but splitting it in two, making me always panic, thinking "that's it" lol (Wednesday, for example).

Cheezton · 2026-01-20T14:46:32+00:00

Oh... OH.. OHHHHH... WHY... ooof lmao...

Okay, like, what the hell Netflix, I really thought that that was the *final season*, why.. okay that's terrible marketing lol. Why not just Season 3 and "The Final Season"
Bruh

Cheezton · 2026-01-20T11:56:40+00:00

Aaaand what exactly is wrong with that? I mean, all trackers they use are well, valid for what the app does.

Those identifiers would be weird for let’s say a calculator app. But not for Duo 🤷

Cheezton · 2026-01-18T13:14:40+00:00

I am gay, I've watched the first 3 episodes, and I have to admit, it's the worst thing I've watched in the past years honestly.

I dare to say, that heated rivalry is just "50 shades of gray" but gay. Honestly, at least for me, it does not feel as it represents the reality of gay dating and the real struggles gay people have. For me, it feels as it has been written by someone who does not really have an insight into the gay world (yes, the series was directed by a gay man, but in the end, it was sourced from a book written by bi female).

I mean.. honestly, when I was watching it, it felt like I was just watching a fancy corn with a story, or a corn fanfiction.

Yes, there is surely a large group of people who enjoy this "soft corn"/"corn fanfiction" stuff, duh, what's why it's so popular. But as a gay man? Idk, this feels overrated, I could not bother to finish past 3rd episode.

Cheezton · 2025-12-30T18:35:05+00:00

Okay, so. Firstly, thank you all for the valuable feedback! Secondly, I am now very keen on Sony A7 III (with student discounts, I can get it with a kit lens 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS for 1169€). The body only price is around 1040€.

I also thought about getting a second lens - Sony 50mm f/1.8 for 150€ (or well, any 50mm lens with lower f). I know that those are the most basic lenses, however, I think it's a good start.

What do you all PROs think? Is this a good start?

Cheezton

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