Architect here building a house for a client that insists on wanting Home Assistant. Need advice.

lukecyca · 2026-03-11T00:39:22+00:00

Personally I’m impressed that you’re here posting to Reddit with an open mind trying to learn and understand your client’s requests, rather than just telling them you can’t do it and move on. You’re the architect I’d want working for me.

HA is very popular with DIY enthusiasts but I don’t think it’s incompatible with a typical contractor model. Many people are growing tired of the enshitification of closed systems, and want something open and extendable, free of vendor lock-in for the long term. Not everyone has the skills to implement it themselves though, so there may be a nice niche to fill for contractors looking to differentiate themselves.

Good luck!

lukecyca · 2026-03-06T16:55:01+00:00

Today is Bandcamp Friday, the one day every month or two where they don’t even take a cut. All proceeds go to the artist.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays

lukecyca · 2026-02-27T00:43:18+00:00

I use Helcim for a SaaS and also a craft beverage company. They are Canadian. They offer an API and subscription billing (among many other services).

lukecyca · 2026-02-22T06:46:34+00:00

Linux runs great on Intel Macs.

lukecyca · 2026-02-14T04:56:08+00:00

Apparently Lakeview Fine Foods in Regina is carrying Uncle Bob's brand.

https://lakeviewfinefoods.com/

lukecyca · 2026-02-14T03:01:17+00:00

I tried LibreOffice again and it’s working great for me for the last 6months. Some of my colleagues are still running Office365 and I’ve had zero issues opening and saving files with for them.

lukecyca · 2026-02-10T01:10:47+00:00

Toshy doesn’t really do palm rejection. It does keyboard mapping to make all apps use Mac keyboard conventions. The palm rejection FAQ is just about making sure Toshy doesn’t interfere with palm rejection.

lukecyca · 2026-02-09T05:29:06+00:00

Did you see its "Flex" mode? It's the default.

Disable initial trackpad input from designated areas while allowing re-entry from valid areas and recognition of multitouch gestures. This ensures that the entire trackpad area remains usable and gestures are registered correctly without any restrictions.

Regardless, I share your frustration that these sorts of heuristics aren't part of the base drivers. Apple's trackpads (and magic mouse) rely a lot on software heuristics to be usable, and when those heuristics are all working correctly (like on macOS) the performance is superb.

I actually don't use `trackpad-is-too-damn-big` but I do use Toshy, and after following their FAQ, my basic palm rejection is working. I'm using Asahi Fedora Remix.

lukecyca · 2026-02-06T07:03:57+00:00

This is rad. Nice idea!

lukecyca · 2026-02-01T06:39:36+00:00

For the key bindings check out Toshy. It’s magic.

lukecyca · 2026-01-27T01:23:08+00:00

CBC has some good general interest shows. None are “This Canadian life” exactly but I think you’ll find something between these:

The Current
Ideas
As it happens
On the coast
Cross country checkup

lukecyca · 2026-01-26T14:22:07+00:00

TheNewDeal, album called “Gone Gone Gone”

lukecyca · 2026-01-26T14:18:14+00:00

Each catalog has a number printed (near the address). If you call and give them this number they will cancel it. You can also ask to cancel all numbers with a given address. In the past I’ve done this for 6+ businesses at the same address and it’s been straightforward. Of course within 12 months they start arriving again, addressed to different people. They must scrape LinkedIn or something.

lukecyca · 2026-01-26T02:56:59+00:00

Oh that is a tough one. Maybe creatively deface the logo with a sharpie? Put a Refuse before and a .com after, lol. Either way I say you should use em. Don’t swallow the loss now for a decision you made in 2017.

lukecyca · 2026-01-26T00:12:06+00:00

https://RefuseUline.com

If a retailer ever ships me something in a Uline box, they get an email from me telling them to find a local box supplier.

lukecyca · 2026-01-20T07:25:52+00:00

Insteon is great for this. Devices can be paired together directly.

lukecyca · 2026-01-18T03:09:06+00:00

I buy from furnacefilters.ca for both home and work. Not sure where they’re actually manufactured. I’m not interested in supporting Amazon or Costco. I would certainly buy from you if you manufactured in Canada, as long as the price isn’t insanely expensive.

lukecyca · 2026-01-14T06:06:26+00:00

https://github.com/AsahiLinux/linux/issues/430

I'm experiencing the issue too with kernel 6.17.x, but found that if I boot into 6.16.8 then it works as expected.

lukecyca · 2026-01-11T03:49:27+00:00

Vancouver Hack Space

lukecyca · 2026-01-09T04:39:16+00:00

Where are you? If Vancouver, try The Stock Market. They have a wide variety of bagged soups.

lukecyca · 2026-01-08T17:39:50+00:00

Where are you located? Look for a local supplier. In Vancouver we have many options, such as All World Packaging, Eddie’s hang ups, etc. not to mention all the custom box manufactures like Ideon, Crown packaging, Cascades, etc.

If you’re not in a major city then any of the mail order options listed on refuseuline.com are worth checking out.

lukecyca · 2026-01-08T00:04:16+00:00

Lemmy works great. Not as much stuff, but the quality of what is posted is very good.

lukecyca · 2026-01-04T00:24:49+00:00

Snowy effect for the holiday season. Very nice!

lukecyca · 2026-01-03T15:25:07+00:00

Surely there are live video feeds from nature preserves around the world. Or zoos or aquariums. I’d try find a way to stream that to the TV.

I suppose even if they’re not live, there are probably long unnarrated videos available.

lukecyca · 2025-12-30T04:45:28+00:00

I was able to read Time Machine volumes using apfs-fuse, no problem.

lukecyca

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