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guy_threepwood , 4 days ago to homeassistant in IKEA's new smart plug to track power consumption could launch soon

The article says it needs the DIRIGERA hub, which also has a Matter/Thread radio

guy_threepwood , 4 days ago to homeassistant in IKEA's new smart plug to track power consumption could launch soon

I hope they’re still Zigbee devices. No info I can find at the moment but I quite like that I can use Trådfri stuff with Zigbee2mqtt and I’d love to add more functionality

guy_threepwood , 6 days ago to Selfhosted in Anyone using a BananaPi r2 /r3 for your router?

I have a UDR and it’s pretty great. I have had one unknown failure once, which needed a physical reboot. And that’s been in two or so years.

guy_threepwood , 1 month ago to Technology in iOS 18 (and AI) will give Siri much more control over your apps

No thank you.

guy_threepwood , 2 months ago to Fuck Cars in Sinclair C5s

I have one of these; it’s great fun

guy_threepwood , 2 months ago to Technology in Apple is reportedly planning a big AI-focused M4 Mac upgrade

Yep, in the exact same was as blockchain: nowhere.

guy_threepwood , 3 months ago to linuxmemes in yes, I run KDE 1 on Debian 13. how could you tell?

I suppose it’s better than those people running CDE on modern desktop Linux!

https://github.com/cdesktopenv/cde/tree/master/cde

guy_threepwood , 3 months ago to linuxmemes in Daily driving slackware be like...

I remember using slapt-get when I used Slackware and that alleviated most of this sort of issue. Is that not still a thing?

guy_threepwood , 3 months ago to linuxmemes in Nixos.

When an eel opens wide and there’s more teeth behind… that’s a Moray!

guy_threepwood , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Not buying a shaver from Philips again..

A few companies make reusable Brita cartridges which are designed to be taken apart. But I’m glad you found a way 😁

guy_threepwood , 4 months ago to Technology in Transport For London Adds AI To Its Cameras To Bust Fare Jumpers, Bike Riders

They allow non-folding bikes off-peak in non-tunnel sections or on newer trains (like the Elizabeth line). They allow folding bikes at any time anywhere.

guy_threepwood , 5 months ago to Technology in Microsoft is getting rid of WordPad after 28 years – the veteran editor has been present in the OS since Windows 95

Sadly yeah. Hence “was” ☹️

guy_threepwood , 5 months ago to Technology in Microsoft is getting rid of WordPad after 28 years – the veteran editor has been present in the OS since Windows 95

AbiWord was probably the closest as a FLOSS equivalent?

guy_threepwood , 5 months ago to Technology in Apple Vision Pro Sold Out, At Least For Pre-Order

And I hope they can’t sell them because nobody actually wants to buy one.