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New comment by artisinal in "RF hacking my cloud-controlled ceiling fan"

artisinal — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:08:19 +0000

I do not have a home so perhaps I do not fully understand. If it is warm when I go to bed, I turn on the ceiling fan by rotating the knob next to the bed. When I wake up, I turn it off. What kind of automation are you looking for?

New comment by artisinal in "Have you restarted your computer this week?"

artisinal — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:33:01 +0000

Chaotic evil is my favorite article from The Daily WTF:

  12 22 * * * kill 21342

New comment by artisinal in "Have you restarted your computer this week?"

artisinal — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:36:40 +0000

A slightly more fun version:

  0 0 * * * sleep $((RANDOM % 86400)) && /usr/sbin/shutdown -r +5 "Rebooting in 5 minutes. Run 'shutdown -c' to cancel"

New comment by artisinal in "The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post-war level"

artisinal — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:24:39 +0000

Not American here. I know a couple of people who took out a second mortgage to buy a small appartement to rent out when mortgages rates were at 1%. They probably have €300k in equity in both the primary and secondary home. And around €600 in income from the rental. I do not consider that wealthy.

New comment by artisinal in "Study suggests most Americans would be healthier without daylight saving time"

artisinal — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:11:16 +0000

> businesses set their own hours, not the government

In plenty of countries the government decides the opening hours of shops, restaurants and sometimes even offices. Labour laws and nighttime pay are coupled to the hours on the clock. Hours you can make noise is decided by government. Germany has the mid-day resting hour (Mittagsruhe).

New comment by artisinal in "Study suggests most Americans would be healthier without daylight saving time (2025)"

artisinal — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:07:43 +0000

That is why you run your jobs on GMT/UTC and not display time.

New comment by artisinal in "The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party"

artisinal — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:48:30 +0000

Steven Schuurman (Elastic) has given millions to left parties in Germany and The Netherlands.