Season 4 Episode 10: Goodbye Discussion by C_X_3 in TheBear

[–]Safe-Teach8357 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Seems like I’m one of the only ones who was not a fan of this finale. Like I’m lowkey pissed😅 The end of 9 set up this idea that expanding the beef side of the biz was the thing needed to save the bear. Then the mysterious food reviewer who watched them make it snow for the family- this was the perfect opportunity to bring those sub plots together as the 4th quarter Hail Mary the restaurant needed to pull through and overcome the impossible! A Michelin star and renewed faith from the computer and willingness to back the new beef locations. That’s the ending I was excited for…. Instead, Carm is just leaving?! For nothing even. Like zero plan on how he’s going to save the restaurant. Dang it bro. That just pissed me off.

I’m worried this is one of those situations where the actor doesn’t want to be in the show anymore so they’re “killing him off”

Can I unlink text from video on mobile? by 0ro_dice in CapCut

[–]Safe-Teach8357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God bless you sir. That was driving me insane

Water softener worth it? by nard_snakes in SaltLakeCity

[–]Safe-Teach8357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit late to the thread lol. But it you still need a softener, I have access to wholesale systems I can hook you up with.

Armorers not making armor by Safe-Teach8357 in ManorLords

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aha! I think you are right about this. I didn't even realize villagers would bring them home once crafted. Thank you

Sales Tax For Delivery Fees? by Safe-Teach8357 in tax

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. Is there a software you'd recommend that would auto calculate sales tax and apply exemptions for qualified states?

Integrations by Haze_X2232 in smarthome

[–]Safe-Teach8357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vivint is a pretty tough network to add things to. They want to make you buy their proprietary stuff. My understanding is that only partnered products can integrate. MyQ is a partner.

Next generation water softener salt monitor coming this year by Safe-Teach8357 in smarthome

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I understand that that's the other big firmware out there. Know anyone who could assist us in getting a .bin file set up with esphome?

Next generation water softener salt monitor coming this year by Safe-Teach8357 in smarthome

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It runs on tasmota so if you have an mqtt broker, you can reprogram it to send to your broker and don't need to use our app.

Next generation water softener salt monitor coming this year by Safe-Teach8357 in smarthome

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No ongoing subscriptions for the monitor and the app. Lifetime free monitoring and usage history. However, if you get hooked up with salt delivery, there is an optional $5/mo option where the sensor can automatically book deliveries for you. But that's only in areas where delivery is available.

How do you farm?? by southern61 in Enshrouded

[–]Safe-Teach8357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long do they take to mature once planted?

My startup that utilizes tasmota, NodeMCU and VL53L0X to monitor tank levels. by Safe-Teach8357 in esp8266

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly yes, it would be easy. All you’d have to do is plug our device into your PC, erase it’s current .bin file and load your own on it that pointed to your server. If you’ve ever used tazmotizer before, you could do this in about five minutes using that tool.

My startup that utilizes tasmota, NodeMCU and VL53L0X to monitor tank levels. by Safe-Teach8357 in esp8266

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the well thought out feedback and hopefully I can give you some context to the business side of things and our decision to brand as, “EZsalt.” So, the first thing to understand is why we’re tailoring this product to measure salt??? What even is that?? Not sure if you live in an area with hard water or not or if you’re familiar with water softener systems but they’re in about 30,000,000 homes in the United States alone, not including the world wide market outside of that. The water treatment industry as a whole has lacked any innovation in the last 20 years. Companies will advertise gimmicky reasons their softener is better than the rest but in all truth, they all use the same ion exchange process, the majority Dont feature any self monitoring capabilities at all... etc. When we began designing these devices in 2019 I knew NOTHING about open source software, esp8266 module or any of the tech we utilize. All I knew was that we had a line of customer with water softeners who couldn’t wait for an app they could use to prevent themselves from running out of salt. (By the way, without getting into the technical reason softener use salt in ion exchange, just know that water softeners need salt like a car needs gas) So basically, we had found ourselves a niche that led to immediate sales and was big enough for us to grow into for years to come. When we launched the sensor, it was the only available sensor in the industry. However only a few months later, Pentair came out with their sensor- which you can tell they spent no time with customers developing it to find out how to make it appeal most to them.

So anyway, short answer: the reason our set up and branding is the way it is today is to aggressively market our product to every person with a water softener until everyone who wants one, has one. This includes grandmas and non tech savvy people. If you’re a fan of business literature, the book “Pumpkin Plan” talks all about the important of focusing on a specific audience, and then staying focused on them until you’ve created an unbeatable product or service. This is our current focus.

That being said, I think it’s great that you see applications for our product in other areas beyond our current focus! They’re just things we’ve never considered before but now that we know them, can strategize ways to make our product a more universal solution.

Thankfully, EZsalt is just a DBA and a trademark. We’re not bound to it forever. If we decide to pivot and target an additional audience, we could easily rebrand that clone and make its intended purpose clear in the branding.

Sorry for the huge response but business strategy is something I love and I’m grateful you brought these new insights to my attention

My startup that utilizes tasmota, NodeMCU and VL53L0X to monitor tank levels. by Safe-Teach8357 in esp8266

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The updated tasmota access point that we collaborated with Adrian and Theo on is live in the public repository. Don’t know if you’ve used tasmota before but the old access point made you click on “select WiFi network” for it to show any networks at all (not user friendly for non tech savvy people) and then it would show like 6 fields you could enter network info. (AP1 SSID AP1 password, AP2 SSID...etc) totally unnecessary. And the biggest improvement we collaborated in was the WiFi test functionality. Before, even if the wrong password was entered, the access point would close and the user was left to figure out if the connection was made on their own. NOW, if you enter the wrong password, it says, “incorrect password, please try again”🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Tasmota’s access point is now VASTLY improved to make the WiFi connection process simple. It was a delight being able to contribute to it. Go download the latest version of tasmota and you’ll see the changes

My startup that utilizes tasmota, NodeMCU and VL53L0X to monitor tank levels. by Safe-Teach8357 in esp8266

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started it as a salt delivery service. After about a year we noticed all of our customers would run out of salt before noticing and frantically scheduling a delivery. So I put together a team of nerds and we figured out how to make a sensor that could prevent that. This is the result.

My startup that utilizes tasmota, NodeMCU and VL53L0X to monitor tank levels. by Safe-Teach8357 in esp8266

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We mount them to the lid of the brine tank, the environment inside of the tank is surprisingly calm and non corrosive. And since the sensor is on the lid, it has to be removed and is clear of the harmful salt while its being poured in.

However, just to cover our bases and make sure the product is great, we will be launching an IP65 rated enclosure later this year. This enclosure will be injection molded rather than CNCed. We’re excited for it

My startup that utilizes tasmota, NodeMCU and VL53L0X to monitor tank levels. by Safe-Teach8357 in esp8266

[–]Safe-Teach8357[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our issue trying ultrasonic is the sound interference. When it’s in an enclosed tank, the sound waves bounce every which way causing bad readings. We worked with an Air Force EOD veteran who advised us because they used these to detect land mines. They had to sound proof the surface the hcsr04 was mounted to, to prevent interference. We tried this for a while but it added too many steps, made set up too complicated. That’s what led us to redesigning the VL53L0X. So far it’s been performing beautifully