Not the things that you depend on, but automations that are just for fun

  • TedZanzibar@feddit.uk
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    6 days ago

    My fancy toaster came with dire warnings to not leave it plugged in when it’s unsupervised, presumably because the cut-off on the mechanical timer can fail. Instead I plugged it into a smart socket with an automation to kill the power if there’s a continuous draw for more than 4 minutes.

    Not for fun but probably my most pointless. Other than when I was testing it I don’t expect this automation to ever fire.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      That did used to be a reasonably common failure scenario for mechanical toasters. I would have hoped it’s not anymore