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This is a great story, especially for space and science nerds who will appreciate that the plot is scientifically sound.

Meh I have 40+ WiFi devices running on Home Assistant with zero issues. My Zigbee devices have been nowhere near as reliable.

It's almost certainly a Tuya device, so it's going to be cloud-based rather than local control.

Aldi's smart stuff usually works on the Tuya platform, which means there are both cloud and local ways to control via Home Assistant.

>yeah because EVs are the bastion of renewable energies. They are, and it's not even close. There are no other energy systems on the market…

>Toyota have really made some good decisions lately, the 48V mild hybrid in the Prado isn't one of them. None of the 48V mild hybrid setups…

What's the little USB one you have? Would you recommend it?

Looks like it would be a decent vehicle at the right price - but $40k is definitely not that price, especially not when there are clearly…

>So you don't even fully charge the thing, how lame It didn't make any sense to charge all the way to full - it takes longer, and I didn't…

Since you asked - the two mid-trip stops were 13 and 16 minutes. Each of those was enough to add ~180km of range, which was plenty enough…

>Tyres are the big thing Not really. Tyre wear on EVs is not noticeably worse than comparable ICE vehicles. I'm at 50,000km so far on the…

> also no need to line up at bloody petrol station to put fuel Leaving home with a "full tank" every morning is a seriously under-rated…

In general - nil. Some EV makers recommend inspections at 12 month intervals, but there's precious little that needs actual work. Most of…

>unfortunately they had to replace a battery module As I said in my previous post, that module only contains 2 cells in that particular…

Here's a video of replacing a 2-cell module in a Nissan Leaf battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yOBNmqqziI You can replace a single…

That's an excellent and thorough rebuttal - thanks for linking. Channel 7 should be forced to make a public apology for releasing such a…

>I'm not assuming that at all But why would I avoid buying phones without microSD card slots, if I'm never going to use it? I'm happy to…

The format of that "article" is super annoying. Written in a vastly different style with less sarcasm and fewer attempts at humour, it…

>128gb is simply not enough in 2025 For you. I don't have this problem. I am the target market for the smallest storage (and cheapest)…

You're assume that most people want or need to have lots of storage space on their phone. I'm not sure that's an entirely reasonable…

In some circumstances they might benefit from the faster communication between nodes. But that's really only an issue if you're…

That's a bit hyperbolic. WiFi 7 is definitely better than WiFi 6 and 6E in a variety of ways, but the average consumer is unlikely to…

Power Over Ethernet. Additional energy is injected into ethernet (network) cables so they can provide both communication and power to a…

I haven't needed to get after sales support at all for my now-ancient Roborock S5 - I want to replace it with a newer model but it just…

All the new robot vacuum/mop machines were announced at CES at the beginning of the year and are usually updated annually. So there won't…

I bought with cash from a private sale - novated lease was about a wash for my situation. My annual premium is about $1400 for full…

Yes it's possible, but it costs quite a bit extra. You need to have enough battery storage to cover all contingencies, including (for…

Let's address the inaccuracies here: >Sure, once you have spent billions of taxpayers money to subsidise the installation of new solar…

>Option 1. The coal is extracted in australian mines often located nearby coal generation plants and used to produce cheap electricity for…

Yes, that's unfortunate. The legal issues around ownership vs tenancy make it a really tricky situation. The Queensland government is…