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Smart button available in NZ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Amazing, thank you so much! This gives me a great starting point. I love your creativity with the diaper-counting - there's so much cool stuff that tech can do, but I especially love when it's helping out with the mundane daily tasks!

Smart button available in NZ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sounds perfect, thanks for the reccs!

Smart button available in NZ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Good point, I hadn't considered the UV light impact. Thanks for the Aqara Rex, will look into it.

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Smart button available in NZ (lemmy.world)
 

Hi Kiwi friends!

Does anyone have recommendations for a wireless, battery-powered smart button available in NZ (or that ships to NZ)? I'd like to use it with Home Assistant to act as a doorbell.

I can see things like this online, but the "easy to use, free app!" is off-putting... I'm after a button that has minimal capability to spy on me, and that can be integrated with HA.

Any suggestions welcome - or if anyone has any better ideas on an alternative option, go for it! We can't get mains power or PoE where I want to put the doorbell.

How do you feel about Tom Scott going on hiatus after 10 years? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is how I feel when colleagues resign from my workplace... I'm sad that I'll miss their presence at work, but ultimately happy that they're expanding their careers and moving onto bigger things.

Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 10/11/2023 in c/[email protected]
Most Water-Repellent Surface Ever Created Challenges Existing Ideas on Friction in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Well, at least they used silane instead of PFAS.

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Do I really need to print my Ticketek Ezy Ticket?! (lemmy.world)
 

I bought two tickets to a show from Ticketek (for Isaac Theatre in CHCH). It says in the email that I need to print them off but... do I reaaaally? Or can I just show them on my screen?

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How to landscape a new build (lemmy.world)
 

Kia ora e te Lemmy whānau!

We've just moved into a new build, which hasn't been landscaped, and I'm at a loss for what to do immediately next to the external walls.

I've seen a few options around town, but I haven't found a good resource for actual recommendations. I've seen:

  • river stones/gravel surrounding the foundation for ~30 cm
  • plants against the walls (e.g. griselinia, lancewood
  • driveway (concrete/asphalt)

I know I need to direct drainage away from the foundation, but can I plant grass (or similar plants) right next to the walls? Is there a standard rulebook I can refer to?

Any help would be appreciated!