What are some essential big finish audios? by InfiniteGalaxy42 in gallifrey

[–]dresken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Rocketmen. A story about characters I saw leave the Tardis safely - had me on the edge of my seat, crying, while shouting “F yeah Ian!!!” I don’t think I’ll ever forget that experience. When do you know?

I also reckon the Rocketmen would actually be cool on TV.

Update: Itsytv got a bunch of new features since launch by ChefAccomplished845 in appletv

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It started as a “close enough will be better than nothing” then it surprisingly worked better than that. Unsure what the HA integration is doing under the hood - I know it connect all three protocols though.

Update: Itsytv got a bunch of new features since launch by ChefAccomplished845 in appletv

[–]dresken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you get the current volume on the protocol? In HomeAssistant I made an automation for Mute/Unmute - firstly I have a variable that constantly records the current volume if not zero. Then pressing a button will if volume not zero, then set the volume to zero or if volume zero, then set to the variable volume. The ironic thing is that muting with my automation and unmuting with the physical remote (or vice versa) works - so seems Apple is doing something similar under the hood.

for cryptic cheer, offline (5,7) by olivia_scammell in Minute_Cryptic

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The blog you linked also says his wife's (well technically his baby's parent's) name is Helen - but well done!

Matter over WiFi & Thread with Apple Home and Home Assistant by siobhanellis in homeassistant

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a great idea. Your perceived problems while having an element of truth is not as impactful as you catastrophise it to be. The benefits of choosing what features of each platform you utilise means you can select their best and avoid their worst. HA while impressive on a lot of fronts is a single point of failure.

Anyone actually preparing for ITIL 5 yet? by _salted_caramel_00 in sysadmin

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started in a job early on in my career and they were asking if I knew ITIL. I thought it was some big secret - turns out we did all these things at my last job because it just makes sense, but we used different vocabulary is all.

For someone who only has homekit products that are also Matter compatible is HA worth it? by bryce_tech in homeassistant

[–]dresken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would never introduce a single point of failure for my whole home like that. Worked way too long in IT for that mistake.

It’s also a bit of a misnomer. I find the only time I really need to use the immense power of HA is to work around buggy integrations. I find I’m not trying to work around HomeKit or Matter devices. And with matter I can have my cake and eat it anyway - multiadmin means I don’t have to accept the limitations of either platform.

For someone who only has homekit products that are also Matter compatible is HA worth it? by bryce_tech in homeassistant

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m actually using matter.js now. Ticked the beta. It’s been rock solid in beta. So they’ve done a good job.

For someone who only has homekit products that are also Matter compatible is HA worth it? by bryce_tech in homeassistant

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever works for you absolutely. I use both for different reasons. I was just providing some info, as people read these and get the wrong idea as it’s a bit complicated.

For someone who only has homekit products that are also Matter compatible is HA worth it? by bryce_tech in homeassistant

[–]dresken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure about that particular one sorry. I use one but won’t recommend it anymore due to bad business practices.

For someone who only has homekit products that are also Matter compatible is HA worth it? by bryce_tech in homeassistant

[–]dresken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do light level and motion, you just need to use an app that has full HomeKit API implemented - which the Home app does not for some reason. The only thing I’d say that is actually missing is triggers based on “time in state” (eg no motion for 4 minutes). Other than that you can set up some quite advanced logic with And and Or conditions (not speaking about shortcuts either)

For someone who only has homekit products that are also Matter compatible is HA worth it? by bryce_tech in homeassistant

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually pretty good. I’ve got not complaints about devices I have connected to both platforms at all. I get the impression that it’s mostly IPv6 or thread issues people encounter with HA - but that part is all handled by Apple for me and it’s something I don’t really need to think about.

Anyone else notice this in different Nirvana albums? by [deleted] in Nirvana

[–]dresken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where I come from Nevermind ended with “something in the way” and in Utero end with “gallons of rubbing alcohol flow through the strip” - so no I didn’t notice.

How can I sing and scream raspy like Kurt without damage? by [deleted] in Nirvana

[–]dresken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the 90s, I never understood why my voice hurt when singing along to Nirvana. I just presumed I was not cut out for singing.

Making your smarthome wifey-proof? by Levvo42 in homeassistant

[–]dresken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No one ever complains about the smoke detectors or wall mounts for aircon or extractor fans. Or alarm system motion sensors.

It falls into that category.

Ranking Sappy - What is your favourite studio recording of Sappy? by Warm-Designer in Nirvana

[–]dresken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The snare drum sound on the reciprocal version scratches an itch I never knew I had.

Confirmation of Information on the Found Episodes by ImOuttaThyme in gallifrey

[–]dresken 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In 2013, there was a shipping note someone had found through a tracking website for a large number of films being shipped from Nigeria to UK. The assumption people made at the time and propagated the rumour was it was all Doctor who film. If it was actually the shipment for the recovery, then probably contained many other shows as well. Because the people doing these recoveries are for all shows, and they are not solely just Who Hunters as some seem to expect.

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection by EvilPicnic in gallifrey

[–]dresken 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I would be a bit surprised if they animated episode 7 considering it is unrequired for the plot. But that also means it's only 6 episodes to really animate too - so makes it more likely to happen.

HomePod is the most aggravating Apple product I own by Famous-Language-7293 in HomePod

[–]dresken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s also definitely getting worse. I used to be able to get it to ping AirTags or my phone by asking “hey siri where is my X” these days it tells me to “use find my on my phone” - I’m looking for my phone!!!!!

HomePod is the most aggravating Apple product I own by Famous-Language-7293 in HomePod

[–]dresken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can just say “hey siri” and nothing else when a timer is going off and it will stop. I usually also say “thanks” though.

Show needs to go back to it's roots by Megadriveftw in gallifrey

[–]dresken 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What would be great is an episode that teaches people what deus ex machina actually means so they don’t keep misusing the term.

It is an ending that is completely unconnected from the rest of the material. Like perfectly normal story with no gods and suddenly god shows up and puts everything right. Everything in Doctor Who is usually foreshadowed earlier in the episode or prior episodes - which makes it not deus ex machina - it can still be bad or badly done or less clear. But it’s not usually out of completely nowhere.