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Re:Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life on Monday May 09, 2022 @02:51PM (#31318210)
Which one are you using with Home Assistant?
Re:The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple on Monday August 03, 2020 @02:46PM (#24041715)
For my money it's gotta be a fish wheel.

https://youtu.be/xVnRHN2u5GM?t=321

Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time? Florida Says Yes, but It’s Not So S... on Thursday March 08, 2018 @05:35PM (#16548332)
Alaska is close enough, it's wide enough to cover 4 timezones

http://www.alaska.org/how-big-is-alaska

Granted most people live in the space of 1 or 2.

Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time? Florida Says Yes, but It’s Not So S... on Thursday March 08, 2018 @05:30PM (#16548299)
Or if you go far enough north, Alaska, the shift is pointless because of the midnight sun/all day dark depending on the season.
Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time? Florida Says Yes, but It’s Not So S... on Thursday March 08, 2018 @05:20PM (#16548238)
Nice essay. Some good points about the past still having time zones so programming might not get any simpler. I think appropriately adjusted "Do Not Disturb" settings on his uncle's phone could have save him a lot of the trouble.
Re:Permanent Daylight Saving Time? Florida Says Yes, but It’s Not So S... on Thursday March 08, 2018 @04:31PM (#16547800)
I wouldn't mind everyone moving to UTC. Sure, only people in Greenwich would be able to eat lunch at 12 noon. But at least it would simplify my life as a programmer.
Re:Facial recognition will soon end anonymity on Thursday June 02, 2016 @08:27PM (#11827446)
Brand Killer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDPn7MGxPjs
Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in the same bui... on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @04:38AM (#8843556)
http://www.adn.com/article/20141212/big-budget-thriller-be-f...
Re:Saving a Project and a Company on Tuesday December 30, 2014 @02:28PM (#8816207)
What is DD short for? My google powers are not strong enough...
Re:Week 23: Changes on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @08:04PM (#6364494)
I do this all the time on anything longer than a couple sentences.
Re:Programmer creates 800,000 books algorithmically, starts selling th... on Friday December 14, 2012 @06:06PM (#4923853)
So good.
Re:Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop on Monday October 29, 2012 @08:04PM (#4715260)
Awesome landing page. I immediately dragged and dropped just from seeing the control wiggle.

Small detail, is the logo spinning backwards? I'm not an expert on propellers, it just feels wrong.

Re:IFTTT forced to remove Twitter triggers to comply with new API poli... on Thursday September 20, 2012 @05:23PM (#4550784)
Posting to twitter via ifttt is not affected, just reading from twitter.
Re:Why did the moderators changing titles thread get killed? on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @05:29PM (#4102991)
R.I.P. Moderators.