Yo I’ve had to explain to way too many people lately that the far side isn’t “dark”. When there’s a new moon the light is on the other side…

I’m American, when I first entered Canada the border guard was stunningly handsome and super nice.

On the way back the American dude was an absolute dick, and I’m a citizen so I can only imagine what a foreigner may face.

You’ll want Zigbee powered bulbs. Phillips Hue are probably the highest end but stupid expensive. Innr is a brand made by ex-Hue employees that are half the price and just as good. ThirdReality makes ones that are also good but maybe not as bright or as good on colors.

But you’ll also need a Zigbee radio/controller. I think most Amazon Alexa devices can do it, or other smart hubs. But I recommend an open source and local solution that you own, which would be something like HomeAssistant plus a radio. I put more details here; https://thelemmy.club/post/47243166/25883772

Do a Zigbee setup. You’ll need something like Homeassistant which you can setup on a home server or raspberry pi (there’s tons of tutorials). Or buy a pre built little plug and play one. https://www.home-assistant.io/green

You’ll also need a Zigbee radio. Homeassistant sells one https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zbt-2/, but I use a network attached one like https://a.co/d/0aQpLciK

For bulbs the highest end Zigbee ones would be Phillips Hue (which yes work with this setup - you don’t need their proprietary hub). But they are stupid expensive IMO. There’s a brand called Innr which are half as expensive and just as good. If you want a more budget friendly one ThirdReality makes bulbs which are perfectly good but maybe not quite as bright or good on colors as Innr. I have a mix of both, but try to keep them in separate rooms so you don’t notice the slight color difference.

You’ll also want a Zigbee switch. I rent so I can’t replace the wall switches so I just stuck on these battery buttons by ThirdReality. and covered the switches with 3d printed covers. The batteries last a year or so with a AAA. But there’s also ones that completely replace the wall switch like https://a.co/d/01w5jj63

And now that you’ve got Homeassistant you can do other cool things. It can hook into basically any smart devices. When I press and hold down on the light switch/button in my living room it turns off all the lights/lamps and the TV at the same time. Or the one in my bedroom also controls the fan by the bed. You can get motorized curtains that can help adjust light levels automatically and close when you’re away to insulate. You can hook into motion sensors, weather stations, door sensors, humidity sensors, etc. There’s also Zigbee smart plugs so you can control really anything.

It is a bit pricey to get into but once you have it you own it, and no company can just shut down and leave you SOL.

No just don’t get the cheap shitty Wi-Fi ones.

Mine are fully locally controlled with a radio that hooks into my network. No internet needed whatsoever. Just as bright as any other LED lights, if not brighter than most cheap ones.

Plus since I can control the color/temperature I have them set to follow the sun cycle so that during the day they’re brighter and more white, and as it gets later in the day and the sun goes down they become dimmer and more warm. It even adjusts to the changing sunset year round. They are pricy though.

I do agree that sunlight is usually enough during the day for most rooms.

I don’t get it either. Some self hating bullshit like she accepts that she’s a biological male but transitioning is managing a “mental illness”… idk tbh

She constantly retweets this FtM account that has like identical views if you’re curious… https://xcancel.com/BuckAngel

And in other respects hardline maga idiot.

Nah American football rivalries look tame compared to some of the shit elsewhere.

Except maybe really passionate college football rivals maybe.

I mostly go by their chosen name. She didn’t come out until I was 15 so it’s kinda confusing with the parental role thing sometimes. I refer to her to others as mother sometimes but usually not directly.

Then if I’m talking about my childhood I’ll often say “my dad” just cause that’s how it was in the memory, but then I immediately switch to feminine pronouns.

Might be some internal thing I should work on I dunno.

One of my mothers is 50 and MtF trans.

She’s also a massive conservative POS so there’s that. But the trans part never bothered me.

We also had a neighbor who’s probably in their 60s by now who was trans, but this was 2015ish.

Oh boy I bet I’m on their list

I hear you but damn there are so many worse, more expensive, and actively harmful things to be against that actively railing against Artemis doesn’t seem useful.

But you may enjoy an old classic song, Whitey on the Moon by Gil Scott-Heron

I think they’d still be spooked if we started beheading their puppets

3rd country removals. What an insane idea.

Like legally from the receiving country’s perspective. You’re going to imprison someone you willingly let into the country for the crime of… The US didn’t want them?

Maybe try looking harder next time. I think you’ll find she’s already there.

I think they are on average better no doubt. They tend to lean more left due to Lemmy’s beginnings and less general karma farming. (Less, not none)

But since Lemmy users are 99% ex-redditors yeah they share a lot of the same issues too.

I’ve got one but really basically never use it

It’s just the old one from the living room though I’d never buy a bedroom TV

Dems control nothing else, blocked at every turn

Except… We’ve had periods where this is absolutely not true. Cycle still holds.

Stop finger wagging at the people voting and maybe address the real problem here.

We cook with and drink probably too much milk. Strong dairy lobby.

In my two person household we just do half gallons

It broke on me which is how I found out about the depreciation, but I don’t remember the details to be fair.

True. I don’t have kids. What’s the best way?

I mean in an emergency not caused by the police, they’re probably who you want kids to turn to.

In other situations not so much.