It’s a fun read. Wish it had a slightly stronger plot but I get that the focus was on exploration and hard Sci-fi, I didn’t mind.

It’s still not impossible, since professional humans can do it too. It’ll never be 100% accurate though and that’s just something we have to accept.

Virtually every event poster, restaurant advert and menu I’ve seen lately has been AI generated

But why do you care? I don’t get it, when was the last time you cared about how a restaurant advert looked? It either has good food or doesn’t, who cares about their marketing? It has always been fake anyway

One of my favorite YT vids of all time

I’m such an idiot, I thought being halfway across the world from this orange pedo would keep me shielded from his shenanigans. I was so wrong, this one man has messed up the entire world. Why is allowed to live still? I abhor violence but I also understand when an exception (or two) have to be made

It’s not even true, classic internet misinformation. I’m shocked Lemmy isn’t calling it out, it’s slowly becoming reddit

I couldn’t find any zigbee battery powered flow sensors

Would it get triggered for… other clapping-like sounds?

I … Didn’t think of that. I don’t have a lever shower but placing a simple button inside the niche for toiletries is such a simple solution. I’ll look for some IP67 buttons.

This is perfect, but I’m not in the US :( I’ll see if I can get it imported.

I already have a presence sensor (Tuya) in my bathroom. Maybe I can use that + humidity sensor, everyone is saying it’s faster than you expect so I’ll give it a shot.

If someone wants to see my hairy ass they better have a 4k view of it

I wanted an electric diverter but it was way too expensive so sadly I have to stick with manual buttons (it’s thermostatic though so I don’t mind)

I normally keep the door closed, but this is an elegant solution and I think I can work with this. Just gotta change my habit a bit

Thanks for the many suggestions

Option 1: long-press/double function turns on both light and fan

Main lights are automated (I also have a presence sensor in the bathroom). Fan is automated 5 minutes after a person leaves the bathroom after staying for more than 5 minutes. That said, I do have smart switches and I can add the long press functionality. But that’s less automation, I will keep it as a fallback option if I can’t find a true automated solution.

Option 2: get a smart flow meter instead of a smart valve.

I would love to get one, but all Zigbee ones are out of stock. If you have any recommendations, I’ll be grateful

Option 3:

I have a presence sensor already, and I spend time near the shower area. Whether I’m cleaning or just soaking in the bathtub. So that can’t work.

I’ll try but I’m not the smartest tool in the shed

Sadly, can’t do that because it will trigger when I’m cleaning the shower or just soaking in the bathtub

That’s a fallback option, but I try to automate my home whenever I can and not perform manual tasks. I know my groggy morning self is forgetting to even hit this simple switch.

Would it detect as soon as I start the shower or will it have a minute lag? Like I said, I want the automation to kick in as soon as I start.

Microphone is certainly an interesting choice I hadn’t thought of before at all. It’s something I can test easily, I’ll have to see how well it plays with music too. I’ll give it a shot