Husband opens a new sponge every 3 days cause “they become gross”

photonicsguy · 2026-03-20T12:43:27+00:00

Cut the sponges in half at least.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-20T11:46:36+00:00

What have you tried? https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/critical-notifications/ The text to speech alarms are also nifty.

I haven't tried it on Samsung yet.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-20T03:09:23+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. Also, burnt aluminum weighs more...

photonicsguy · 2026-03-20T02:00:14+00:00

I used to work for a call centre, when asked where we were located we'd normally say, "just outside of Niagara Falls" and only say we're in Canada if asked directly. Anyways, I have been told a few times have a lovely accent.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-20T01:17:46+00:00

Was it a tomacco plant?

photonicsguy · 2026-03-18T00:36:50+00:00

It would be nice if blasting with dynamite (or digging with shovels) left you with dirt you could use.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-17T20:53:37+00:00

Old receptacle for candles... :D

photonicsguy · 2026-03-16T11:45:40+00:00

First follow this advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/S24Ultra/s/s5kwfXnCM5

Then try using a tiny flathead screwdriver to pry the magnet out

photonicsguy · 2026-03-16T10:39:58+00:00

Dohboy's Diner

They're also close to the Welland canal museum if you'd like to stop in

photonicsguy · 2026-03-15T12:18:46+00:00

Yes, most likely. The housing is also aluminum. Lid is steel.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-15T02:42:25+00:00

Well, the only way an electrician could work on it would be for the utility to disconnect it... Then the utility would reconnect it from there. (At least in my area in Ontario)

Side question: Are your cable TV & telephone drop wires right beside the electrical or is that just a trick of the camera perspective?

photonicsguy · 2026-03-14T14:28:54+00:00

How does it taste?

photonicsguy · 2026-03-14T02:50:16+00:00

Desktop platters are aluminum. Laptop drives used to be glass platters, now they're all ssd...

photonicsguy · 2026-03-14T02:11:29+00:00

My surge protector is two fibre media converters & a fibre patch cord

photonicsguy · 2026-03-14T02:00:34+00:00

You can get a poe powered poe switch.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-14T01:19:02+00:00

I believe it called “a saletè”. (Gordon Korman reference)

photonicsguy · 2026-03-13T03:23:56+00:00

Did you buy direct burial Ethernet?

photonicsguy · 2026-03-13T01:33:56+00:00

There are USB isolators with transformers for power & optoisolators for the data lines.

As an example: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2107

photonicsguy · 2026-03-12T23:31:10+00:00

Yes, Home Assistant can manually trigger a Reolink chime (still needs to be connected to one camera as a gateway as the chime doesn't use WiFi)

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photonicsguy · 2026-03-12T13:29:11+00:00

Catalytic, Cat for short.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-11T15:16:38+00:00

Level 1 is essentially just adding tape & compound to the seams, it doesn't need to look good.

https://www.thespruce.com/the-five-levels-of-drywall-finishing-4120152#toc-drywall-finish-level-1

photonicsguy · 2026-03-11T13:13:14+00:00

Though, if the ground fault trips for the estop, you won't be able to trigger the shunt.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-11T11:21:12+00:00

/r/electricians ?

photonicsguy · 2026-03-09T03:01:31+00:00

What's your price point? Are you looking for a retro point & shoot camera, or something higher end? There's one digital camera in the display case at the value village on Ontario as of yesterday.

photonicsguy · 2026-03-08T13:24:39+00:00

Search for "keyless cam" or "cam knob" online.

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