There’s a difference between “I know we’re not your employer any longer, but you’re still forbidden from this thing” and “hey, I know we’re all kind of disappointed and emotions are hot right now. What people say to the media can come back to haunt us. Please don’t do that, especially if that’s not your area of expertise, as it may have implications in the next election”
That, plus a couple other things I saw in different places, ended up doing exactly what I wanted! I posted my final solution above. Thanks for finding a piece to the puzzle!
Organize for what, exactly? A big reason he shouldn’t be in office is because he incited an insurrection on January 6 to overturn an election. Any kind of organization to prevent him taking office would also be an attempt to overturn an election.
If you have a different goal in mind, I’m all ears. But I’ve been crying that democracy and elections are sacred and I’ll be damned if I’m going to change my mind because it’s gone the other way.
It’s not even a crime, it’s a civil lawsuit they filed
That just might work! It’s definitely an easy way to control both at the same time. I just need to figure out a way to change the group’s dimness when the dimness on one light’s physical switch (a Kasa, unlike the Zigbee one next to it). Maybe an automation for that, targeting the group instead of a single device
Honestly, I’ve been kind of wondering what his tea leaves read. I’m not sure about everything he’s predicted, but he was right about Trump in 2016 and the predicted red wave in 2022 being a dud.
Taking a different approach of starting simple and working up,
100.0 works
{{100.0}} does not work
“{{100.0}}” also does not work
Combining this with similar comments, plus adding in the math to convert to a percent, I tried this:
brightness_pct: "{{state_attr('light.kitchen_sink_ceiling', 'brightness') | float(0) /255*100}}"
Still getting the same message
Message malformed: expected float for dictionary value @ data['brightness_pct']
For what it’s worth, if I try to set brightness instead of brightness_pct, I get a different message
Message malformed: extra keys not allowed @ data['brightness']
(I’m assuming that device just doesn’t accept a brightness attribute - not a big deal to math it out though)
Are you talking about nationally, the recent Iowa poll, or something else? Because Trump has never won the national popular vote but still made his way into office
My favorite is “do you know the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire? About a billion dollars”
Like, being a millionaire is a pretty sweet spot to be in if you’re lucky enough. Not quite like a millionaire of decades ago but still good. But if you’re a billionaire, a million dollars is basically a rounding error.
Some of his advice (mainly the first “baby steps” of paying off debts and getting some money saved) is reasonable enough. Snowball method of paying off debt may not be the most mathematically advantageous, but it does give psychological quick wins to those who may need it most. Paying off high-interest loans first doesn’t mean much if you get frustrated and give up. Setting a budget is also important.
Once you get past that his advice is pretty awful though. Yes, I use credit cards but I pay it off. Yes, I have a car loan but its interest rate is so low I pay a rounding error’s worth of interest through the life of the loan. No, I’m not paying my mortgage off on a 15-year schedule because its interest rate is plenty low as well and I’ve got better things to do with my paycheck.
Is “breaks silence” the “slams” equivalent in headline writing when someone gives an opinion?
It’s a solution in search of a problem. And boy are they searching.
Isn’t he supposed to be banned from NY?
Honest question: huh?
Hmmm. Do pineapple and anchovies go together?
Oh, I misread your comment to say that he named himself that because he’s not a god, like there was some back story or something!
Absolutely agree that what he said is more important than the stage name used when saying it
As someone who just hasn’t heard of him before his interview with Kamala, could you tell me the point? Genuinely curious.
Speaking of doing research, thoughts?
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5074064/ev-gas-cars-environment-skepticism
The big question is if you can charge at home. Depending on the car, it’s feasible to do so on a normal outlet if you drive ~30 miles or less per day. A 240 volt outlet can be a game changer on top of that though. My setup charges my car 0-100 in about 6 hours (you know, overnight, when I’m not doing anything and electricity is cheapest). But if I were in an apartment and had no access to overnight charging I’d consider other options.
(Chevy Bolt EUV)
Sometimes I feel out of place here 😕