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  • Sick of Amazon affiliations ruining any effort to find a decent product.

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  • Which.co.uk do a pretty good job at reviewing stuff. They're not ideal, and they do seem to focus too hard on some things over others. But in terms of finding "Can I get an X that is half decent for the money I'm willing to spend", they work quite well.

    Unfortunately, they are a bit pricey.

  • Royal Mail given go-ahead to scrap second-class post on Saturdays

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  • IIRC, isn't one of the conditions from last year that universal service obligation must be fulfilled for 5 years? Which, really doesn't feel like that long.

  • Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales

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  • Especially if they start throwing clay pigeons.

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  • After seeing the mess the US in, codifying things that are generally accepted seems like a good idea.

  • Home Assistant as security camera PVR??

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  • Just in case you were not aware, most Reolink cameras can do "save a clip if you see a person" on their own, without involving HA. And they can either dump it to local or network storage. The detection is done at the camera, and just fires a notification over ONVIF.

  • Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics

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  • I fully expect all the prices to drop by 20%, and not just rise to meet the lack of tax...

    I do kinda support this though. I repair everything I can, and regularly buy better quality refurb kit rather than crap new stuff.

  • Is the Fediverse stalling?

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  • Part of me also thinks that fediverse doesn't need growth for the sake of growth. That it's primary function is to be an alternative if people want to use it.

  • Virgin Physicists

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  • Second lesson: Pi is around 3.

  • xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier

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  • Exactly this. The device either needs to be open enough that it can easily integrate to HA without internet access. Or dumb enough that I can mod it with an ESP.

    Anything that has to go through the manufacturer's servers goes in the bin, the risks of data theft/rent seeking are too damned high.

  • Birds and bees

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  • I've been stepping up my efforts to make the garden more bee friendly, and it's still declining. I've maybe seen 20 bumbles this year, it's very sad :(

  • The smaller Fairphone 6 introduces swappable accessories

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  • I'm hoping it's a typo. I want to buy one, but need to email about this for clarification first.

  • UK to host Donald Trump for full state visit this year, says Buckingham Palace

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  • On the positive side, UK to distract Trump from MAGA crap for a week.

  • More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before

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  • I am genuinely waiting for the grants to finish (or be updated), as it feels like all the installation companies just hiked their prices to take advantage of the grants. I've got the power run, massive radiators, and thick pipes, all ready to roll.

    The big one that will really push HPs, imo, will be if gas starts to rise in price relative to electricity. At the moment, it's about level in cost to run, even though a HP is 3x+ more efficient.

  • Senior MP calls for Marilyn Manson concert in Brighton to be cancelled

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  • I'm the slime, oozing out, of your temporal net.

  • Temperature Change in Switzerland.

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  • Do you think it was a bit "mission accomplished"?

    'OK, we are recycling the cardboard and the plastics, good job everyone' "We still need to address the use of fossil fuels, and renewable power generation, though?" 'No, we have sorted everything, it is OK'

  • Temperature Change in Switzerland.

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  • Dual Booters be like

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  • If it helps for a future purchase, Focusrite's external interfaces have been amazing for Linux support.

    To the point where I didn't even notice; It just worked perfectly out of the box.

    I'm assuming you've already checked this, but is your interface set to the same frequency/bit depth between Linux and windows? Or if it uses optical, whether it's set to the same word clock source.

  • Long-term feedback: SONOFF SNZB-02D humidity/temperature sensor

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  • I keep wondering if I should open a little non-profit shop, specialising in "cheap home assistant stuff that isn't awful, that I've tested". Then I remember the absolute chaos involved in running a shop...

  • Long-term feedback: SONOFF SNZB-02D humidity/temperature sensor

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  • I'm currently eyeing up an Airgradient One, which uses the SHT40. Unfortunately, I don't have enough tinkering time at the moment to roll out much more kit.

    In honesty, I use the relative humidity readings as more of a "it's dry" "It's OK" "it's moist", than expecting any sort of accuracy! I've even considered mapping percentage ranges to "moist, normal, dry" in HA.

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    Boss of South West Water’s owner gains £300,000 pay rise

    www.theguardian.com /business/article/2024/jun/10/boss-south-west-waters-owner-pay-rise-susan-davy
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    NHS appeals for blood donors after London cyber-attack

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c2eeg9gygyno
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    Battle of Britain planes will not take part in D-Day events

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cv22vjyrj54o
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    What will Royal Mail’s takeover mean for customers and postal workers?

    www.theguardian.com /business/article/2024/may/29/what-will-royal-mails-takeover-mean-for-customers-and-postal-workers
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    Mr Bates vs Post Office drama lost £1m, ITV boss says

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c84z0lk0019o
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    Thames Water nationalisation plan could move bulk of £15bn debt to state

    www.theguardian.com /business/2024/apr/18/whitehall-blueprint-for-thames-water-nationalisation-could-see-state-take-on-bulk-of-15bn-debt
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    High court upholds top London school’s ban on prayer rituals

    www.theguardian.com /education/2024/apr/16/london-school-katharine-birbalsingh-prayer-rituals-ban-not-unlawful-high-court
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    Show us your dashboards

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    Washington's Lottery AI site turned user photo into porn

    mynorthwest.com /3956403/rantz-washingtons-lottery-ai-porn-user/
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    Mystery smell reported across regions of Russia and Finland

    www.independent.co.uk /news/world/europe/smell-helsinki-st-petersburg-finland-b2521318.html
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    Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot

    inews.co.uk /news/environment/public-no-right-swim-sea-firm-dumped-sewage-2981778
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    300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty at height of cost of living crisis

    www.theguardian.com /society/2024/mar/21/poorest-uk-families-hardest-hit-cost-living-crisis-official-figures
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    Recommendations for robot vacuum cleaners

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    HMRC will close tax helpline for half the year

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/business-68606722
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    Boy, 11, stopped by police while driving BMW X5 towing a caravan on M1

    news.sky.com /story/boy-11-stopped-by-police-driving-bmw-x5-while-towing-a-caravan-on-m1-13090000
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    Has anyone else given up on daytime Radio 2?

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    It's forking Friday!

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    I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They’re the best part of my smart home.

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2024/02/i-was-wrong-to-ignore-zigbee-and-z-wave-theyre-the-best-part-of-my-smart-home/
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    MetOffice integration is currently incompatible with 2024.2

    github.com /EJEP/datapoint-python/issues/183
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    Disgraced singer Gary Glitter refused jail release

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/uk-68227540