M.2 SATA cards are also a thing, I repurposed a NUC in a SuperMicro (SYS-521R-T) mini tower server with 4 drives and it works great.

Yeah I don't understand it either. Why can't you just use a card? Also, are cashless stores a real, developed thing? I've never encountered one in Europe.

I'd add that KDE Connect works great with Gnome too

What is the difference between your project and regular (european) plinths, which already have a built-in channel for passing cables?

I've seen some trim with channels for wire. They're not very common in the US - I've never found them at The Home Depot.

For my projects, I would have to replace the trim for the entire room and possibly adjacent rooms because the baseboard is the same throughout the house.

But if you're okay with or planning to replace all of your trim and could get it off-the-shelf then certainly that's a viable option.

I agree, at this point it seems clear that Windows is not their priority anymore and they're trying to scare its users away. But Windows is so penetrated into everyone's office, industry and home that they shouldn't be allowed by law to just leave it like this.

You can definitely override existing and create custom C++ components in ESPHome without too much hassle. It allows lambdas in the YAML itself.

In France (and maybe other countries) this is kind of what Courrier International [0] does but with humans curating and translating articles from around the world, and human-written summaries articles from multiple sources. It's in the same holding as Le Monde.

[0] https://courrierinternational.com

If it is like ESPHome, the IR sequences are included. Mostly from databases like IRDB [0]

[0] https://github.com/probonopd/irdb

A used Renault Twingo II with AC cost around 5k€ if you want "just a car"

I was talking about a brand new car at the dealership.

A used car is completely different can of worms.

Is the 4a still supported with security updates? What OS are you running? GrapheneOS stopped support so I scored a cheap 8a but I really dislike it. Had to boot my 4a again for some reason the other day and I realized I really missed it, it's so small and lightweight compared to the 8a.

Last update is from 5 November 2023.