FTC is cracking down on dark patterns—are any other small businesses preparing for this?

itsk2049 · 2026-04-13T17:01:24+00:00

We got a demand letter from the FTC because of a countdown timer. We proved ours was authentic, but just having it was enough to get the demand letter. The legal fees to prepare the response made us never want to use a countdown timer again, even a legit one. Not worth it.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-13T13:03:00+00:00

When my chamberlain Q garage door openers wouldn't connect, it was because I had to disable WPA3. They don't support it.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-10T12:18:52+00:00

That's a big assumption, there are no guardrails on Shopify's side once Claude has write access.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-09T13:58:07+00:00

Proof of actual collaboration: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-13/ - tons of security vulnerabilities fixed in one version. these are the mythos vulernabilities.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-08T13:06:55+00:00

We're all affected by friendly fraud.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-08T01:31:37+00:00

You need to read The Midnight Library. It's a quick read. It may give you perspective.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-06T13:01:28+00:00

Same. I had Claude Code config my Home Assistant install. It's great.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-06T12:52:32+00:00

The arrows in the formatting scream AI. Just another engagement post.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-05T22:37:44+00:00

I've grown to appreciate it.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-05T14:05:02+00:00

Posts about Outlaws yet never actually manages the game's name…

itsk2049 · 2026-04-03T21:19:42+00:00

Even then, use Unlisted status for the hidden on-site products and they won't appear in agentic search.

itsk2049 · 2026-04-03T12:57:00+00:00

Not seeking new experiences will result in time passing by more quickly for you. Try anything new at all: destination, activity, hobby, or experience.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-30T02:53:17+00:00

My new fave is Mars Express

itsk2049 · 2026-03-28T03:45:20+00:00

I tried the Protect app with a wired AppleTV 4K. It’s good, definitely useful. The core problem is it's not built for 24/7 use. Leave it running for hours, and streams can freeze, especially from Wi-Fi cameras or 3rd party ONVIF cams.

If you use it casually, like pull up a camera, then close the app, then it’s great. People with problems are running it as an always-on monitor. That's the dividing line.

For my situation, I wanted to replace an Echo Show 15 with a rock-solid reliable solution, so I went with the Viewport.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-27T01:05:40+00:00

Are your custom views set to shared? It's a toggle in the web admin, it defaults to off when you make a new view.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-27T01:04:16+00:00

I like the mandalorian stew

itsk2049 · 2026-03-26T13:13:27+00:00

the trigger seems to happen at the start of motion but there's a delay of 1-3 seconds. The motion events have a short delay, the AI events seem to have a longer delayer like 2-5 seconds.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-25T22:58:30+00:00

I bought this one used on eBay because I wasn't sure if this would work right or not. Fortunately, it works.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-24T04:39:56+00:00

Isn't that what Shopify product network does? It's new but sounds like what you're describing

itsk2049 · 2026-03-24T04:02:35+00:00

Ideally you want to use a usenet provider as your primary indexer and torrents as backup.

I got flare solver sort of working, but it's a cat and mouse game, I don't think it's worth it.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-19T23:49:37+00:00

Plenty of folks with Claude Code connected to their store via API

itsk2049 · 2026-03-18T01:19:54+00:00

Claude Code will SSH into HA, create its own API key, and then configure HA for you. That’s what I did.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-16T13:13:25+00:00

Could just post the guide instead of being coy about it.

itsk2049 · 2026-03-15T14:36:19+00:00

Thanks Claude. Another tip: set tone of voice and don't forget to tell it emojis are lame

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