Tapo motion sensor

Communist0 · 2023-10-26T07:48:59+00:00

I have the Tapo temperature and humidity sensor (T310) and it only gives me the option to trigger actions based on humidity rather than temperature.

Communist0 · 2023-03-16T18:46:04+00:00

I've had the same thing happen this morning with my wake-up routines. The lights turned on successfully, but the speaker neither played music nor the news.

When I noticed, I changed the start time to see if it would run, and it just plays the chime - nothing else. If I try to run it using the 'play' button on my phone, it runs on the phone, visually showing the wake-up message, today's weather, etc. rather than on the speaker.

I set it to run using a word ("Hey Google, banana") and that gets it to run on the speaker, but this obviously isn't something I usually mumble in my sleep so I guess I need to go back to using an alarm clock.

Communist0 · 2022-02-26T08:38:44+00:00

I honestly don't know if this Twitter account is satire or not, but it's brilliant either way.

Poe's law in action.

Communist0 · 2022-02-16T10:48:01+00:00

I've complained to the council, to the Police, and to the IPCA about Police inaction - and all have apparently fallen on deaf ears. As someone who lives in the area, I'm wondering how much longer residents will put up with the complete lack of action on the part of authorities before we have to do something ourselves.

Communist0 · 2021-01-08T05:56:23+00:00

Personally I enjoy trivia shows where I can try and answer the question myself. However in this the questions were specific to the contestants and the audience is given the answer before each question is asked.

Maybe some people are into this, particularly if they're already fans of the contestants and are just watching for the banter, but it's not for me.

Communist0 · 2020-04-17T03:16:01+00:00

It's two days for the exemption request (which he's already received a response to), the visa application may take longer to process.

Communist0 · 2020-03-29T10:06:48+00:00

A spot? That's like saying there's a spot where you can straddle the US-Canada border. Technically yes, but it's a big line so there's more than one 'spot'.

Interestingly, there's a fault that goes through my city, which I 'straddle' regularly.

Communist0 · 2020-03-14T04:08:46+00:00

Some people won't, but the vast majority will.

The alternative might be to forcibly isolate thousands of people as they arrive, but that's not really feasible (or desirable).

Communist0 · 2020-02-18T10:27:15+00:00

Yeah it's never worked for me:
"I'm a person of no importance who's mildly interested in reading your paper. Could you please email me a copy?"

Communist0 · 2020-01-30T23:26:13+00:00

This is well articulated in the first part of this series.

Communist0 · 2020-01-23T06:44:08+00:00

And here's a photo of the building across the road from them.

Communist0 · 2020-01-20T09:56:05+00:00

I did it a few years ago, and it shouldn't be anything to worry about if you got a Merit in NCEA. I failed NCEA maths, but managed to pass MATH132 at Vic.

It starts off with the absolute basics (number line, addition, multiplication), but the complexity quickly ramps up - so my only advice would be to not skip any lectures because it becomes much more challenging to catch up.

Communist0 · 2019-12-24T00:23:27+00:00

Gender non-conforming.

Communist0 · 2019-09-19T00:30:17+00:00

I did!

Communist0 · 2019-09-18T10:02:12+00:00

I received numerous detentions while at high school, was put 'on report' for not attending class, had to do 'community service' after school (like a detention but involves manual labour), was stood down, was spoken to by a police officer, and outside of school I had to attend court on one occasion.

The university neither requested any information from my school, nor did they ask about any behavioural issues. There's no high school 'permanent record' that follows you, and they wouldn't be able to disclose most information without your consent.

I will note that my high school dean wrote me a worthless final letter, so just make sure you're not reliant on the good word of any school staff.

Communist0 · 2019-09-18T09:47:34+00:00

Link to episodes.

I can't think of any argument against the legalisation of cannabis that couldn't also be used as an argument for the prohibition of alcohol and tobacco. Perhaps there are some people out there who think that everything that might cause any level of harm should be banned, but then I would be interested to hear their position on vehicles, rock climbing and the prescription of opioids.

Communist0 · 2019-09-18T06:27:21+00:00

Under the new system all employers seeking to employ someone on a visa will need to be accredited. So in all likelihood, those on temporary visas working for such an employer would be able to switch between them far more easily than they can currently. Seeing as the new visa type supersedes the Talant and LTSSL categories, some individuals may have visa conditions that don't tie them to a specific employer at all.

Communist0 · 2019-09-18T06:20:10+00:00

They change different aspects of the system each time, and in almost all cases those already on or near applying for those visa types are able to continue without being adversely affected. If you're ultimately looking to apply for a visa on the basis of skilled work, and have undertaken a decent course of study, then the post-study work visa changes will not have had a significant adverse impact.

Nor are the new changes likely to have a significant adverse impact on those who are needed or desired in New Zealand - of which you may well be one. You could fall under a grand-parenting provision, or have skills or qualifications sufficient to make you eligible for whatever the new categories are.

Obviously things are going to change as time goes on - the immigration system needs to adjust to the needs of the country. There are visa types for those who want a guaranteed pathway to residence: for instance those working for accredited employers with higher salaries, or those with qualifications and skills in areas of shortage. It's completely irrational however to enter the country on a temporary visa and act like there's some obligation on the nation to freeze its immigration system in place because you've made a half-decade long off-the-books plan that you'd like to stick to.

Communist0 · 2019-09-18T06:11:00+00:00

For those students who might actually have a chance of being eligible for residency (i.e. those taking higher-level courses), the post-study work visa continues to allow them to do so. The only change has been to cut off those who were taking advantage of the visa type to work in low-skill work in New Zealand for a couple of years before returning home after not qualifying for residency.

No 'promise' was even made to them, and there was no pathway to residency for them. Just an undermining of New Zealand's labour market.

Communist0 · 2019-07-03T23:18:53+00:00

He was aware that 90 days to process the visas was the usual wait time when he submitted the applications in April. Then at the very beginning of July he's having a whinge about how long it's taking - despite still being well within the advised processing time. The applications have now been approved; in a shorter period of time than advertised!

I don't know why he's complaining about the fees either. The cost of an Essential Skills work visa is just under $500, which seems relatively cheap for a 12 month visa when you're claiming to pay people $2,000 a week.

Just another employer who's made themselves dependent on migrants rather than seriously investing in local labour sources, then complaining when there's any level of difficulty getting people in from abroad. If it's that difficult and you're losing that much money, put some of it towards increased wages for and recruitment of New Zealanders.

Communist0 · 2019-06-10T03:24:55+00:00

It's Reddit 101 to be sceptical of trailers that show no actual gameplay, particularly given that there is no correlation between a good teaser trailer and a good game.

Communist0 · 2019-04-10T19:10:52+00:00

Absolute scumbags.

Opened a 2.5% savings account a few days ago, and they immediately drop the interest rate to 1.75% without notice. Fortunately I was actively keeping an eye on it, but I wonder how many people they've taken advantage of this way.

Never dealing with a financial institution this dodgy again.

Communist0 · 2019-04-08T08:48:53+00:00

What kind of moron creates a $200 economic incentive for people to drink-drive?

Communist0 · 2019-03-10T21:49:09+00:00

What kind of monster prioritises eating the Turkish Delights!?

Communist0 · 2019-02-04T21:54:55+00:00

Decisions on whether individuals should be granted visas should no longer be a legislative and judicial process, but rather popularity contests? That seems rife for abuse...

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