Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
Oh it’s not as bad as your making it. My water sensors were only about $20 - $30 shipped and I mean if you’re going to make an order you might as well get that $30 z wave extender so the fence gate sensors I spent $40 on have good coverage. I pair those with about $100 in temperature and humidity sensors for the attic, garage and freezers. I mean I needed to justify the SDR I picked up for like $45 you know. My $20 garage opener has also made life that much simpler. Wait how much have I spent already?
Heh infrastructure from 150 years ago is vastly different than infrastructure today. 150 years ago you didn’t have buried electricity lines, telecom lines and fiber, robust water and sewage solutions. Those things need regular service and replacement. If your population goes down that means your revenue to pay for those things go down as well.
I’m just wondering what the title asks: do you organize your groceries in the order you will check them out, if doing self-checkout, or arrange them on the belt/counter in a standard checkout line, in the hope that they’ll be bagged in a specific way?...
When you join a Steam Family, you automatically gain access to the shareable games that your family members own and they will also be able to access the shareable titles in your library. The next time you log in to Steam, this new ‘family library’ will appear in the left column as a subsection of your games list. You...
The fires in the Amazon, which reaches across nine South American nations, are the result of an extreme drought fueled by climate change, experts said....
I feel like celebrating only on February 29th during a leap year makes the most sense. If someone was born on February 29, then that’s their birthday and their rate of aging is slowed by %80.
Ubisoft has said the recently released Skull and Bones has achieved “record player engagement” since launch, although it has yet to announce how many copies it’s sold or how many players it has.
2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5 (kbin.run)
I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you'd think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.
Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations (arstechnica.com)
The little smart home platform that could (www.theverge.com)
Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
Trump posts bizarre solar eclipse ad – with his head plunging US into darkness (www.independent.co.uk)
Population tipping point could arrive by 2030: global fertility will drop below replacement level years earlier than expected. (www.science.org)
Classic Microsoft (lemmy.world)
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead (arstechnica.com)
8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death (newsroom.heart.org)
FTA:...
Do you organize the order of your groceries in the checkout line?
I’m just wondering what the title asks: do you organize your groceries in the order you will check them out, if doing self-checkout, or arrange them on the belt/counter in a standard checkout line, in the hope that they’ll be bagged in a specific way?...
Don't trust Trump's 'impossible' appeal bond claims, attorney general tells judges (www.cnbc.com)
KEY POINTS...
My son asked to go get shawarma at the mall food court yesterday.
True story....
What is something that 2020s kids will never get to experience?
Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)
When you join a Steam Family, you automatically gain access to the shareable games that your family members own and they will also be able to access the shareable titles in your library. The next time you log in to Steam, this new ‘family library’ will appear in the left column as a subsection of your games list. You...
After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease” (arstechnica.com)
Very Specific Object: Made a wall mount for my NAS and its UPS (lemmy.world)
I liked a few of the VSOs that were posted earlier and wanted to share two of my more recent creations....
Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging. (www.nytimes.com)
The fires in the Amazon, which reaches across nine South American nations, are the result of an extreme drought fueled by climate change, experts said....
The Extra Mile (slrpnk.net)
Helldivers 2 has a Dungeons and Dragons-style GM behind the scenes (www.eurogamer.net)
People born on Leap Day, do you celebrate your birthday on February 28th, February 29th, or March 1st?
Also, how would that work on things like birth certificates?
Ubisoft Says Skull and Bones Has 'Record Player Engagement', but Fails to Announce Sales (www.ign.com)
Ubisoft has said the recently released Skull and Bones has achieved “record player engagement” since launch, although it has yet to announce how many copies it’s sold or how many players it has.
Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war (www.independent.co.uk)
Why are UFOs only seen in the US?
A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town (apnews.com)
What stinks?...
OnLy GoD cAn JuDgE mE (slrpnk.net)
[OC] Owl at Skansen in Stockholm today (lemmy.zip)