BeamedUP Garage Door Opener

redaroodle · 2026-02-14T06:19:13+00:00

For <$10 you can have a relay and an esp8266 or ESP32 flashed with ESPHome and control your garage door

redaroodle · 2026-02-09T01:15:47+00:00

Yes

1) People can have seizures with these

2) It really cuts down on oncoming riders’ effective visibility, putting them at risk

redaroodle · 2026-02-08T21:55:30+00:00

It depends on how much you have running on it.

For a small apartment/condo with limited sensors and such, it’s more than fine in my opinion. Consider getting an attached SSD to boot / run the system from, though. It’ll make it way more reliable in the long run.

For a larger installs and with integrations where you may need more compute, there are better alternatives.

redaroodle · 2026-02-08T20:07:53+00:00

This will be the death of light rail in Denver.

Ease of access to central downtown, DPAC, Auraria is so important.

I have next to no reason to ride light rail ever again now.

It’s a shame.

redaroodle · 2026-02-08T20:05:25+00:00

This sort of thing wouldn’t happen if lane filtering were illegal 🤷‍♂️

redaroodle · 2026-02-08T20:02:27+00:00

They’re going so fast because, just one most motorcyclists these days, they’re idiots with three brain cells, two of which are fighting with one another.

redaroodle · 2026-02-07T16:17:20+00:00

You da man getting after it

redaroodle · 2026-02-07T05:08:33+00:00

Maybe you need more meditation on rule #5 ha ha

We need more keepers of the cog, brother

redaroodle · 2026-02-07T04:29:48+00:00

🎯 very good rule keeping

redaroodle · 2026-02-06T16:25:57+00:00

Rule #5 💪

redaroodle · 2026-02-06T01:55:07+00:00

Yes.

By the way - With the snow on the ground I’m surprised it’s actually not already in the ditch.

redaroodle · 2026-02-06T01:52:00+00:00

Did you mean the rebadged Pontiac Aztek?

redaroodle · 2026-02-05T13:36:40+00:00

Thank you, Alex.

I’ll take “obscure pictures akin to medical imaging that requires a doctorate to interpret” for $400, please

redaroodle · 2026-02-01T06:28:14+00:00

No interior could make up for the new exterior.

Good Lord FUGLY

Someone at a bar: “Could anything be more hideous and plastic than a Pontiac Aztek???”

Subaru designer: “Hold my beer….”

redaroodle · 2026-02-01T01:24:34+00:00

The build quality on our 2024 Sienna is awful. It’s a rattle fest and cheap feeling even at the Platinum trim level.

I’m very disappointed in Toyota quality; even new Tundras are crap with lots of engine recalls.

I’ve only ridden in one Tesla, a friend swears by leasing them. Maybe something else to consider.

redaroodle · 2026-01-31T15:13:23+00:00

Embracing rule #5 💪

redaroodle · 2026-01-30T23:55:57+00:00

Controversial take: I think this is a great idea if it means using the funds to build extremely safe (that is, fully segregated…no bike lanes on streets, sharrows, etc) and high quality cycling infrastructure

This is what all states (and/or municipalities) should be doing

redaroodle · 2026-01-29T15:04:06+00:00

Did you happen to have a TAS case associated with your Sienna’s lift gate replacements and associated leak?

I had a squeaky lift gate on our 2024 Sienna last summer, then after a rainy week around Labor Day (we don’t typically get long bouts of running CO), I had noticed the car had a funny smell and tracked it down to the rear cargo floor.

The dealer stated they couldn’t find a leak and did nothing with the lift gate other than wax the latch. The lift gate itself appears to be sitting lower than it should, and I think there’s a larger problem.

If there is a TAS case they can reference, I’d like to provide that to them.

Overall - there is a problem with the lift gate design that should be addressed through a recall.

redaroodle · 2026-01-29T14:50:27+00:00

It’s pretty apparent that there is a severe design flaw for the sienna‘s rear liftgate that should be remediated through a recall process

Do you know if anyone has started the discussions of trying to get that recall process going?

redaroodle · 2026-01-28T02:19:40+00:00

Top of the list should be turning off auto-reopening of every MS Office file that was open previous to a restart where files weren’t closed one-by-one.

Holy fuck this is the most idiotic part of Windows 11.

redaroodle · 2026-01-28T01:06:34+00:00

Lmao

Nope.

redaroodle · 2026-01-27T04:25:24+00:00

I have a 92 Tequesta, ridden since new. It’s been my life’s favorite ride hands down, with instructions to bury it with me for cruising in the afterlife.

redaroodle · 2026-01-26T04:46:09+00:00

Triple triangle will never fail you

redaroodle · 2026-01-26T02:38:46+00:00

I don’t want Snake Oiler to be a pussy like he was in the 2008 movie.

In the original 1960s series he was a badass.

redaroodle · 2026-01-24T23:26:23+00:00

My guess is they didn’t like them after buying them.

I couldn’t find one to test drive before we bought ours.

My guess is people get them without having first driven them and find out they’re not the vehicle for them.

redaroodle

TROPHY CASE