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by js2 3y ago
You need an AppleTV or HomePod to act as the hub. Without that, you get no automation nor ability to control devices from outside your home. An AppleTV is also needed for Thread support. Using an iPad for a hub is deprecated and not support
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by js2 3y ago
Previous discussion (1474 points by Ariarule on June 20, 2022 | 708 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31812259
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by js2 3y ago
Case in point, here's the archived documentation on how to use Open and Save Panels, with example code: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Fi... (Third link when searching DDG for
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by js2 3y ago
I mean, I find bartending no more unwieldy than woodworking. :-)
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by js2 3y ago
`rg | rep` still requires repeating the pattern. 99% of the time, all I need is a simple replacement on checked-in files[1] and for that I've had `git-gsr` in my PATH for a decade or more: https://gist.github.com/jaysof
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by js2 3y ago
I think it's fine and pythonic[1,2] to monkey patch when used in moderation and done explicitly: from my_patches import monkey monkey.patch_datetime_utcnow() I wouldn't do it as a side-effect of an import. Down that pat
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by js2 3y ago
The Call , Episode 809 of This American Life touched me deeply. It's an hour of radio I'll never forget. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/809/the-call
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by js2 3y ago
For the shade tree mechanic and/or handyman, YouTube is a tremendous boon. A few years ago I needed to replace the cooking elements in my double-oven and I found repair videos on Vimeo[1]. So I built a dolly and pulled my oven out[2].
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by js2 3y ago
I intended no shade on Veritasium and my comment that the video is 18 minutes long wasn't an expression of disdain, merely a statement of fact. Rather, my intent was to offer an alternative for folks who prefer to read instead of or be
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by js2 3y ago
This is an 18 minute video about an SAT problem from 1982. If you're not sure you want to commit to it, here's a contemporaneous NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/25/us/error-found-in
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by js2 3y ago
I was amused to see Catch 22 on the list, a book I probably started a dozen times or more over a decade and would put down after a chapter or two. Then one time I picked it up and something was different. I read it cover to cover over a f
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by js2 3y ago
In the past you had to chat with a rep, but for at least a couple years now you can cancel your NYT subscription with just a couple clicks. You can also pretty much perennially keep your sub at $1/week w/o talking to a rep just by
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Why 'mayn't' may not live on(grammarphobia.com)
2 points by js2 3y ago|0 comments
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by js2 3y ago
That would be a variation of this classic carnival game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_striker
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by js2 3y ago
Jacques Pépin's demonstration is worth a thousand words: https://www.nytimes.com/video/dining/100000001116746/jacques... https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/learn-jacques-p
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Classic French Omelette(seriouseats.com)
3 points by js2 3y ago|1 comments
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by js2 3y ago
Previous discussions: Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival (cnbc.com) 924 points by mjwhansen 8 months ago | 995 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35614313 Tell HN: Submit comments
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by js2 3y ago
Penn and Teller's Lab Scam: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38084737
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by js2 3y ago
Also on r/Ubiquiti: https://old.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/18hgpw1/security_... https://old.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/18hs684/no_offici...
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by js2 3y ago
How about young Persis Khambatta in her Star Trek outfit with her Mr. Clean haircut … am I right?
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by js2 3y ago
Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/magazine/the-out-of-fashi... > overall the slower pace and time with little moments is what made it so good for me - to stop and have time for a slow (but
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by js2 3y ago
We had a 2003 model and what finally sold me was when I learned you could lay 4'x8' plywood sheets flat in the back of it. Which I did several times. That generation was unfortunately plagued with a faulty transmission design and
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by js2 3y ago
I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, “Hey, the sign says you’re open 24 hours.” He said, “Yes, but not in a row.” -- Steven Wright
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by js2 3y ago
Totally agree. I was on Google Voice till earlier this year and that was its own kind of awful. After more than a decade on GV, I ported my number back to my carrier. I keep WhatsApp on my phone to use with a single family member on an Andr
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by js2 3y ago
To send to a contact's specific #, there should be a disclosure arrow to the right of their name (as you're entering it) you can tap and then pick which # you want. You can also double-tap a name in the To field.
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by js2 3y ago
If you like ancient-ancient pillars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_obelisks_in_Rome
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by js2 3y ago
> Messages will be sent and received via your email address rather than phone number. [...] Even worse, when iPhone customers added an Android phone number to an existing iMessage secure encrypted group chat, the Messages app would by de
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Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) (2016)(aps.org)
1 points by js2 3y ago|1 comments
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by js2 3y ago
Discussed on HN last year. The top comment has some other links you might be interested in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33126676
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by js2 3y ago
Previous discussion (linked to from the project's readme): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28266193

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