dan seifert

dan seifert @dcseifert

this is the game, if you’re interested. the nice thing about it is it’s free to play with no annoying IAPs or other gotchas. there are avatars you can purchase, but that’s about it. https://t.co/DOaDns0fbP — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

i beat that oatmeal game that came out yesterday. it’s an interesting concept, but the mechanics are sloppy — was kinda frustrating trying to trace the letters to make words, kept getting stuck or landing on wrong ones. other games have nailed this interaction for years. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@drewbag who’s that handsome young stud — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

if things go well i might be showing her my o-rings https://t.co/dEG4uLWraM — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@nathancykiert 360 no scope hog shot — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@adamjustice that’s my working theory. also “big” is relative - its invite only on a single platform. it’s just popular with a certain insular set. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel i dig it :) — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel homebridge is in play for those couple of pesky Ring and Nest devices i still have installed and haven’t found good alternatives for yet — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel yeah fortunately i’ve long held the belief that it’s smarter to buy devices that work with as many platforms as possible than to limit yourself and save a buck or two. so most of my devices (Hue, ecobee, Lutron, meross, etc) work with all the major platforms, so i can be fluid — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel at any rate, my current set up is HomeKit for direct / siri control and SmartThings for automations, which is fine but requires devices that are compatible with both — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel yeah it’s super frustrating to get things to turn off after no motion in HomeKit in my experience. this is 5 minutes since the sensor last detected motion, i believe this sensor has a 20 second interval, if that answers your question. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel i’ve tried doing this in eve, home+, and home controller and i am either just too dense to figure it out or it can’t be done. i’m willing to say both scenarios are possible 🙃 — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel i have tried third party apps, yes. here’s an example of one i couldn’t get working in HomeKit, but was able to easily set up in smartthings: https://t.co/KLqXjAUZ6H — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@Homekitgeek @gigastacey @KevinCTofel conditional rules, largely. the base automation platform is too simple for my needs, and the siri shortcut workarounds have not been reliable for me. i also find automations just… disappear at random, which is obviously frustrating. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@KevinCTofel @davezatz @gigastacey fwiw i have 14.5 installed on both my phone and homepod and spotify via Siri works on the phone, but not the homepod. not sure if that will change with future betas/final release, but i was bummed when i couldn’t get it on the homepod. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nmatares is that like fleets — PolitiTweet.org

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and the fad will die off in deference to the next new shiny thing that SV VCs are enamored by — PolitiTweet.org

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the alternative outcome is that facebook’s clubhouse competitor will be built, it won’t have an invite system so anyone can use it, and it will illuminate that nobody really wants a conference call social network when they aren’t locked in their homes due to a global pandemic — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

it’s wild to me that apps/services/social networks are still launching in 2020 or 2021 and being limited to just iPhones. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

facebook’s clubhouse competitor will win in the end simply because facebook will be bothered to build an Android app and can address a much larger market — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

for the 800th time, the camera goes INSIDE the ring of the ring light https://t.co/ckJfxzoqYW https://t.co/bjo7ZKRbaW — PolitiTweet.org

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“ze pillows” i’m in tears — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@oreofatty @gigastacey @KevinCTofel yeah homekit has not exactly been reliable, despite a very strong network and hardlined Apple TV as hub. my fav is when automations just decide to disappear at random — PolitiTweet.org

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@gigastacey @KevinCTofel sadly, this still doesn’t give me instant/automatic view of the doorbell cam when someone rings it (though i can manually pull up the video feeds) and nobody in my family uses the iPad but me 🙃 — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@gigastacey @KevinCTofel the lack of smart display has been one of the most annoying concessions with the move to HomeKit as well (the very limited automation support being the other big gripe from me, so my SmartThings hub is still running). i repurposed an old iPad for easy tap controls: https://t.co/QeXA5ioZIW — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

less than 24 hours, apparently — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

darkness imprisoning me all that I see formatting horror I cannot live I cannot die trapped in page layout clippy my holding cell — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

how long until cat lawyer milkshake ducks — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

Cat Lawyer is 100 percent an SNL writer’s room pitch from the early 90s that never got produced — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@RDRv3 @saschasegan call the android fire department u just got burned — PolitiTweet.org