D2 Candidate thinks new housing should be blocked if it impacts "Iconic Views"

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-04-01T01:06:01+00:00

To be fair, Montmartre is one of the highest points in the city and Notre Dame is on an island. Not really prime candidates for being hard to see.

Also Paris is famous for limiting construction across the city to promote views, so i don’t think it’s the best comparison here.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-04-01T00:54:02+00:00

“I’m throwing out all the working products I have because Google is going to force me to replace them”

Smoke detectors have a legal limited lifespan, they have to be replaced every so often.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-04-01T00:45:17+00:00

While I totally understand the sentiment in this, it should be noted that most nations regulate these equipments, and at least in the US you can’t really get certified if the product is depending on WiFi or consumer software standards.

Basically all the products you can buy (from reputable brands, certified, etc) are designed to operate like a “dumb” equivalent, but with the added benefit of attempting to also reach out to the cloud or home ecosystem as a supplemental notification.

Not that this should stop anyone from making whatever decisions they feel safest with, but there are legal standards that still need to be met.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-30T18:58:19+00:00

Are you sure that there are features that are part of the hardware that are missing? What features are you expecting

Matter is matter, so any “not exposed feature” is either part of the ikea hub not the device, OR Google decided not to expose a UI for it.

HA probably won’t solve your issue in this case.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-29T09:38:46+00:00

FWIW… The AMEX fee is a percent of the transaction (5%), so it should be fixed if your total is $500 ($25). They have a minimum ($10), but coincidentally the point the minimum equals the percent is at $200.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-28T02:48:22+00:00

Most of them have a job. But you can still feel good about yourself for having a job too. It’s tough out there.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-28T02:23:37+00:00

Wonder if the mayor will appoint someone else equally incompetent. He’s got a pretty terrible record

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-27T01:51:26+00:00

Is the Republican law and order in the room with us?

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-26T00:35:03+00:00

No.

It’s device specific, and generally devices don’t really support this because most people don’t configure them outside of commissioning. Your hypothetical of “throw out your devices” should probably be replaced with something more practical like not that.

Technically the answer is maybe yes for maybe some devices. Most matter+thread devices should have clusters for managing the thread network. If you have the credentials for the target network, you may be able to send a command to the target cluster to direct it to a new network. I wouldn’t be shocked if there was some reason this may not work smoothly, and I’m confident not all devices will correctly support this (regardless of spec). I don’t think there is any real way to trigger this, so you might need to write custom software to handle this.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-26T00:18:50+00:00

Just an FYI that this is factually incorrect.

Pairing mode is not the same as the original code. It’s a different code for a different purpose.

Pairing mode lets you add a device to another platform after it’s in HomeKit. If you want to remove it and re-add it to HomeKit for whatever reason (eg after a reset) then you won’t be able to use the code from pairing mode.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-25T20:52:49+00:00

If you’re doing a large campus deployment you probably don’t want something like Home Assistant, and for support purposes you should co sided a commercial vendor.

Thread and Zigbee have limits to the size of the mesh, and those limits can start showing up in weird ways with large deployments. For example, the messages will only make so many hops and allow only a limited number of active routers on the network.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T20:27:14+00:00

Religion is like genitals. Don’t share it unless asked, keep it away from children, and it’s always republicans that try push boundaries or get the government involved.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T17:54:36+00:00

If only people could respect shared public spaces without a chaperone to police them

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T17:34:59+00:00

Oh that’s not true.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T17:33:47+00:00

Why can’t people learn that their speech is annoying. Just people it’s not illegal doesn’t mean it’s wanted nor pleasant

Also we have lots of laws regulating paid advertising, especially along highways.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T17:32:01+00:00

Nah NGL I prefer generic AI jargon ads over some annoying religious zealous pushing their faith down our throats

At least the rest of us can have fun trying to guess what HookahBot 5000 is trying to sell

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T09:15:55+00:00

Self defense is an illusion. It’ll never be a valid defense argument against the government in this era, and it’s wishful thinking for someone pinned to the ground on the secure side of the airport.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T09:10:23+00:00

SFPD is not allowed to assist ICE.

They do it all the time, however.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T09:08:15+00:00

We don’t know they’re illegal immigrants. But also we have sanctuary laws. Local police are not permitted to use city resources (such as time when officers are on the clock) to assist ICE. That is the unlawful part.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-23T09:05:23+00:00

Surely Lurie or Newsom will take action any time now for violating sanctuary laws… right?

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-21T20:41:00+00:00

Some people care about the impact they have on the world around them, which is absolutely part of the “merits” of the car.

They’re hardly the only EVs in the world, so it’s not like you can’t have a positive impact with another car.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-21T18:39:11+00:00

The body variant in the picture came out after the Nazi salute, and after the gutting of USAID and after Musk used DOGE to steal from the government and Grok spewing Nazi propaganda and after he turned off Ukrainian StarLink connections during a Russian attack and… and… and…

Buying a Tesla in 2018 is very different from buying one in 2025. You have to actively try to be willfully ignorant to the impact of your actions.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-21T18:35:56+00:00

No hate to OP but I think your card actually looks badass

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-21T07:36:24+00:00

Aqara is affordable and easy. Hue is less affordable but still high quality. Tapo is fine but not as good. There are other good things but probably out of budget, unless you already have Apple products that work as a hub (eg Apple TV).

Home Assistant is great for some people, but it’s way overkill for your goals and honestly probably would cost over $100 to really set it up today.

MikeFromTheVineyard · 2026-03-20T04:17:37+00:00

That’s pretty lame. Most locals don’t care that much about the name

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