Its never a waste to do the right thing.

Thats about $500 I think? Seems pretty low for the typical ransom approach.

Maybe they charge $150/row for their storage services :)

Yes, but one way may be quicker. That is the difference.

Edit: think about it this way. If it continues as is, they will continue to get VC money. If they have 5 years of funding for the sake of argument, and they can stem the tide a bit, they can ride it out and add on more and more years from VC cash infusions.

If the bleed increases, depending on how much it increases, it could be less palatable to a VC. So they don’t gain an extra round of funding, they have to close up shop sooner.

If it worked out to close them after 5 years through a 10% increase in CO2 output, that far outweighs them continuing for another 10 or 15 years and the CO2 that would produce.

The question isn’t whether or not they will continue to operate, but for how long.

Debatable.

If it causes them to go out of business, will it result in less co2 over time, despite the increase now?

If so, it may be worth it to speed up the process by adding “pretty please” and “thank you so much” to every sentence.

Only thing I care about is the quality.

I could not possibly care less about a brand name other than (in some situations) it being an indicator of quality. Which also tends to drop over time.

I’d absolutely buy direct from China. Wouldn’t be the first time for me. The only question is whether these are quality products or not.

And never going to pass for sure.

I don’t think VT, NJ, and RI are on that list (of being run by conservatives) but it also seems those doge wannabes there are just proposed from a few conservatives in each of those. So unlikely to pass.

The conservative states… Yeah. They’ll do it.

Through the stupidest means possible and devaluing the dollar.

Still dumb.

If someone said “he sure likes wearing pants”, and I said “no, he likes wearing jeans”, that wouldn’t mean jeans aren’t pants, just that jeans are more specific and accurate.

They are too busy fabricating… planting… finding the evidence they need to arrest some protestors.

Thats just bad design. I get that you’re joking about it BTW, this is more of a general info comment on the reality.

A door lock should always have a mechanical locking method in addition to the electronic, or the electronic would need to default to open (mostly a security door thing for default open BTW, for fire emergency scenarios).

The same applies to anything else. I mentioned just yesterday that I have (aside from some wled managed lights, which are not critical use and dont need it) a physical button which can control my regular lights. Its a momentary switch and a relay, so I can control it automatically, or physically by pressing the button. If I press it, the state changes and its reflected in my home automation (home assistant, as others mentioned).

Next problem - Alexa/Google Home/etc. I personally would never use a commercial solution like theirs, but let’s say I did - it should only ever be an augment to the system not the sole means of control. So a spoken command should trigger an action, the same action that could be run by a local device (whether its a zigbee button, a wall mounted wired momentary, or even a trigger based on a PIR sensor - whatever).

I’d say a good design for a smart home includes local operation, withno internet connectivity requirement, and a physical method of managing any critical endpoint (door locks as the example above). Anything critical should also have a battery backup for continued operation, and in the case of something like a door lock, needs to default to a safe selection in case of both wired + battery failure.

Plenty of tech folks have a smart home. Most of the non enthusiast-style techs I know use home assistant, but all of them use a local system.

Are you sure about that?

Lol yes. Its a relay with a secondary control via mqtt with intermittent status reporting.

it also probably means your lights all turn on after a power outage since the light can’t tell the difference between power outage and light switch flipped off.

Not how that works.

And what happens if someone fails the drug test?

Barred from any federal work for a year.

They sure are trying to.

https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=81923

Some highlights:

• Working before 6:30 a.m. or after 11 p.m. when school is scheduled the following day
• Working for more than eight hours in a day when school is scheduled the following day (except on holidays or Sundays)
• Working more than 30 hours in any one week while school is in session (though this can be waived by a parent or school superintendent)
• On any school day, 16- and 17-year-olds who aren’t in a career education program may not be employed during school hours
• Working more than eight hours in a day without a 30-minute break

I’m perfectly fine with enabling a connection, just not requiring one.

For example - my lights are automated. They have a switch though. If they went offline (or my server does), I can press the entirely local switch and have light.

As a reminder though, 418 is supposed to be the response for requests of the teapot to brew coffee.

Appreciate the clarification, and have to agree that noting their affiliation being necessary does suck. Its been necessary for a few decades now though, the extremes may be more extreme but the pattern itself I don’t think has changed.

They are referring to “liberal” being at the center, and that being the most “left” option.

Biden vs Bernie basically (and respectively to the above).

(Especially when Anthony is smooth)

In the specific situation of having just had a child, with a 12 week limit.

I dont think this is the one thats going to be an issue.

Auto segment is about 80% of their revenue, with the remaining 20% being an about even split of the services and energy gen / storage segments.

With ~$100b in total revenue, the percentages are right around where the billions are per segment.

Energy gen/storage as well as services went up a bit in revenue for 2024, but auto also went down, keeping their totals about the same from 2023.