Applescript support in #ArcBrowser is pretty broken. One space, one window, three tabs open, but via Applescript it reports a list of 57 (!) dysfunctional Tab objects.
Problem with #automation (Home or otherwise) is that it works 90 % of the time. None of it is 100% dependable and due to the ever changing nature of everything, it can't ever be. So you just double check everything all the time, creating extra cognitive burden. And I say that as someone who uses a lot of it and really like most of it.
We recently got a wifi-enabled hot tub. Some enterprising soul had already created a HA addon to work with it, so I set about implementing #observability, #automation and #alerting.
Amongst other things, it now starts heating automatically if there's plunge pricing on #octopusenergy Agile
Do you have a project on GitHub? Does it use GitHub Pages for documentation or other purposes? Would you like to archive a copy of those GitHub pages in the Internet Archive automatically whenever you release a new version?
I wrote Waystation, a simple and free GitHub Action, exactly for this purpose:
I never realized Amazon's automated checkout technology was just an outsourced, creepy, Mechanical Turk:
"Though it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped."
Can we stop making robots look humanoid already? Make them look weird and machine-like; they’ll probably work better that way anyway. Making things that look humanoid yet violate the physical expectations applicable to humans is an insult to actual humans.
“Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare”
#homeassistant#automation folks, can anyone recommend a 10a DIN rail fitting wifi switch with metering that works with HA and has an override button on the front like the attached picture?
Success! Record voice memo on phone, sync to virtual machine (using syncthing). Python job notices filesystem change, asks OpenAI whisper to transcribe, produces a new markdown note, moves to my Obsidan (PKM-tool) inbox, and sends a notification message to a Matrix room when processing has been completed.
Okay, even though Home.app on #macOS says it’s version 8, and I've never seen it here, I'm not even mad. This is amazing. This is the minimal home #automation I'm comfortable with (audio, lights, temp, motion). Thanks, Apple.
I am looking for an electric motor that 1️⃣ can be controlled remotely (Modbus, HTTP, whatever), 2️⃣ can coil a cable/rope holding an object (here a sail) of 30-40kg, 3️⃣ will be used indoor.
It’s been a year I’m looking for this, with no result. Please help me.
AI and Coding.
How reliable is AI lke ChatGPT in giving you code that you request?