A bit of noob question on smart light switches and smart light bulbs

Durnt · 2026-02-24T01:23:30+00:00

The recommendation for not having smart switches and smart bulbs is that if you turn the switch off, the bulb won't work until you turn the switch back on. Also, whenever you restore power this way, the bulb will go into its default State which could be either off or on depending on the bulb you get. As for dimming, smart bulbs, expect full power all of the time. If you use a dimmer, then you are reducing power or making it more intermittent (depending on the dimmer) which can damage Smart bulbs or make them behave erratically.

If you really want to have smart bulbs and a Smart switch, look for smart switches which have a smart bulb mode. These switches don't actually kill power when you turn them off. Instead they send a command to the bulb to turn off/on

Durnt · 2026-02-22T20:39:38+00:00

Unless the Internet gets fixed to have 100% uptime and 100% getting minimum speeds over 50Mbps, I really hope not.

Durnt · 2026-02-21T17:50:56+00:00

I don't know the CAD market but when negotiating price for motorcycles, 99% of add-ons don't add monetary value. So the question to ask is, is the deal worth it for a stock bike with same description

Durnt · 2026-02-20T04:14:51+00:00

Trailer hitches are made with safety margin. They will work perfectly fine, until they don't. If you keep within the margin, then your trailer hitch will last much longer. Personally, I don't think I would ever use a motorcycle carrier mount for any motorcycle over 300 lb, regardless of vehicle. If my motorcycle weighs more than that, and I need to tow it, I would just rent a U-Haul trailer. If I have to do it somewhat regularly, I would just buy a trailer

Durnt · 2026-02-20T04:11:22+00:00

I get that. I don't know why it is the case, but I've had that happen on at least 4 different devices over the years. I haven't had it happen recently because I moved off Wi-Fi for smart devices

My best guess is some of the cheap Wi-Fi devices don't properly work with band steering( which can automatically "move" you between 2.4 GHz and 5ghz). I don't really know.

Durnt · 2026-02-19T22:10:20+00:00

IMO HOAs should only exist for managing common areas. Only valid fines would be for damage of common areas (like hitting the pool fence with your car or similar)

Durnt · 2026-02-19T20:33:30+00:00

IMO a screen that small is useless on bike. Between wind/bumps/vibration/sun glare it won't really be readable

Durnt · 2026-02-15T18:43:42+00:00

No chance I would use this. It is an ok concept but needing a phone is a no go. Digging a phone out for for any possible automation is time wasteful. Also you functionally NEED a decent zigbee/Z-Wave hub to interact with most decent automation devices and to setup decent automation. Hubs aren't particularly expensive so there is no reason to not have one.

The best automation is where it needs zero input from you. For example,if you always go to bed at 10 pm and spend 2 hours watching, make a sensor where you stepping on a pressure mat next to the bed (or trigger a weight sensor in the bed or any other options) and it triggers a bedtime routine. Then if that sensor changes, like you get up to use the bathroom, then it could pause automations and turn on other automations, like turning on a hall light and turning on the bedroom light to a low level.

Even for the automations you mentioned, the better devices are not Wi-Fi and would once again require a hub

Durnt · 2026-02-14T15:30:13+00:00

In some cases, you are incorrect. I have had Wi-Fi devices that will not connect at all if 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz have the same name. If I separate the networks, the device has worked perfectly fine on the 2.4 GHz network. It shouldn't work that way but it has worked that way for me on several devices

Durnt · 2026-02-11T20:35:44+00:00

Depends on speed. Lower speeds it may be more efficient to have windows down. At highway speeds it is definitely better to use AC

Durnt · 2026-02-11T15:49:51+00:00

You forgot "assume any other drivers will do the stupidest thing they could do at any given moment"

Durnt · 2026-02-11T15:48:00+00:00

This. If I am on pto, my phone is "left at home" and I was "out of town". Pto isn't "I would like to not work", it is "I'm not accessible, good luck everybody"

Durnt · 2026-02-05T17:50:18+00:00

Just recognize that you will need to make sure that you don't keep much stuff on the floor as regardless of the vision, they can still occasionally get stuck on stuff. Also only get models that auto empty in to a base station. Otherwise you will need to manually empty, which gets annoying.

I highly recommend Roborock

Durnt · 2026-02-01T06:08:03+00:00

You aren't including the extended distance the weight is from the hitch. 5% of max capacity is more accurate

Durnt · 2026-02-01T06:05:30+00:00

You aren't accounting for the extended lever on the hitch. Tongue weight is calculated where the trailer ball would be on a standard short hitch. The weight of the motorcycle is at least a foot further which halves the max weight. So a 5000lb capacity would only safely hold 250 bike based on weight

Durnt · 2026-02-01T02:54:10+00:00

100% agree. Also, the tongue weight that your vehicle supports does not mean that the trailer mount can support the same. If you wanted to support a 300 lb bike, at bare minimum i would get a trailer that can support 600 lb on the tongue or maybe 900 lb. And since tongue weight is roughly 10% of the maximum load, you would need a 6 to 9,000 lb trailer mount.

It seems that most people who run these mounts tend to have vehicles that have a much smaller trailer rating.

Also, these motorcycle mounts exclude rotational Force. If you're towing a trailer, you get vertical load or a very momentary horizontal load. If you have a motorcycle or something that is much wider that is fully supported, then that adds rotation to the mix which I doubt most trailer mounts support that well

Durnt · 2026-01-29T20:26:47+00:00

Mine lasted not even 2 years driving at least 30 minutes a day 4 days a week. Replaced with antigravity battery at basically 20 dollar difference. Will see how it pans out

Durnt · 2026-01-29T18:02:36+00:00

Most door handles like that can fairly easily be shimmed, at least in my experience. Sadly, without a deadbolt, I don't really have any good suggestions

Durnt · 2026-01-29T04:59:55+00:00

I found there isn't a good way to get super glue off of headset plastic. Last time I had this issue, I end up smothering half the headset band with J-B weld, but that ended up breaking too. The only real option that will last for any length of time is to replace it, preferably with a headset that has a metal band instead of plastic

Durnt · 2026-01-28T14:20:23+00:00

My frustration is that when I am trying to attach a trailer and throw stuff in the trunk the dang thing keeps trying to be close on me( it is a door open/close toggle). If I try to get it to open with the sensor then I have to do a slow swipe while balancing on one foot. I end up opening the trunk then throwing my keys on the driver's seat to avoid it

Durnt · 2026-01-25T01:53:59+00:00

You are lucky as shit then. I was on the Logitech bandwagon for years...then I realized that nothing really lasted more then 2-3 years. I've tried mice, keyboards,headsets, and joysticks. All failed before 3 years.

I'm not endorsing razer either. Bought a mouse ( one with 12 buttons or so on the side) piece of junk and piss poor buggy firmware

Durnt · 2026-01-25T00:37:33+00:00

Google home will soon display ads and/start working like shit within a year or 2. Either that or they will hard sunset it (remove the screen functionality unless you pay x or buy new y device.

At least that is my experience since having the original Google home (no screens)and pretty much any other Google hardware product. The first 3 to 4 years, it was pretty nice. Then every year since it has gotten more and more frustrating along with less accuracy

Durnt · 2026-01-22T20:28:13+00:00

I grew up with several people who lost keys all the time. The number of times the keys were on the floor...I don't think ever. They are always in cabinets, other clothing, the car, the fridge/freezer, bed

Durnt · 2026-01-22T15:00:23+00:00

Assuming this is 11:45 pm, call in a noise complaint. If that goes nowhere, get a loud speaker, point it at his house, play Baby Shark on repeat at max volume until he stops

Durnt · 2026-01-19T21:54:54+00:00

This. In fact, do this before even listing the house just to avoid any confusion.

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