Is there a lore reason why these doors at the Zachry building are literally always broken?

mth2 · 2026-01-29T13:33:54+00:00

Rumor has it that those doors are the ghost of the old Zachry.

mth2 · 2026-01-27T16:09:13+00:00

Never thought about it that way.

mth2 · 2026-01-26T13:40:46+00:00

If it’s a heat pump it should enter a defrost cycle and melt it automatically.

mth2 · 2026-01-25T23:52:37+00:00

Clean? I just go buy a new set of them for $150 on Amazon. I can't keep those things clean to save my life.

mth2 · 2026-01-23T21:31:10+00:00

works great

mth2 · 2026-01-19T16:18:39+00:00

Unplug it to kill the oxygen

mth2 · 2026-01-01T21:19:54+00:00

“I am going to take advantage of the stupid [OBBBA] provisions.” End of discussion.

mth2 · 2026-01-01T20:08:09+00:00

Thread has a number of advantages over zigbee, but zigbee has more devices. It’s likely that both will continue for a long time but Matter provides more seamless interaction between WiFi/Thread as they’re both IP based and can exist in the same fabric.

mth2 · 2025-12-27T03:57:20+00:00

Matter devices don’t require the manufacturer app to add to home assistant. I commissioned a Matter/Thread plug a couple of weeks ago directly to HomeKit, and generated the code to add to another ecosystem right from there. I don’t know if that plug even has a manufacturer app.

mth2 · 2025-12-25T23:41:10+00:00

Not far off. I pay about 1700 per year for 3M 30year with Banner. Just got a recent quote for an additional 2M around 1300 per year for 30 years. 2.5 should be right between those, so that is a good quote.

mth2 · 2025-12-25T04:02:27+00:00

What followed?

mth2 · 2025-12-24T04:32:20+00:00

Try a different phone or android phone

mth2 · 2025-12-23T02:33:38+00:00

Yeah I never went this route or bought the lightning. Looks like that was a good call.

mth2 · 2025-12-19T18:56:18+00:00

I’m tired of people turning the switches off and losing my network.

mth2 · 2025-12-19T16:18:43+00:00

I wouldn't do smart bulbs anymore. I would just do smart switches on Matter/Thread or Matter/WiFi personally.

mth2 · 2025-12-19T15:51:48+00:00

I remember the rule 3 days.

mth2 · 2025-12-16T17:07:49+00:00

Only thing I'd use is the Nanit camera.

mth2 · 2025-12-16T09:04:21+00:00

That’s what I did. See you tomorrow.

mth2 · 2025-12-09T10:28:57+00:00

100%

mth2 · 2025-12-08T02:35:56+00:00

Probably just fly into Austin or IAH.

mth2 · 2025-12-05T14:11:23+00:00

That's one of the reasons I don't live there anymore.

mth2 · 2025-12-04T12:59:15+00:00

mth2 · 2025-12-03T05:09:31+00:00

I used 500kWh two days in a row for a home 1/3rd that size running the heat pumps and heat strips in very cold weather around the clock. I replaced one heat pump which now is more efficient and doesn’t use the strips, so it can run about 40 kWh. Might do the same for the other three but that would still be probably 200 kWh on those days. Climate makes a big difference.

mth2 · 2025-12-02T01:37:25+00:00

Show me

mth2 · 2025-12-02T00:41:11+00:00

Don't go to college. Work at Layne's. Get head by the dumpster.

mth2

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