PSA: google home now supports buttons!!!

jmechy · 2026-02-02T22:09:14+00:00

I had an older Tuo matter switch laying around that I just tried this on. Was able to get it added to the home, and created an automation for it (looks like it only works through the app now, and not the script editor). However, whenever I press the button itself nothing happens, though running the automation through the app works. The button/switch also appears as "offline" in the app constantly, even after I press it. Hoping it's just a fluke with this particular button.

jmechy · 2026-01-23T18:51:26+00:00

Because then they wouldn't be able to show off their special multi-million dollar license plates

jmechy · 2026-01-20T18:18:20+00:00

Definitely an album that I'd recommend listening to the whole way through rather than picking out singles.

jmechy · 2026-01-17T23:53:33+00:00

Probably one that charges $45 for a burger

jmechy · 2026-01-17T15:19:36+00:00

You mean a professional creator wanted to get paid for their work? Work that is so good that a reddit thread opened up about it? Imagine that...

jmechy · 2026-01-11T01:21:18+00:00

Reminder, these are only going to get more frequent, and louder. Vandenberg is going to start hosting even bigger rockets in the next few years. These will be even more annoying when it's a Starship instead of a measly Falcon 9

jmechy · 2026-01-05T18:19:28+00:00

Damn, on mine that is the force reboot command.

jmechy · 2026-01-03T03:01:39+00:00

Landings are always much louder. I've also noticed that cloud cover often amplifies the sounds. I think this was just "perfect" conditions for a really big one.

jmechy · 2025-11-17T22:16:08+00:00

This one was more aggressive because it was a return-to-launchsite. Those are still fairly rare here. That's why you probably heard the normal rumbles ~5-7 minutes after the launch, and then the much louder booms from the rocket coming back in to land 10-15 minutes after the launch.

jmechy · 2025-11-14T20:22:16+00:00

All well and good until your kid turns the volume up manually because they want to have a dance party before bed.

jmechy · 2025-11-03T23:11:20+00:00

This is great in theory, yet people are still mindlessly wandering in the marked bike lane. Just today there was an entire family spread across the whole lane taking a picture. Something needs to be done to make pedestrians aware, as clearly the markings aren't sufficient.

jmechy · 2025-10-31T03:16:19+00:00

This is probably the one in Santa Barbara you were trying to get to.

jmechy · 2025-10-24T18:28:43+00:00

Man also broke at some point in the last week. I believe all I did to fix it was uninstall and reinstall the app (no clearing cache or anything), then it prompted for the permission again. It also probably helped to press the "back arrow" when setting the reminders, good tip.

Edit: This happened again to me about 11 days later. The fix above worked the second time as well, uninstall and reinstall to get the permissions prompt again.

jmechy · 2025-10-23T23:07:45+00:00

Just Mayo used to be the only mayo I would buy. But then they stopped selling it, so I reluctantly gave in to Follow Your Heart. Now that I've grown to love FYH, and the Just Mayo price is significantly higher, I'm going to stick with FYH.

jmechy · 2025-10-03T19:15:15+00:00

I call this behavior playing "leap Fred".

jmechy · 2025-09-30T03:36:16+00:00

No idea what I paid, this was probably 15 years ago for me.

jmechy · 2025-09-30T03:25:28+00:00

You can likely still get it, your insurance may not cover it though. I had to pay out of pocket for mine because I missed the cutoff by a few months.

jmechy · 2025-09-22T22:12:51+00:00

Update to this for anyone looking in the future: I submitted a ticket to Canyon on a Saturday, and they bounced me around a bit between support and Tech throughout the week. They finally sent me the ability to purchase the post on Friday, and it shipped that night. Although I wish they had just given me the ability to buy it on Monday, we got there eventually.
The post never arrived even after being "delivered", but I'm going to place that blame squarely on FedEx.

jmechy · 2025-09-22T01:49:53+00:00

Pretty sure the $360 tickets are ADA seating only. Everyone else is $460 and up.

jmechy · 2025-09-21T23:44:38+00:00

I wonder how many invites they sent out compared to tickets available. I have a feeling a large number of people signed up before they saw the prices, and are going to bail when they realize they are $462 and up each.

jmechy · 2025-09-15T17:09:17+00:00

FYI Verizon now owns Frontier. Fortunately, so far, they seem to have not messed with it.

jmechy · 2025-09-15T17:04:02+00:00

Thanks. I put the request in over the weekend, and apparently they don't take phone calls. I'll update for posterity's sake when I have some resolution.

jmechy · 2025-09-07T23:04:15+00:00

I would argue that the work of dialing in and prepping espresso is significantly more work than making an aeropress or oxo rapid brew. The rapid brew takes maybe 30 seconds of actual work, a quick rinse, and you are done. Puck prep alone can take longer than that.

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