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  • Sadly, none that were not purchasable through only Amazon or Walmart.

    Motherfuckers aren't getting my money. (Amazon and Walmart, I mean, though technically also the product companies too I guess.)

  • Well SHIT.

    I think you may just be fucked, friend. :(

  • Okay, so I switched my VPN to an Australian server and it worked.

    That being said, I'm in the US and they do not ship anywhere outside of the Australian proximity.

    From their delivery FAQ page:

    Where do you deliver to?

    We currently deliver to all of the Australian mainland, Tasmania and Australian Island and Territories .

    Exclusions include:

    • Australian Antarctic Territories
    • Norfolk Island
    • Christmas Island
    • Cocos Island
  • I appreciate the explanation. It definitely does seem 50x easier than it seemed 6 or so years ago when I last looked into it.

    Out of curiosity, what does the "e" stand for in regards to the dongle, lightbulb, switch, and sensor as mentioned above?

  • for no reason

    Just for the sake of argument, one good reason is actually something I dealt with for a while there: after having worked in a factory where hearing protection was absolutely mandatory for close to a year, for like two years after leaving that job I found myself shouting, even indoors, without even realizing it. It had just become second-nature.

    My point is even if there doesn't seem to be a reason, there might be.

     


    Edit: Just to be clear, it was a job where hearing protection was mandatory, and I was there for close to a year; it wasn't only mandatory for close to a year. Lol.

  • While I agree with you, I would like to point out one exception I've noticed: veeeeeery occasionally you'll run into someone with an old junker that either has a broken cruise control or an old, not fully maintained cruise control system.

    My old busted up, 70% rusted-out ’99 Ford Ranger that I had bought for like $1000 had the latter problem, where the cruise control would work, but its accuracy sat at around Β±1–2 mph or so.

  • You probably just used a server they didn't block. I probably just hit ones they did on each of the three I chose. Lol.

    And interesting...

  • Thanks for explaining it. Never heard that term before.

  • I had 2 days off work and was playing video games. Sorry.

  • Bastards really don't like me using a VPN. Tried 3 different servers and still hitting the block page.

    What's that page of?

  • Very good point about the low-tech method.

    As for the Home Assistance route, honestly, I've never really gotten into the whole "Internet of Things" thing.

  • Imagine losing your wife. That'd be a strange experience!

    (Also, excellent idea. I used to do that, but didn't work 100% of the time; maybe with some modifications it might work better than it did...)

     


    Edit: I just realized that put me in a bookstore and suddenly I'm the wife that someone would lose. Lol.

  • I just want you to know how much I appreciate the fact that you typed out the list of repos mentioned in the video, since you know many people are not going to watch the video but still want the information.

    I mean this. Thank you. You are awesome and deserve cake.

  • Well, if you're typing on a computer as opposed to a phone, for instance, it's typically a lot easier to type out an emoticon as opposed to an emoji. Therefore, emoticons would likely be objectively better.

    Likewise, if you're typing on a smartphone, most people have an emoji drawer they can pop open in a jiffy and choose what they want.

    Then again, even in both of these situations, it also depends on what crowd you're in: some people honestly just prefer emoticons because it's what they grew up with, like me; others prefer emoji, for varying reasons.

    Most instances where one is objectively better suited than the other are based on subjective criteria.

  • They are not objectively better or worse overall, though one or the other may be objectively better in individual contexts.

    Individual people may prefer one over the other, though. I am one of them.