Jakor

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[–] Jakor 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Honestly I’ve always found the timer on the oven to be convenient enough for me. Maybe I’ll change my opinion once I have it at my disposal - it’s just not one of the things I’m constantly daydreaming about hah.

[–] Jakor 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Oooh hadn’t thought about checking business hours! That would be nice too

[–] Jakor 11 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Also sitting idly by wanting more people to talk about it! All I want it for is two features:

-converting units of measure hands-free in the kitchen(27 teaspoons to fl oz, as an example) -check the weather for the day on my way out the door.

[–] Jakor 3 points 1 week ago

IMO the inovellis are worth the price. I was in a similar boat - bought into the hue ecosystem (still think they’re worth the premium for how rock solid they’ve been). Plus the home assistant integration is sooo customizable: for all buttons (up, down, and config buttons) you can set an automation for single, double, triple, quadruple, and 5x button press. I have triple press on all light switches turn all lights on that same floor on/off, and quadruple press does all lights in the house (handy for when you’re on way out of the house or going to bed).

Still, can understand if you have way too many switches to make this economical. It’s not a problem to add a system of z-wave devices in the house too, but Ive never had a problem with zigbee and there seems to be more component options. IKEA zigbee devices are a killer value too!

One other option I don’t see mentioned here is wiring a Shelly relay behind your light switches. Your wife would never know they’re there (they install behind the switch in the junction box) and I believe they are very economical.

[–] Jakor 2 points 1 week ago

+1 for inovelli. Now that they’re generally in stock (got mine refurbished at a discount) I would use them across the board in a heartbeat.

[–] Jakor 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You’re probably right. Would be cool to have on z2m, but it’s a pretty minor feature that I don’t think I’d use in reality.

[–] Jakor 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Their ceiling light (T1M) works but you lose some functionality - basically can’t use animations for the ring light. Besides that it’s been solid for me.

[–] Jakor 9 points 2 weeks ago

Just updated this morning. Fortunately, the only issue I had was needing to add the “adapter: zstack” to the configuration of my z2m addon.

Fortunately everything appears to be very well documented on how to troubleshoot most issues but I’m sure people with older installations with lots of legacy code will struggle more (my zone deployment is only 1 year old for reference).

[–] Jakor 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It wasn’t a great show, but the last season seemed to be settling into the swing of things. Disappointed that this is the end this - this show filled a nostalgic void in my life. Keyword says they’re gonna try to shop the show but I’d be surprised to see anyone pick it up at this point..

[–] Jakor 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately this will no longer be possible with the mg21 chip used in the blue switches. See Eric’s post linked below:

https://community.inovelli.com/t/zigbee-matter-motion-switch-project-linus-blue-series/10904/439?u=quaffs.cherub_0t

[–] Jakor 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Who shot Mr burns, part 1!

[–] Jakor 4 points 7 months ago

Woah really? I love learning such simple facts - thank you!

 

Anyone else notice this? I couldn’t find any other info online apart from a Reddit post about two people reporting their AirTags no longer working after updating to iOS 17, so I wanted to post here for visibility and seek advice.

As soon as I updated to iOS 17, my YIP AirTag I used to track my cats location stopped working. Tried factory resetting and a different phone (also on ios17) without success. My other Apple-branded AirTags work perfectly fine.

If Apple truly did nuke support for devices I already own, I am one step closer to abandoning their walled garden….. anyone else here possibly able to confirm this is happening to them too? Is there another community I should be posting this to?

 

Let’s get some recommendations out there for people favorite restaurants in the area. Typically you’ll find some staples in these posts, like Ekiben ( and they deserve the recognition IMO!), but I’d especially be interested in some hidden gems if you’ve got any!

I’ll start:

-Sonny Lee’s Hunan Taste. It’s a bit out of the city, in Reisterstown, but it is hands down the best Chinese food I’ve had in Maryland/in the DMV. Even simple dishes, like sesame chicken, are on a different level from any other casual Chinese food place.

-Kong (Pocha) doesn’t look like much from the outside, but they serve quality Korean food that deserves a visit if you’re looking for a true hidden gem.

-Puerto 511 Cocina is a higher-end Peruvian restaurant, but the price is completely reasonable IMO. The chef is the FRIENDLIEST restaurant owner I’ve ever met, and I will happily continue to give him my business. His menu rotates frequently and includes a number of small plate courses that highlight the cuisine of Peru.

-Cochina Luchadoras is a small mexican restaurant by fells. They serve quality quesabirria style tacos that compliment a walk along the harbor if you’re ever in the area!

Anyone have other restaurants they’d like to shout out?

 

Just got an email about this and wanted to share in case it benefits anyone else.

If you have a 2014-2018 Mazda 3 or a 2016-2021 CX-3 and your backup camera flickers or is distorted, you may be able to bring your car in for a replacement.

Anyone here affected by this yet? I think I’ve seen my camera flicker before, but honestly haven’t paid too much attention before.

 
 

It’s not much, but my garden is living off VERY minimal effort from me this year. Hoping to upgrade my setup next year with better soil, but they still seem to be surviving at least!

Tomatoes seem to be thriving in the carotas tic soil I gave them (not shown)

One more bonus pic:

Post your own setups here if you don’t mind!!

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