Not the things that you depend on, but automations that are just for fun

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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

My Chromecast slowly stopped turning on the sound system and TV via CEC so instead of buying a new one, my family knows there's a red button in the theater room. It cuts the power to the Chromecast via a smart switch and then power cycles the TV and sound system. Saved us $100 and the world some e-waste.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Ooooh! Totally not useless, but I have a version of this.

    I have a cheap, but powerful, amp for the home audio system, and discovered it burns out if left perpetually on (yeah, I'm on my third). So I got a wall switch that's turned off after 10 minutes of no audio streaming to that snapclient.

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