Here we go. The setup was pretty trivial. The setup for the Zooz GPIO Z-Wave adapter for Yellow was trivial. Adding the T6 was trivial too. I had to install 2x Z-Wave smart plugs to extend the network from where the Yellow is to where the thermostat is. I used Leviton Z-Wave smart plugs. Finally I added the automation I wanted this whole thing for. Seems to work ™

The only downside I can see so far is that the T6 doesn’t support multi-speed fan (G1/G2/G3 wiring) so I had to choose one of the speeds while wiring and I can’t use the rest. From what I can tell Ecobee seems to be able to use G1/2/3 but I’m not ready to give up on the ethernet-independent operation T6 and Z-Wave allow to have multiple fan speeds.

Does anyone know if there’s a (non-retail) variant of the T6 that supports multi-speed fan?

I needed some thermostat automation done and I stumbled upon this thread. I just attempted this and it went about as smoothly as I can imagine. If you're also in need of an offline solution, the Z-Wave version of the Honeywell T6 seems to do the job.

#homeassistant #zwave #thermostat #homeautomation

Waste sitting in pits could fill almost 883,000 Olympic-size swimming pools, and oil companies say they need to find a way to reduce it

The companies, including an affiliate of Exxon Mobil, are lobbying the Canadian government to set rules that would allow them to treat the waste and release it into the Athabasca River by 2025, so they have enough time to meet their commitments to eventually close the mines.

Of course they are.

An early experiment suggests that an injection of klotho improves working memory.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/1034471

I have a bit of data that has to be encrypted and stored into a file so that it can be moved across file systems and possibly OSes. Disk encryption like dm-crypt and a loop device isn't appropriate as it may not exist on another OS.

It's been a very long time since I needed this sort of software. More than a decade ago I used TrueCrypt. I know that VeraCrypt is the current re-incarnationn of the project. Is that still the go-to software for this sort of application? Is there something else that's popular these days?

TekSavvy is the last remaining large internet wholesale provider, as others have been snapped up by bigger rivals in what independent ISPs describe as a challenging regulatory environment.

Roughly half a dozen independent ISPs have been sold since February of 2022. According to BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Casey, BCE Inc. paid roughly $139-million for Ebox, an internet, telephone and television service provider based in Longueuil, Que., and approximately $335-million for Ottawa-based Distributel last year.

Telus, meanwhile, acquired Altima Telecom and Start.ca for undisclosed amounts, while Quebecor Inc. snapped up VMedia, an independent internet and television provider serving customers primarily in Toronto, in July of 2022. The price of the VMedia acquisition was also not disclosed.

Montreal-based Cogeco Inc., meanwhile, paid $100-million for Oxio, a Montreal-based provider with 48,000 internet subscribers, Mr. Casey wrote in a research note..

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Sent an email to my MP. This is a competition issue similar to the Shaw sale to Rogers and the feds should get involved. You should do the same.

So far I'm liking this Quebecor acquisition. 🥲

#FreedomMobile

This occurred today when trying to cast from YouTube to my Chromecast w/ Google TV (CCwGTV). The CCwGTV doesn't have any updates available and neither do the YouTube apps on the phone or the CCwGTV.

Has anyone seen it? Any solution?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1236714

What's Changed

• QoL: Allow debug version installed next to release version by @MV-GH in #501
• Added Italian localization by @andreaippo in #533
• Highlight the current screen in BottomAppBar by @ironveil in #531
• Fix stale user profile data showing momentarily on PersonProfileActivity during fetch operations by @a1studmuffin in #518
• Prevent multiple line entry for the name of an instance on login. by @camporter in #520
• Add Brazilian Portuguese localization by @somehare in #540
• Fix big font size cutting off settings options by @calincara in #534
• Hide downvote button on comments and posts when disabled by @lsim in #502
• Added default community icon where appropriate by @a1studmuffin in #549
• Add a user agent by @camporter in #519
• If login fails, don't leave the current lemmy instance invalid by @camporter in #521
• Fix some issues with the unread counts not being accurate by @camporter in #537
• Fix the missing 'Old' default sort account setting. by @camporter in #517
• Added "Go to (user)" option in more places by @a1studmuffin in #515
• Update AndroidManifest.xml to match instances added in #505 by @shombando in #552
• Add contentDescription to all relevant components by @pipe01 in #470
• Added Swedish localisation by @JasBC in #569
• Fix typos in German strings by @tribut in #564
• #345 respect avatar settings by @igarshep in #554
• Increased NSFW blur by @XanderV2001 in #576
• Localization of user tabs by @kuroi-usagi in #563
• Add communities list to sidebar, fixes #510 by @twizmwazin in #512
• feat/launcher icon by @seamuslowry in #528
• Bash isn't portable, use POSIX sh instead by @7heo in #560
• Implement animated gifs when clicking on an image by @beatgammit in #580
• Add strings.xml for locale ko by @meinside in #586
• Copy paste bugfix for bottom bar highlight by @a1studmuffin in #592
• Swedish localisation revised; strings.xml-file fixed. by @JasBC in #594
• Images updated 2 by @dessalines in #595
• Comment action bar fixes by @a1studmuffin in #593
• Remove unnecessary check by @7heo in #600
• Show default icon for community links in sidebar by @a1studmuffin in #590
• Update Italian Translations by @andscape-dev in #591
• Revamped BottomBar to match MD3 by @ironveil in #567

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/629220

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