Market seems to be doing this for us so far.

I don’t use Haier products but a similar thing happened with Chamberlain when they blocked the MyQ integration even though it was using the legitimate API and not breaking any rules. No attempt to work with anyone in the HA community at all, just shut everything down.

On one hand, this means projects like Home Assistant are getting popular enough to have enough usage to effect these companies. So that’s great! In the long term, we’ll all figure out solutions, but in the short term it feels like an increasing fight between corporate and open-source control over smart devices.

IMO, it’s also worth the yearly cost for voice integration with Google Nest/Home or similar devices. Both can be done without paying but it’s so much easier and I know it’ll be supported over time.

Are people capable of changing?

It’s not a bad thing that you have a hard time empathizing with pedophiles, in case that helps.

Jay walking was originally a derogatory term for rural people in the ‘big city’ and supposedly not knowing how to navigate paved streets.

All of those are/were stigmatized specifically because of legal status.

What are you even taking about, my man.

So you do that with every potential hire? What about military vets, should they be evaluated to make sure they aren’t encouraging kids to be killers?

There’s also a third audience most people don’t consider: everyone reading the thread that isn’t engaging directly.

You might not convince the direct ‘opponent’ in an internet debate, but can still make an impact on others that might be more open to listening to a new perspective.

You should feel bad for having this perspective. Reflect on that and try to be better in the future!

Are the police the correct organization to handle a potential dog bite?

I have a DS418play which is several generations behind and it runs a dozen Docker containers, including all of my media automation, just fine. I even host a Minecraft server for my nephews!

And fully supported by Synology, too! They are pretty good at embracing the community while still keeping security as a priority.

Sounds like the homeless guy was “assaulted” first.

He had two dogs with him. Highly doubt he’s getting mugged or attacked by mountain lions.

Not sure what that has to do with the police, but they should have recommended a company to to help with cleanup at least.

the same kind of person that voted for Obama twice and then Trump twice. I am sure they exist.

Drawing on a map with sharpie and thinking nobody would notice is definitely in the top 5.

It means the same as “spy”, in my experience.

By what metric is the US “the world’s leader”?