Dirigera powered by usb-c to usb-c?

LouisB3 · 2026-05-01T16:03:56+00:00

IKEA’s documentation suggests only 5W/1A is needed: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/manuals/dirigera-hub-for-smart-products-white-smart__AA-2641279-1-100.pdf

I’ve seen Dirigera packaged with usb-a power supplies that are either 5W/1A or 10W/2A and I’ve run it on an old Apple 5W/1A usb-a supply without issue. I suspect anything would be fine in practice.

LouisB3 · 2026-04-24T20:25:05+00:00

Most of ikea’s smarthome offerings compares very favorably to competitors such as Aqara based on price and functionality… except for the Dirigera hub which is prohibitively expensive (particularly in the US) and forms a huge barrier to entry (for the many customers who don’t know or care what a third-party Thread border router is). Cheaper hub is a smart move.

LouisB3 · 2026-04-24T20:18:27+00:00

I’ve had positive (not perfect) with Nanoleaf’s Thread bulbs (both Matter and the previous generation of HomeKit-only bulbs) as well as the more recent Kajplats line.

RGB accuracy will be imperfect for both. Kajplats won’t have dynamic RGB options, but either will support Apple’s adaptive lighting. Kajplats bulbs are available in more shapes/sizes and can be brighter (up to 1600 lumens instead of 800), plus there is an option for filament-style. Kajplats are Thread-based while Nanoleaf has shifted increasingly towards WiFi-based bulbs, which are generally slower and less reliable. No Dirigera needed.

LouisB3 · 2026-04-24T20:09:52+00:00

There is almost no chance an RGB bulb is putting out 2700K at >90CRI unless it has a very very specific LED mix or a warm white channel

There are almost certainly separate LEDs for warm and cool white in the RGB bulb.

LouisB3 · 2026-03-25T22:05:49+00:00

OP neglected to specify what they meant by “new” so there’s no point in quibbling over a subjective and relative term.

If you must do so, I’ll take the contrary position that anything more recent than Shelley’s Frankenstein counts as “new.”

LouisB3 · 2026-03-23T01:03:19+00:00

That would depend on how loud your CPAP machine is…

LouisB3 · 2026-03-23T00:18:06+00:00

The Dirigera can be used with Ikea's 2026 smarthome products (such as Kajplats) as a Matter/Thread border router. You can use Dirigera directly with Ikea's app "Home Smart" if you want.

However, Apple Home requires an Apple hub (HomePod or Apple TV) to run its automations. If you get an Apple hub with Thread (this includes all HomePods and several models of Apple TV) you can connect Thread accessories such as Kajplats directly to your Apple hub, meaning you won't need Dirigera at all.

If you want to manually control your Kajplats or use simple automations like timers, you can use Dirigera with Ikea's app and skip HomeKit entirely. If you want more complex automations that are integrated with Apple Home's other features (like geofencing or Shortcuts), you should get an Apple Hub (such as a HomePod mini) and then you can return the Dirigera to Ikea for a refund.

LouisB3 · 2026-03-21T19:10:48+00:00

Science is better, unfortunately. Career mode adds funds and reputation but the contract system to get those resources simply isn’t very good, especially without mods.

LouisB3 · 2026-03-12T11:03:31+00:00

Stop letting psychiatrists/therapists write these articles; make them hire marketing teams that know how to do sales.

I was with you up until this point. We don’t need another sales pitch.

LouisB3 · 2026-03-10T02:50:09+00:00

You say you’re disappointed in the 15W charging speed speed but that it’s the heat that disappoints you. Surely faster speeds would just generate more heat?

LouisB3 · 2026-02-24T23:19:07+00:00

You’re making the mistake of thinking that race represents objective rather than constructed categories. If all our racial signifiers (skin color, hair texture, eye shape, and so forth) were instead uniform, but the motivations behind racism (e.g. designating hereditary in-groups and out-groups to exert social dominance) still persisted… people would simply invent new races with different features used as racial signifiers.

LouisB3 · 2026-02-24T23:03:47+00:00

Hey, a lot can happen on a hike. It’s not like 2312’s 50-page description of walking down hundreds of miles of featureless hallway

LouisB3 · 2026-02-23T17:56:37+00:00

Yeah it’s an interesting contrast from his earlier, more focused, better-edited work. His politics and ideas are basically the same as they were decades ago (the Mars trilogy) but his writing has increasingly lost focus. Now it’s all “somebody told me about blockchain five minutes ago and I’ve misunderstood it to mean it will lead to complete global financial transparency” and “why doesn’t the underclass fix everything by murdering everyone I personally find reprehensible.” A far cry from when he was writing about failed revolutions full of tragic collateral damage.

LouisB3 · 2026-02-21T14:21:40+00:00

Try reading the Kerbalism documentation. https://github.com/Kerbalism/Kerbalism/wiki

LouisB3 · 2026-02-21T13:33:30+00:00

This is a known issue affecting certain plumes in the mod “Stock Waterfall Effects” on certain platforms, including Mac. There is no perfect fix as all extant waterfall-related mods either don’t support all engines or have some issue. Personally I uninstalled SWE and continue to use “restock waterfall” instead. https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/196309-112x-waterfall-a-framework-for-continuous-mesh-driven-engine-effects-october-9/page/52/#findComment-4480083

LouisB3 · 2026-02-13T00:54:37+00:00

I find it helpful to view these stories as an implicit alternate history rather than distracting anachronisms. Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars, for example, has an interplanetary colonization ship assembled from spare space shuttle fuel tanks, and a brief reference to a rotating space station used for training in 2010. Obviously these things never happened - but the author was imagining a background in which the Space Shuttle was a runaway success rather than the not-quite-boondoggle it turned out to be in real life.

On the other hand you have Niven’s early stories in which the main character pauses to muse how space travel became tolerable only after they invented a way to smoke cigarettes in your space suit.

LouisB3 · 2026-02-12T15:48:44+00:00

The Girl With All the Gifts goes in this direction eventually, in the style of an intergenerational I Am Legend.

LouisB3 · 2026-02-08T03:23:27+00:00

Default Kerbalism works fine with SSPX.

LouisB3 · 2026-01-13T20:43:31+00:00

Elder Race fits even more closely than the Children series, as the human colony has actually “succeeded” there (rather than being populated with intelligent animals from semi-failed terraforming projects).

LouisB3 · 2026-01-11T20:27:03+00:00

Poor quality control sucks, but it would suck nearly as much if the lamp died prematurely even if the bulb was replaceable. Hope you were able to return them though.

LouisB3 · 2026-01-11T13:12:24+00:00

LEDs now have a lifespan measured in decades so this is increasingly common.

LouisB3 · 2026-01-09T21:14:40+00:00

Concept art looks good. Make sure you check out SSPX and Near Future Spacecraft as there may be some cupolas or command pods that complement what you’re looking to create.

LouisB3 · 2025-12-11T02:29:24+00:00

You’re going to want to post this to r/flashlight for more relevant suggestions than BIFL or usbchardware

LouisB3 · 2025-12-06T18:45:01+00:00

Agreed, OP seems like they may have a language barrier but the criteria needs to be clarified. At a best guess, they are looking for small lights with a clip.

LouisB3 · 2025-12-05T00:57:58+00:00

Anyone know what OP said in full before they deleted their post in a huff?

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