AA5B

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Searching for Germany, I see many articles on grid storage - basically at its infancy but exploding in popularity. I also see huge expectations on pumped hydro storage

Seems like you’re arguing that we should stop building out these proven, low cost solutions in favor of dumping tons more money into a problematic technology that will take decades and billions of dollarseach

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Unclear waste disposal is “solved” by saying “just leave it”. Thats not an answer

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (15 children)

That is remains a cool potential technology, but why spend billions of dollars trying to develop a worse technology when solar already exists and for much cheaper? It’s just being sidetracked while letting investors enrich themselves on government research money

Plus it harkens back to the old adage about base power. No, we don’t need base power when we have large scale grid storage. Thats just coal propaganda

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

Can we rename it? The “Trump-musk stain of Ebola” (misspelling intended”

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They do look like aluminum, but I’ve also had steel do that in the dishwasher.

Not stainless but I stopped using dishwasher tablets when they pitted some stainless

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Biden already stopped inflation - Trump only needed to leave things alone long enough for the numbers to stabilize.

This is new inflation directly caused by Trump

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That happens now and the us has been pretty aggressive about chasing it down

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

eliminating tax breaks for investment income instead of targeting wealth

Eliminating various tax breaks for “non-income” income is certainly a good start, but when there are people able to live on their wealth rather than income, it’s not enough.

Plus you’re forgetting a progressive tax rate. Why are we ok with different tax rates depending on income for most of us, but with the top rate at upper-middle income. You’re basically targeting doctors and lawyers as “the wealthiest”, when they also earn next to nothing compared with actual wealthy, and they work for their income. Im not saying they shouldnt have a higher rate, i’m saying we clearly need tax brackets above that

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Here in Massachusetts our “millionaire tax” has been well received and widely supported. Probably helps that the extra income is partly targeted toward stuff that directly helps people: school lunches, free tuition, transit…… but here on Lemmy I see people bitching about our governor “taxing everyone for everything”

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

There are legit uses, such as bomb disposal and military scouting. At one point their ads focussed on carrying supplies

But this is not one of those

 

Does anyone know anything about Apple HomeView support for the ha app yet? That would be a great, if expensive dashboard. I realize it’s not actually available yet but perhaps we have Apple developers who may know something?

The only relevant details I saw were

  • no App Store
  • app availability “like CarPlay”
  • there’s an app certification
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Poutine (lemmy.world)
 

I was “today” years old when I discovered poutine. I’d had fries with gravy before but poutine is much better! Where has this been all of my life?

Actually a bit of a fusion: birria poutine at the local Biergarten, SO GOOD!

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
 

Does anyone have experience integrating a Bryant mini-split Heat Pump? …. It’s made by Carrier so Carrier heat pump may be similar.

It looks like the strategy is

  • install a “System Access Module”
  • download Bryant home app
  • set up and account
  • connect the SAM to the account over WiFi
  • there’s an integration which probably connects to the cloud service

This is going to be expensive, getting the SAM installed (new system so I don’t want to risk losing warranty by doing it myself) so I need to know what to expect and whether it is worth it

  1. The unit has many modes and controls whereas traditional thermostat just holds a temperature. Will this let me automate additional modes like “dry”, fan speed, vent direction, etc?
  2. Is there a better approach with local control? I have zwave, Zigbee, thread meshes so any of those would be ideal.
  3. I have an old remotec ir blaster that I used on my previous ac, but have not yet tried on this one. Is that my only local choice?
  4. Can anyone speak to ir blaster improvements since broadlink bought remotec? Is there anything worth buying an updated device?

Edit:

  • installer quoted $500 parts and labor
  • found the part on eBay for $300

That’s way more than I’m willing to spend, especially since it’s not local and I’m skeptical of any cloud service. I’ll have to try the IR blaster

 

I really like the new Maintenance Dashboard. Trying to track batteries was one of the first things I did with my own dashboard, with automation. This seems like a small thing but an automatically generated dashboard to track batteries is so useful, especially for new people. Whoever worked on that: well done!

That being said, what’s next? Does anyone know how to find some sort of roadmap or backlog for this feature in particular?

Other things that would be useful here

  • printer cartridge levels
  • various filter ages and replacements
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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/foodporn@lemmy.world
 

Substituted farfalle for soba noodles

Edit: Thai Peanut Chicken Noodles

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Servings: Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 2 (5.6-ounce) packages refrigerated Yaki-Soba noodles, seasoning sauce packets discarded
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts

FOR THE PEANUT SAUCE:

  • ¼ cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha, optional

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, garlic, honey, ginger, vinegar, sesame oil and Sriracha, if using; set aside.
  2. In a large pot of boiling water, add Yaki-Soba until loosened, about 1-2 minutes; drain well.
  3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden, about 3-4 minutes.
  4. Stir in cabbage, carrots and green onions until heated through, about 1 minute.
  5. Stir in Yaki-Soba and peanut butter mixture until well combined, about 2 minutes.
  6. Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro and peanuts, if desired.

Source: https://damndelicious.net/2017/03/06/thai-peanut-chicken-noodles/

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Trmnl experiences? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
 

Did anyone here get one of those Trmnl dashboards? I’ve been wanting to build an e-ink dashboard for years but it keeps not happening, so I ordered a Trmnl X as soon as I read about it.

There’s a bit of a delay on shipping, and early adopters on Reddit were negative, but I’m excited!

— apparently one of the issues was magnets not sufficient to hold it to a fridge. THE CASE HAS MAGNETS! AND THEY'RE UPDATING THEM!

There is a big list of plugins, including apple calendar and HA dashboard, which I’m most interested in

Anyhow, if you got one, please share your experience

 

Probably limit to the us for feasibility: i want to find out about regional products but also have a chance of getting interesting ones.

For example I recently found about two flavors of soda available in parts of the us but not where I am (Peach Crush, Cactus Cooler). I was able to order online to try them!

What else is regional to you that someone may like? Any communities? Links? Online resources to help?

 

I just got an Airthings Radon monitor, and the integration with HA went smoothly. As a starting dashboard I have a simple card displaying sensor values.

But I let myself get carried away and got the one with the most sensors. So expected to see history graphs so I can look at trends or events, but it never occurred to me they were all different units and scales. HA wants to create many charts, which is less easy to read.

Does anyone have dashboard ideas on how to display these?

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44396235

I’m considering joining a CSA for summer produce …….

But getting produce this way can be expensive so not everyone can do it, but this one place also spends part of our shares to offer

  • “Food For All” where they offer half price food shares on request, no paperwork or shame involved!
  • you can buy shares with SNAP at subsidized prices so it’s at least comparable to grocery stores, but then put money back on your SNAP card!
 

Can anyone help with pointers for automatable garage heaters? So far my searches aren’t finding anything. My requirements are:

  • remotely preheat when I want to work out
  • alert if it’s left on, or automatically turn off

I’m in the US, looking for 240v maybe 5,000w electric heater. The basic item is cheap and readily available at home centers or online. I even see variations with Bluetooth remote and/or controlled by app.

I’m looking for something locally automatable. Matter/Thread would be ideal but I’m fine with Zigbee or z-wave. But I’m not finding anything like that, and getting stuck on some vendors portal is not ok. Any leads?

Or something that can use an external thermostat - I actually have an extra Ecobee - that can be locally automatable. Any leads? Any search tips that might find such a thing?

I briefly thought of automating an outlet, however even if smart outlets are available for those loads, that wouldn’t work because all these heaters have a safety feature to run the fan until the unit is cool

 

One of the environmental regulations we benefit from here in the us, is eu common charger rules! Basically all computer like devices now use usb-c. Thanks.

But it would be even better to be common to essentially every portable device. I’ve seen flashlights that charge over usb-c.

While I was travelling this past weekend, my toothbrush battery died and I didn’t have the proprietary charging base. I sure wish that took usb-c also. Looking online I see a couple but most electronic toothbrushes still use proprietary chargers

Which brings up: what are you guys seeing, where common charger rules are actually required? Looking across non-computer devices that are not required to be usb-c, are they?

Edit: proprietary

 

It’s coming down to the final deadline. I’m running out of time and need to decide ….

Kids are at college so buying in bulk is less important but I love Costco. My membership expired in May, but I’m down to three rolls of toilet paper, LoL

Do I renew Costco and continue to buy in bulk at the potential of wasting money, or do I give up on Costco and buy all supplies from the grocery?

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