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I tried them a year back and found that the Sonar software locked my Windows volume at 100% and only let my adjust volume using the knob on the headset, which I hated because I often use my keyboard media buttons to tweak my volume.

Can anyone who owns these confirm if there's any workaround or fix for that? And is the Omni version the same thing? I'm still using my old non-Nova pair and they don't do that, but are falling apart and need replacement.

I'm getting a smart lock for my front door and curious what everyone recommends in terms of brand and features?

I want a physical key and keypad for non-techy people, and for me I think tapping my phone or just walking up and have it unlock automatically would be nice, but it looks like Android support is weak for that. Is the Aqara U400 the only one that has UWB support to let me hold my Android phone up to unlock it?

What other factors should I care about?

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In my experience Opus 4.7 is a downgrade from 4.6.... it hallucinates more, communicates worse, overlooks mistakes, suggests worse plans. This is my opinion from just rerunning the same prompt and context through both models in real world programming and analysis tasks and just judging which response was better. I've heard other people say the same thing but I'm curious to see a poll for consensus.

How is it that so many people find it worse but benchmarks consistently show it better? Are they nerfing the deployed model compared to the one they tested, or are benchmarks that far from real world tasks? Or are we just imagining it, or using it wrong?

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I want automatic shades or curtains on every window in my house (7 total) that will open at sunrise and close at sunset.

Based on my research it seems like these are the choices?

• Power supply
  • Hardwired AC
  • Hardwired Low Voltage
  • Hardwired Ethernet
  • Battery (Recharge or replace)
  • Battery + Solar panel
• Treatment
  • Curtains
  • Shades
  • Dual shades (two rollers, translucent + opaque)
  • Banded shades (one roller, alternating fabric)
• Control
  • Needs to be compatible with Home Assistant

I'd rather avoid busting open my plaster walls and hate changing batteries, so leaning towards solar powered - is there any downside? I see Lutron recommended a lot but they don't seem to offer solar panels. What brands in Canada should I be considering? Thinking SmartWings looks good so far.