So, I’ve been looking at Shelley’s smart switch modules which actually get wired in behind the light switch and use it as an input to control the smart switch. It involves simple wiring, requires a neutral in the switch box, but would give you control from either the switch or otherwise.
For me, it would let me control the lamps in my apartment and not show anyone that I had made all the switches smart.
It’s worth noting the trial was funded by LivaNova, the company that manufactures the VNS device, which has a financial interest in the trial’s outcome.
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The US FDA approved VNS for treatment-resistant depression in 2005, though exactly how it works on depression isn’t fully understood.
They make a device with no idea of what it does, then fund a study to see if they can call it a miracle.
OK, but like do both? I can fix shit while talking. It amazes me how often some people just need to vent and listening while working is easy, helpful, and keeps them nearby so I can ask them to type their password in again but correctly this time.
It can be good at sifting through the top search results, but if people stop posting those questions because of AI where will the answers come from?
Analysis of potential causes aside, thank you for sharing such interesting data!
I use it daily, but as a replacement for smart device integrations. For example, my alarm plays music while the lights come on to prevent me from going back to sleep. I used to do that with Google Home, now I do it with Music Assistant.
Wage theft is a crime, But it makes someone rich, and Then laws don’t apply.
A ton of smart buttons. Every time you do the task you push the button and a time helper is updated to the next date. If today is beyond that date, update a second boolean helper to show the task must be again!
Bonus if you set a light or alarm to go off of you forget to do it or a reward dispenser to drop treats when you complete the task!
Poor a little silicone in afterwards for a soft, squishy bottom that will make grabbing small parts easier.
You know how starring directly into the sun for too long leads to pain, damage, and blindness? Even just being exposed to it directly for too long can lead to burns, dehydration, and delirium. Best wear sunglasses, move into the shade, avoid spending too much time exposed, and drink more water.
This has been a metaphor, thanks for reading!
I had a similar situation with a cabin with terrible switch placement and maybe a single switched outlet for a lamp that just wasn’t positioned very well.
I used the wall switch to turn on the switched outlet and that triggered three other lamps to turn on. I also configured it to dim them all from that same switch, a Tapo S505D. It worked well until someone else plugged a space heater into the outlet and killed the dimmer.
I also put a ZBT-2 to add ZigBee to the system, as I had a bunch of IKEA smart, wireless remotes that just didn’t work well through their hub and matter integration. With the ZBT-2, I added the remotes directly and had full control over the triggers, so I created an automation to act as a light switch that could be mounted anywhere and control anything.
When said person killed the dimmer, they just grabbed a wireless switch and stuck it on the wall above the switch and now the lights can be controlled while I order a replacement. I’ve got a bunch more remotes coming this week to add switches to every entrance to the room that previously had nothing.
I’ve been don’t similar and it’s so worth the setup time. I through a few helpers together to track who in the house is doing laundry and getting notifications, and that’s been fantastic. I also made helpers to track the status as running or not, which felt better than displaying the wattage.
I like the idea of this. Perhaps not on a laptop, but small hexagon badges that show some sort is relation to something. Favorite media, projects, software you’re good with, coding languages you a comfortable with, etc. A simple snapshot into someone that can be identified easily, what a great conversation starter.
“FRESH SLOP! GET YOUR SLOP HERE!” -Local Slopmonger
Sure are a lot of things to account for with these self driving car things. It would probably be way easier if they were separate from pedestrians and maybe limited on where they can go.
Trains. I want them to just be trains.
You are allowed to take an extra 15-minute break.
But it has to be used this week. And during quiet times. And not within an hour of any other break. Or the start and end of your work hours. And not on any day that ends in Y.
If I gave you $5 and then you gave it to someone else and then they gave it back to me we’ve done nothing but can call it $15 in business transactions.
Sounds like a Doctor Who plot.
In some ways that’s really neat tech, in others it sounds like a setup for a plot based around forcing someone to think a secret so that it can be stolen. Maybe it’s a heist, maybe it’s a government interrogation.
Oh, that’s genius! I know a light I had to skip making smart because it didn’t have a neutral, but putting it in the light is a great solution!