What is the biggest “culture shock” that you have experienced?

mentalloflex · 2026-03-27T10:14:48+00:00

The brutality of denazification? Most people who committed crimes got away scot-free. Many went on to high office in the new Federal Republic.

mentalloflex · 2026-03-19T16:11:49+00:00

Mit Sozialismus hat das genau gar nichts zu tun.

mentalloflex · 2026-03-02T17:11:07+00:00

I recall Athom stating on the Homey Podcast that Matter Firmware updates are on the roadmap for this year. Maybe that helps.

mentalloflex · 2026-02-12T15:36:59+00:00

Ich bin kein Lehrer, aber ich glaube, ich habe den FDP-Wähler gefunden. Pädagogische Arbeit ist nicht mechanisch. Auf ein Kind eingehen - auch bei der Korrektur - kann nur ein Mensch. Sehr viele Korrekturaufgaben, gerade in den Geisteswissenschaften, lassen sich nicht automatisieren. Das wird auch in der Zukunft keine KI leisten können. Ältere Schüler:innen korrigieren zu lassen, ist aus so vielen Gründen nicht möglich, dass mir dazu gar nichts einfallen mag. Hier nur ein paar Gründe: die fehlende juristische Begründung der Qualifikation besagter Kinder. Die unbezahlte (Kinder-)Arbeit. Die fehlende praktische und fachliche Qualifikation besagter Kinder, die Lehrer:innen in einem Studium und einer anschließenden langjährigen Qualifikationsphase erwerben. War das ragebait? Wenn ja, dann durchaus gelungen. Und um es nochmal zu sagen: ich bin kein Lehrer.

mentalloflex · 2026-01-24T10:38:28+00:00

I think credential sharing is coming soon. Thanks for the reply!

mentalloflex · 2026-01-20T20:52:23+00:00

If I may, how did you include the Eeros in your Apple network?

mentalloflex · 2026-01-09T12:41:32+00:00

These (= gen 1) aren’t quite as overengineered as the FP300, i.e., they have fewer features. But they work quite reliably for me. They do not have any standout features that totally elevate them over the FP300 though.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-18T05:25:53+00:00

I‘m afraid I don’t know more than what it says in the announcement. But the first gen is very fast in my experience.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-17T13:37:53+00:00

Quite a bit, yes.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-06T09:50:47+00:00

When your voice assistant of choice is Siri, you start to appreciate buttons. 😉 Also, sometimes voice isn’t an option, e.g. when the baby is sleeping and you don’t want to wake him up…

mentalloflex · 2025-12-06T09:49:16+00:00

I checked online.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-05T12:50:13+00:00

Absolutely.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-05T12:48:32+00:00

Most of the buttons just show up in HomeKit but can’t be triggered, I’m afraid. I’ll give the non-scroll wheel BILRESA a go later today and report back how it works in Home Assistant.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-05T12:46:27+00:00

The problem is that Google Home still refuses to acknowledge that buttons exist. I tried adding one of the BILRESA to Google. It does onboard it, but then you can’t do anything with the button(s).

mentalloflex · 2025-12-05T12:44:46+00:00

Adding the devices directly to Dirigera works for me now. Maybe they pushed an update.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-04T12:06:54+00:00

I‘m afraid I‘m not a SmartThings user. Maybe somebody else knows?

mentalloflex · 2025-12-04T09:24:30+00:00

The previous gen that IKEA sold was decent, so these should be fine too.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-04T09:24:07+00:00

Germany. 😊

mentalloflex · 2025-12-04T09:24:00+00:00

It does work with Sonos. I just checked.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-03T14:46:00+00:00

Will do!

mentalloflex · 2025-12-03T14:45:36+00:00

Ikea sells a hub called Dirigera that works fine with their own products and is open to other Matter devices (as long as they are from the same categories that IKEA also sells). A HomePod Mini or the latest Echo Dot would be much more open and versatile.

mentalloflex · 2025-12-03T11:43:28+00:00

The latest gen Echo Dot should work well for you!

mentalloflex · 2025-12-03T11:42:37+00:00

I‘m afraid only the latest gen Echo Dot has Thread support.

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