tiramichu

u/tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
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on Alignment · c/transmemes · 34 pts · 8h

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Love that. Makes me feel you could go to an artist all "Hello yes, I'd like to commission a new gender please"

Commissioning Matter devices using Graphene may not work due to the commissioning flow requiring Google Play Services.

I had that problem. If your Home Assistant instance itself has Bluetooth, you can use the manual flow to work around it:

In HA:

Settings -> Connectivity -> Matter -> Options -> Add Manually

There you can type the 11 digit code from your matter device (exactly as it appears, including hyphens) and it will add it without needing a phone.

As mentioned though, your HA instance needs Bluetooth for this. My HA is in a virtual machine so plugging a dongle was less than ideal. I solved it instead using a esp32 Bluetooth proxy over Ethernet.

https://esphome.io/components/bluetooth_proxy/

You may(?) also need to set up Matter to use that bluetooth device. There's some reading on it here which could be useful

https://smarthomescene.com/guides/add-matter-devices-home-assistant-without-phone/

Good luck! :)

I'm glad I set it up, because being 'forced' to use a google/apple phone for setting up matter on my local network feels like a really stinky pattern. I'm glad I don't need to :)

What aspects disappointed you, personally?

I've still got two episodes to go, and while it won't be topping any lists, I don't regret watching it. It was different.

I found the intentional lean into a more retro style to be fun, but my biggest gripe is also related to that - because they didn't commit to it hard enough.

The show may look visually somewhat retro, but it felt crazily fast-paced like it was designed for the attention span of a tiktok addict. In that sense it was a thoroughly modern show (in the worst sort of way) and failed to embrace what was supposed to be its selling point.

It would have been a much better show in my opinion if it had simply slowed down a bit.

on Why Should I... · c/lemmyshitpost · 15 pts · 1d

We've stolen lots of recipes. Modern British cuisine is basically a massive rip-off of every other country's cooking smashed together.

Fusion, if we're being polite about it.

I don't have a musical instrument, but if I did you bet your ass I'd be keeping it in my sight rather than let the cargo handlers beat the absolute shit out of it.

If overhead bins are for anything, they should be for important things like that.

The reason overhead space is so crowded in the first place is because airlines have created a perverse pricing structure which charges extortionately for checked luggage and encourages everyone to take the biggest carry-ons they can.

I have at times in my life acted in horrible ways and done things which upset others, or were just horribly dickish things to do.

But when I lie in bed at night my thoughts are sometimes about how I regret those things, and don't want to be like that to anyone again.

I hope that counts for something.

on Chore Daddy · c/funny · 7 pts · 7d

What part is sad to you?

I don't see any sadness here, just the joy of finding fun in stupid everyday things no matter your age, and even when nobody is looking.

For sure.

Streamers and content creators all use Java.

Those creators are the very reason Minecraft gets as much reach as it does.

If it wasn't for them, Java would be long dead and the game would be stuffed with microtransactions.

As a long-time player and Java server operator, all I can say is thank you to the streamers for keeping a good thing going.

When you deliver a talk in real life, you don't just stand there like a statue as you click through the slides.

Good presenters know it engages the audience a lot more if you move around the room, motion at the slides, use hand gestures to emphasise your point. People fundamentally respond better to that, and that's just human nature.

Stick figure animation is the equivalent for YouTube presenters who don't want to show their face.

You might find it patronising, but it works.

on Forever relics · c/lemmyshitpost · 3 pts · 10d

This is also really good if you want to sell or give away your stuff, so the next person has the tool they need to put it together.