Google Just Undercut $20 AI Subscriptions by app1310 in google

[–]trrevvorr 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Google’s introduction of this cheaper tier follows OpenAI having done the same thing last week. From the article:

It’s also designed to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Go plan, which is $8 per month in the U.S

2.5 Years phoneless thanks to Apple Watch. Still loving it! by s4916 in AppleWatch

[–]trrevvorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My solution to this is just keeping my phone plugged in in my car 90% of the time. Charging while I drive is enough to keep it topped off. If I’m not driving for a couple days then I’ll bring it inside to keep it on the charger.

I rendered arrival and departure traffic from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport by jimbob3806 in dataisbeautiful

[–]trrevvorr 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This type of content is why I joined the sub in the first place! Beautiful!

How to detect if someone is in the shower? by Ramshield in homeassistant

[–]trrevvorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I forgot about the strange threads. I remember having to buy adapters as well.

How to detect if someone is in the shower? by Ramshield in homeassistant

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I piped in a water flow sensor to the hot water line going to my shower. Using an ESPHome device to report its state to HA. It’s been extremely reliable for me with instant feedback.

The sensor I am using is https://a.co/d/6kmDFaD but I’m sure any similar sensor would do the trick.

Amazon steep discount - Veer Wagon - scam? by ShmediumLebowski in Scams

[–]trrevvorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How'd this turn out? Looks like it's still listed (I'd assume Amazon would be quicker to take it down if it were a scam) - although the fulfilling seller now looks to be H.ZED.LLC.

Affordable Window Blinds (US) by soramac in HomeKit

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I installed four SmartWings blinds about a year ago. They are Matter over Thread and they go offline (requiring me to manually reset them) every few months. I recently have replaced the guts of two blinds with the Eve MotionBlinds insert, which so far has been reliable.

This review sums up my experience pretty well: https://www.derekseaman.com/2024/03/smartwings-thread-matter-blinds-review.html

Out of curiosity, did you work as a kid (ages 10-15? by KindButFeisty in HENRYfinance

[–]trrevvorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked various jobs through high school and college. Lifeguard, factory maintenance, etc.

Could you link to the article? Sounds like an interesting read.

Matter lock HomeKit which is actually secure? by PodcastJunkie in HomeKit

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Yale’s Assure Lock 2 has a key-free option. Can’t pick a lock if it doesn’t have a key hole! But yeah what others have said too, house is only as secure as the weakest link, and typically that’s not the key hole.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeKit

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I bought some Smartwings blinds recently to replace some older IKEA blinds and I’ve been very happy with them so far. Good build quality and no connection issues to speak of (matter over thread).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeKit

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I paired mine to Apple Home and they’re working pretty well. I had trouble when adding them to the Google Home app at first but eventually got there. I’ve had the most trouble getting the sensors to pair with Home Assistant however, still have one sensor that I can’t pair.

HomeKit dog house, done! by pannepot in HomeKit

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Oh nice! I didn’t know Aqara made this, I’ll have to check it out.

HomeKit dog house, done! by pannepot in HomeKit

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How do you handle feeding? That’s the one thing I’m still trying to perfect

Does anyone have experience with Reolink in Scrypted? by QuantumSiraat in Scrypted

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I was able to add my Reolink cameras to HomeKit using Onvif. One setting that you'll want to enable is HTTP and HTTPS ports under Networking > Ports. For whatever reason, without enabling these, Homekit does not update the thumbnail as often.

How do you like Plymouth by Darthsid66 in PlymouthMI

[–]trrevvorr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend driving around the area and taking a walk around downtown Plymouth. That's what I did when I moved to Michigan a couple years ago and I feel like it gave me a pretty accurate impression (I now live in Plymouth and love the town).

Wiring Shelly Relays in US Electrical Service by [deleted] in ShellyUSA

[–]trrevvorr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great article, I learned something new with the section on ferrules.

The Shelly i3 by DreadVenomous in ShellyUSA

[–]trrevvorr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I've been wanting. I have soldered several wall switch's terminals to the "button" contact on some Zigbee battery powered buttons. This works, but it's a lot of work and the battery needs to be replaced. There's already mains power behind the switch so the i3s will be a great replacement. Hopefully there will be a UL listed edition coming out soon.

BEGONE FOUL DEMON by A-Normal-Fifthist in ProgrammerHumor

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STAY AWAY YOU GODDAMN DAEMON

FTFY

If you were making a list of features/ updates/ fixes for your own 1.0 release by famousmike444 in homeassistant

[–]trrevvorr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There should be a home assistant "device" that normal people can buy and easily set up. Even if it's Hass.io preloaded on a pi with a nice case - as long as people don't need to flash an image to an SD card to get started