I've been using nodered with homeassistant for a few years, and have also used it to add minor integrations for some external apps to send push notifications through HA.
On the surface, nodered looks like "programming for non-programmers", and I've seen it get knocked for that. It's really not that at all. Yes, it's a node-based system and you're not "writing code" but it's very robust and can do a heck of a lot. I highly recommend folks check it out, it's a pretty powerful little system, and I've been running it on my ancient amd fx-6300 server (along side a bunch of other docker containers) without any noticeable system slowdown.
It's not easy, that's for sure. Communication is always important, but what works for one kid may not work for another. Hopefully it continues well as she enters high school!
This is more or less exactly what we did with our kiddo. We had time limits and strict control when she was little. Then moved into similar time limits and a looser "over-the-shoulder" monitoring plus a monitoring app that we'd sort of look at monthly. Now she's a teen with her own phone (13 when she got it, and it was my old device), an iPad, and a gaming pc. Time limits are sort of out the window now, and the monitoring app is more or less useless. But we do still have a tech curfew for everything except Spotify and offline creative endeavors.
She was 100% a part of the decision-making and understood the role of the "nanny" software. It's always been a major point to discuss these things with her, and explain "why" at every step of the process. She's also pretty sharp when it comes to identifying harmful things, and even comes to us when she stumbles across a potentially questionable video or something.
Open two-way communication has always been important and a focus in all of these issues. I grew up with conservative totalitarian parents, and learned how to lie and be sneaky just to be myself. I don't want that for her, and while I know we've screwed up along the way (who doesn't?), she seems a lot healthier than I was at her age.
I love Slothrust. Not only do they have my absolute favorite lyric ("I like cats, do you like cats....) but their most recent album, Parallel Timeline, is fantastic. It helped me survive 2022.
And it's nice seeing someone else mention them for once!
I've been using a v60 over the chemex, and I "went back to basics" and looked up Hoffman's method. I hadn't realized how "off" my coffee was. Not a drastic change, but a noticeable improvement. Like Dessalines mentioned, its a bit stronger for me, too. But I just need to tweak the ratio.
Man, I love this idea. I wish I had seen it years ago... Before I had the lvp flooring.
For an adhesive, i think anything for vinyl planks would be fine. This is a small area and the concern over expansion/contraction isn't as prevalent as it would be in an entire room or house. Just hit up the local hardware store and see what they've got.
That being said, I'm concerned about the thickness of your base material. If there's no support underneath the osb or ply, there's a really good chance it will start sagging and breaking.
Also, a lot of vinyl plank flooring like that is intended to float, so trim like the stuff in the example pic would be best. Plus adding trim will help keep the whole thing from separating/splitting on the edges as well as adding a nice finished look.
All that to say, it's a great little project and I'm eager to see the final product!
For real! Davey has his own blanket that we lay out between us at bedtime, and he nurses and kneads on it before falling asleep pressed firmly against one of us.
My biggest issue with Octopath was the grind. Maybe I was playing "wrong", but I hit a point fairly early on where I wasn't high enough level to continue the story. I was sort of stuck in an in-between spot where I could win fights but get trivial amounts of xp, or die every other encounter.
The story had me hooked, I love the visual style, and I liked the combat system... But the grind destroyed me.
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I've been using nodered with homeassistant for a few years, and have also used it to add minor integrations for some external apps to send push notifications through HA.
On the surface, nodered looks like "programming for non-programmers", and I've seen it get knocked for that. It's really not that at all. Yes, it's a node-based system and you're not "writing code" but it's very robust and can do a heck of a lot. I highly recommend folks check it out, it's a pretty powerful little system, and I've been running it on my ancient amd fx-6300 server (along side a bunch of other docker containers) without any noticeable system slowdown.