I still have my hesitation about both this company and this phone, and they clearly have a lot of UX improvements to make, but I don’t hate what I see, and I’m keeping my reservation for a Communicator.
I’m so tired of big glass slabs, and I’m hopeful that the smaller screen will help encourage me to have better habits with respect to doom scrolling and video watching.
Statically, that’s not true, and is bordering on decades-old fear mongering about EVs.
In modern EVs, the battery will likely outlast the car body it is sitting installed in, or at least match the expected lifespan of the vehicle. There are a few EVs on the road right now with battery packs that have been driven many hundreds of thousands of miles.
The upfront cost of EVs is still a problem, but most people won’t need to spend thousands on a new or refurbished battery pack after a few years.
Here’s a well-made (and broadly pessimistic) source if you’re interested: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-024-01698-1
This is what I installed last year after I got an open box model online for a significant discount. It was easy to set up and works great with HA.
I really wish they were not using a Mediatek chip so there would be custom ROM support. That said, this does seem like a good choice, especially for the relatively low cost of the Communicator.
Ok great! Best of luck and have fun.
I can’t really give you a step-by-step guide, but here’s the gist of how I did it: I have a dexcom CGM, and use the dexcom share functionality in the app to sync the CGM data to a Home Assistant plug in. From there, the blood glucose data is treated like any other sensor value in Home Assistant, so the sky is the limit.
How you could implement this for your mom would depend on what brand of CGM she can get, and the level of tech aversion or savvy she is. xDrip and Nightscout are excellent projects which would also help you make something that uses or displays CGM data, if you didn’t want to use Home Assistant.
Little devices like this are popular amongst some Diabetics for displaying their continuous glucometer data (I built something similar using an eink screen and the Dexcom home assistant integration). It’s fun to see what people use these for!
A helpful list! I think an additional point worth mentioning is that a heated blanket can keep you warm while consuming much less electricity than a space heater can.
I was handed this tract once! It is so bad it’s hysterical.
I think people get that it’s sarcasm, but it’s still horrible enough to warrant a down vote anyway.
Has he released the files for this, yet? I just looked at the video again and it didn’t look like he had.
I do want to give it a try once he’s released them.
A guy made an intractables guide (and an accompanying youtube video) that would be an excellent starting point for you: https://www.instructables.com/Recycle-Cardboard-Into-Anything-With-3D-Printing/
It’s a bit involved and messy (and will ruin your blender if you do this a lot), but you can get totally usable parts from this method!
I’m really interested to see what this device database will actually look like, aside from a “please share your automations and the device integrations they rely on.” There’s a lot of information to sift through, there!
I loved the changes made from their previous big roadmap (the new dashboard is so much better), but this seems a lot more ambitious, so I’m cautiously optimistic.
The new model I got was definitely a better design and seems just as well made as the last one, but I have seen that many of the new designs have what I’m assuming are plastic pieces, which does suck.
When a friend broke the saw blade on my Leatherman (which was ~15 years old), I sent it back to them for repair. A short while later I received a brand new Leatherman with a letter saying they were so sorry, but they didn’t have parts for my old model anymore, so they sent me a brand new, better model. The letter also said they understood people had emotional connections to their tools, so if I decided I wanted the old broken tool back instead, they would hold onto it for me for a few months, and all I’d need to do was email them asking to swap.
10/10 the best customer service I’ve ever received.
I did learn this one the hard way. This is excellent advice.
Some friends and I all recently picked this game up, and it has been super fun. I’ve been describing it as Left 4 Dead 2, but with meaningful character classes and decent melee.
I have Type 1 Diabetes, and I’m always looking for fun/interesting ways to help me manage it, including some Home Assistant tools, like the Nightscout integration.
If your son is using an insulin pump, why are you taking a vial of insulin with you day-to-day? Even small pumps like the omnipod hold much more than one day’s worth.
When I do need to bring vials of insulin with me (if I’m camping in the summer for more than a few days, for instance), I just use a Frio pouch. They’re little evaporative coolers that keep the insulin cold enough. I’m sorry for ignoring your question, but it sounds like you could be making things more difficult for yourself than you have to.
I’m currently an engineer at a hardware tech startup. It is crazy how much upfront capital is needed, even just to build non-form factor test devices.