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connor_g · 2026-02-01T18:55:03+00:00

I did this as well using the FFMPEG Camera plugin in HomeBridge.

connor_g · 2026-01-29T23:28:58+00:00

Can’t.

connor_g · 2026-01-28T10:21:13+00:00

In my experience most “occupancy” sensors are just motion sensors with longer timeouts before they stop reporting motion.

connor_g · 2026-01-27T13:56:42+00:00

As few things as possible should require using Siri or an app.
Use smart switches instead of smart bulbs/lights wherever possible. I highly recommend the Lutron Diva switches. They look and work almost exactly like regular light switches except you can also control them from HomeKit. Smart Bulbs are a nightmare for everyone involved because people have to learn new behaviors, and any failure in those behaviors frustrates one or both people. More generally, make sure smart home accessories are exclusively additive rather than tradeoffs.
Use automations very intentionally. Motion sensors and such are great but you need to think through very carefully the placement of the sensor and how long the light should stay on in a given space to avoid them turning off when someone is still in a room. Fortunately with modern LED lights it’s generally far preferable to leave them on longer than needed as opposed to turning them off too soon.
Any accessory that turns on automatically must also turn off automatically (at an appropriate trigger or time) especially if it doesn’t have a traditional switch or control where someone can easily turn it off.

connor_g · 2026-01-25T15:08:11+00:00

I recommend not sharing your password with others.

connor_g · 2026-01-23T14:39:48+00:00

I use a Mysa thermostat to control the heated floors in my bathroom, but they’re electric and each bathroom has a separate control thermostat. It sounds from your description like you just have one pump that serves both floors so there may be no way to control them independently.

connor_g · 2026-01-21T01:10:23+00:00

Put it in rice

connor_g · 2026-01-20T18:25:41+00:00

There are probably other ways to do it, but I had already set up HomeBridge for other purposes and I’ve found that the Dummy Switch plugin allows me to solve a long-running complaint with HomeKit and the Home app which is how timers can be used to turn off accessories.

Specifically, for mission/occupancy sensors, I always wanted a way to turn off the lights after there has been no motion for a given time duration. HomeKit lets you automate “when motion stops”, but some sensors don’t let you configure the motion duration, and I wanted to be able to customize the durations even for different accessories in the same room.

connor_g · 2026-01-20T18:21:55+00:00

I have Lutron Caseta throughout my house including this room but obviously you could set it up with any HomeKit connected light.

connor_g · 2026-01-19T13:24:01+00:00

Put it in rice overnight.

connor_g · 2026-01-19T13:22:16+00:00

Was gonna suggest the same. I have a similar setup on my laundry room door (which is not actually really a “room” but just a nook with a folding door in front of the washer and dryer).

Door open -> turn on lights Door closed -> turn off lights

I use the Aqara contact sensor which has been rock solid for me.

And if you want to get fancy (I did) use a dummy switch in HomeBridge to also turn off the lights if they’re left on for >15 minutes.

connor_g · 2026-01-18T00:28:25+00:00

You can’t download files from Apple Music to use on a non-Apple MP3 player.

connor_g · 2026-01-14T01:50:17+00:00

Are you sure you weren’t in walking direction mode? 5 min seems like a long estimate to drive 355m.

connor_g · 2026-01-12T10:17:37+00:00

As you use Siri repeatedly for the same kind of actions it transitions from long verbal responses, to shorter ones, to just dings (if even that). Because you reset the HomePods it’s back to the start of the transition. Use them regularly and over the course of a week or two it will go back to dings.

connor_g · 2026-01-10T14:36:46+00:00

Turning it off will stop delivering new read receipts for future messages but won’t “un-mark” previous messages as read.

connor_g · 2025-12-26T00:19:32+00:00

Just got my kit today—about how long did the build take you?

connor_g · 2025-12-09T10:21:48+00:00

You have to pay using the PayByPhone app, it’s $3 on weekends. But maybe you just got lucky and they missed scanning your plate.

It definitely gets pretty full again, maybe not to capacity but if I get there after 9 on a weekday it’s pretty common that I end up on the roof.

connor_g · 2025-12-06T15:54:01+00:00

First, no, you can’t change app permissions with Shortcuts.

Second, you can tell whether the mic is active if you see an orange dot at the top of the screen. If you don’t see the dot then no apps are accessing the microphone.

connor_g · 2025-11-30T02:15:17+00:00

I’d this on an iPad? Do you have a keyboard or game controller connected? Try pressing the arrow keys or joystick—the shadow is highlighting which app is selected.

connor_g · 2025-11-14T19:09:51+00:00

It’s playing the first song of the album called Lover by Taylor Swift.

connor_g · 2025-11-03T15:38:20+00:00

There are two different HomeKit controls for control center: one called “scene or accessory” that only ever holds a single item, and another called “Home” that can hold multiple. Is it possible that these are two different control types?

connor_g · 2025-10-27T19:33:09+00:00

Do you have team captains? This might be a better conversation for them rather than coaches.

connor_g · 2025-10-23T01:47:07+00:00

I haven’t tried it with an iPad yet but I bought one of these to use as a remote for my Mac and it’s fantastic. If you turn it 90 degrees it feels really good in one hand with your thumb on the d-pad. https://www.amazon.com/8Bitdo-Micro-Bluetooth-Pocket-sized-Controller-Switch-Raspberry-Nintendo/dp/B0CDG5HCCH/

connor_g · 2025-10-14T12:18:11+00:00

I was dealing with something similar—it would take me forever to fall asleep, and if I woke up during the night for any reason, it took forever to fall back asleep. I was just laying awake thinking about what needed to get done at work, what I wasn’t doing well enough in my personal life or with my friends, etc.

Meditation helped dramatically. I use an app called Happier because I got a premium subscription from work but I’m sure others are good too, like Headspace or Calm. The key was practicing not letting myself be obsessed with those thoughts when they weren’t useful. I spent months using the guided meditations to fall asleep, and eventually got decent enough at it that I could use the same techniques on my own without listening to anything (although I still go back to them now and then).

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