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What hobby seems boring to most people but is actually fascinating if you dive into it? (lemmy.world)

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Tell us why we should unexpectedly come to love your hobby.

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[-] Zonetrooper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Discord notification thing actually is actually a really cool idea. That's where it feels like it moves from hobby into daily practical use kind of stuff.

One question I have, if you don't mind - did the washer/dryer come with some smart functionality, or did you have to do somethin like opening them up and wiring into the electrical line for the beep speaker to sense voltage?

[-] lambda@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

My washer/dryer has no smart functionality. I explained it here but I put a device in my breaker box with a clamp on the two lines and that just sends the current to Home Assistant. I read a bunch before I ever tried it and many people have put vibration sensors in/in their dryers. But, this way seems more reliable.

I did my laundry 3 hours faster than usual today because I actually knew when it was done. Worth it to me.

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