Poor Christian. First Reddit now YouTube

It’s a reference to the fact that the original Zelda cartridge for NES was gold

It’s been supported for years but definitely one of the least user friendly cloud setups

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/nest/

Have to set up both a cloud project and device access project and configure pub/sub all within Google cloud services just to get it to talk to home assistant. And then obviously the entire integration is still cloud dependent. And there’s a $5 fee on top of that to get access to these services which while not much is still annoying. The API support is also limited and doesn’t support newer features like the additional temperature sensor pucks (which have been out for like 2-3 years)

There are a few zwave thermostats out there and ecobee can be set up using HomeKit for completely cloudless local control so I’ll be jumping on one of those to get rid of the nest.

I was an earlier adopter of nest and I while it was initially cool my next thermostat will be something with support for local control and better home assistant integration not tied to the cloud

Unless the amount they have to pay exceeds what it was going to cost them to honor those lifetime agreements this is just the cost of doing business not a penalty

Unmarked cars have been around forever

They had a 50% to get this correct and did it backwards

Time

I still have hope. The end of Half Life Alyx gave a nice setup for the sequel and changed the ending of episode 2 tying the two timelines together

Aside from the gameplay of the recent Doom games being top tier I really enjoyed how they tied the original story into things. Was really cool to come to learn the tie in as I progressed through the game. This looks great I’m ready to rip and tear

For anyone out of the loop and looking to lose many hours learning

https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections/videos

… and now I know a lot more about automatic windshield wipers

Leave FFXIV team alone

I haven’t played in the last year or so but the game did age very well. I played it like everyone else when it first came out and the novelty quickly wore off and the game had very little depth. I revisited it many years later on a whim and was surprised with how much content had been added. I ended up playing regularly for a few years after that with my wife. The game is definitely dependent on where you live and now that I’m in a more rural area I don’t play very much but even in a medium population city it’s was very enjoyable. I joined a local discord and we attended many community days and it was a great deal of fun and very social. Fond memories, and I hope to revisit the game again

I remember reading somewhere that he actually painted the ceiling in a standing position

https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-sistine-chapel

Lots of fun facts

Was not expecting that many

If you happen to own the original game on steam you get the remaster for free as an update for what that’s worth

It’s been out on PC since launch

One spoonful calms you down. Two spoonfuls help you sleep. But three spoonfuls and you’ll go into a sleep so deep you’ll never wake up.