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Cake day: June 26th, 2023

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  • I take a very long-winded approach. I try to find a copy of the rules online, and then read through it (which is the first thing I would do if I had gone out to buy the game).

    Then, instead of watching a review, I try to find a play through video to see how it plays out. The video isn’t completely devoid of colorful commentary or random banter, but it does give me a realistic expectation of how long the game truly takes.

    I generally know whether I’d appreciate a game or hate it from reading the rule book. The video just saves me the cycle of buying, trying, and returning if I’m on the fence.






  • I use the Ecowitt moisture sensors for potted plants. Given their size, I wouldn’t recommend using them for your lawn because you have to be sure to not hit them when mowing.

    Automated irrigation systems are reasonably consistent. I moved from my lawnless apartment to a house with a backyard of grass. I left out a few empty containers across the lawn, waited for the first watering cycle, and adjusted the timings based on the distribution.





  • The collector. Mainly because of FOMO.

    There are a handful of times where I pass on “game of the year” level games, whether due to time or money. Months later, when I’m ready to purchase it, I find that it’s out of print already and nobody has it in stock. I’m can only hope that the publishers do another print run and that my memory will remember to check on it in the future.






  • I’m a few versions behind, but I’m using the add-on without issue. A few things I would check if my setup failed:

    1. The wrapper has 2 major components. Make sure you’re running both of them.
    2. Slim down your config.
    3. You mentioned you have your own decoders. Double check the rtl_433 version that’s being used in the add-on to ensure everything is compatible.

    From the /r/homeassistant lurking days, I know that some other people skip the add-on in favor of using a script or another machine that proxies the data into HA. So there are a few other options in case the add-on approach doesn’t seem to be working quite right.