▲ 15 r/alexa

I give up on Alexa+

Alexa+ is worse than Siri. I’m going back to the original. Final straw was tonight, trying to set a one time smart home timer for 8:45.

First she asked me if I wanted 8:45 AM or PM. This was at 7 PM, and the original Alexa would have known I meant PM (the soonest option.

I answered 8:45 PM, and she proceeded to create an entire routine to do this at 8:45 PM every single night. Not what I wanted and not what I asked for.

Newer =/= better

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u/TakenToTheRiver — 3 days ago

Macro Advice

Resto Druid here. Got a weird macro thing I'm looking for guidance on.

I'm using this macro below for Wild Growth mouseover casting, and it works, but some weird behavior I've noticed is that if I am targeting an enemy mob while casting WG on a party member, my WG cast on the party is interrupted when the enemy mob dies.

Is there anything I can change to keep the cast from being interrupted, or is that normal behavior overlap with targets and mouseovers?

#showtooltip

/cast [@mouseover,exists,help] Wild Growth; [@player] Wild Growth

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u/TakenToTheRiver — 1 month ago

Anyone use a Tesla Universal Connector exclusively with a J1772 vehicle at home?

I’m considering having a Tesla Universal installed at home. My current EV has a J1772/CCS port. Non-Tesla EV manufacturers seem to be trending towards NACS though, so I’m thinking a Tesla UC would be good long term-choice.

I know it basically has a small adapter built into it. Curious if anyone uses one on a regular basis without a NACS port. Any pros or cons feedback would be appreciated.

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u/TakenToTheRiver — 3 months ago
▲ 252 r/smarthome

First time wiring a 3-gang box. I think the wiring was easier that fitting it all back in the box.

2x Tapo S515, 1x S505

u/TakenToTheRiver — 3 months ago
▲ 735 r/iphone

Make the madness stop

This bug(?) is ridiculous. 87 / 128 GB of storage being stolen for System Data?! This is not something the average iPhone user should have to deal with.

Edit - Yes I know that updating via computer fixes this. That’s what I had to do. The point is that this bug has persisted for years, and we shouldn’t have to work around it ourselves.

u/TakenToTheRiver — 4 months ago
▲ 3 r/wow

Macro Help - Druid - Heart of the Wild

This feels like a noob question, but I'm trying to macro Heart of the Wild, but the macro will only let me cast the cat version of the spell (Feral Frenzy) no matter what form I'm in...??? Basically, the macro won't work unless I'm in cat form.

The image is my macro on the left (text below) and the normal unmacro'ed HotW spell while in Moonkin form on the right. The normal spell shifts when I shift forms, but the macro stays in Feral Frenzy mode no matter what.

Am I missing something with trying to macro this spell?

macro text:

#showtooltip

/cast Heart of the Wild

EDIT: False alarm. The macro started working after relogging. #smallindycompany

u/TakenToTheRiver — 4 months ago

NACS to CCS/J1772 Adapters

I’m planning a roadtrip in my Nissan Ariya and had questions about charging at Tesla stations that I’m hoping someone can help with.

  1. Do I need both a CCS-NACS and a J1772-NACS adapter, or just a CCS adapter? There aren’t any Tesla charging stations compatible with Nissan I would need just a J1772 adapter for, right?

  2. Anyone have adapter recommendations? Bonus points if you have an Ariya :)

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u/TakenToTheRiver — 4 months ago

4th of July events for families?

Hey r/ColumbusGA 👋 Going to be passing through the night of July 4th with my wife and 2 kids.

Any good public fireworks shows in town?

I’ve found Freedom Fest on Google. Is that what I should be looking at?

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u/TakenToTheRiver — 4 months ago

Home inspector sent this photo. Is there room at the top for an EVSE?

I can’t tell if the total amperage is 200 or not from this photo, either.

u/TakenToTheRiver — 5 months ago

IT managers, how did you make the jump from IC to people leader?

I’m going on 15 years of experience in my field. I believe I have the people skills and high-level experience to make the jump from senior engineer to team manager.

I realize management roles are fewer and farther between than IC engineer roles. I’ve had a few recruiters approach me about opportunities, and even had a few interviews.

All of the feedback I got was that “they’re looking for someone with more management experience.“ no feedback on people or social skills, technical experience, or anything else. Just not enough prior management experience, which begs the age-old question - How do you get experience at something when all the jobs to gain that experience expect you to already have experience?

If you made this kind of jump in your career, how?

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u/TakenToTheRiver — 5 months ago
▲ 41 r/wow

How important are crafted weapon embellishments?

Resto Shaman here. I lucked out with voidcore rolls early on and looted a myth weapon from M+ without having crafted a weapon yet.

Is it better to save myth crests for gear upgrades, or should I still spend the crests on a 285 crafted weapon with embellishment (Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt)?

u/TakenToTheRiver — 5 months ago
▲ 173 r/wow

First time for me. Not a hardcore player by any means.

I'm proud, though, and wanted to share.

u/TakenToTheRiver — 5 months ago

I bought this Kwikset doorknob (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Y411NR) and made the mistake of slotting it into the latching mechanism before installing it.

Now I can’t get it out because the end of the long rod in the middle appears to be thicker then the part of that rod closest to the door knob. The latching mechanism won’t slide out past halfway.

Is there some trick I’m on aware of to remove the latching mechanism from this center rod in the door knob?

u/TakenToTheRiver — 6 months ago