I don’t use Haier products but a similar thing happened with Chamberlain when they blocked the MyQ integration even though it was using the legitimate API and not breaking any rules. No attempt to work with anyone in the HA community at all, just shut everything down.

On one hand, this means projects like Home Assistant are getting popular enough to have enough usage to effect these companies. So that’s great! In the long term, we’ll all figure out solutions, but in the short term it feels like an increasing fight between corporate and open-source control over smart devices.

It’s not a bad thing that you have a hard time empathizing with pedophiles, in case that helps.

There’s also a third audience most people don’t consider: everyone reading the thread that isn’t engaging directly.

You might not convince the direct ‘opponent’ in an internet debate, but can still make an impact on others that might be more open to listening to a new perspective.

You should feel bad for having this perspective. Reflect on that and try to be better in the future!

Are the police the correct organization to handle a potential dog bite?

Sounds like the homeless guy was “assaulted” first.

He had two dogs with him. Highly doubt he’s getting mugged or attacked by mountain lions.

the same kind of person that voted for Obama twice and then Trump twice. I am sure they exist.

Drawing on a map with sharpie and thinking nobody would notice is definitely in the top 5.

Let’s not forget the prosecutors!

I don’t think I’ve heard it in real life that much

Well, there was that one time a football player from Notre Dame did it, but the jury still seems to be out on whether he was just catfished or was in on the scam.

Oh wow, that last part about wars in the middle east being a conspiracy is totally new to me. I suppose it’s no less unbelievable than the planet being a flat disc or moon landing hoaxes.

Russia and Iran have already won this round. Palestinians will be paying the price.

What government?

Oh, so war crimes are justified as long as the other side does it first?

Good question, should ask Israel the same thing.

Blowback like this is the hidden story of the modern age. Every world and regional power has attempted it and been burned, multiple times over.

Heck, one could argue it’s exactly what happened in 1776, and the trend has never stopped!

This is standard policy for Israel, the same entity that pretends giving people a ‘warning’ before blowing up their home is a good enough excuse.

I think a true unification defeats the purpose of federation. That said, I have been using Lemmy Handshake to sync my subscriptions between accounts. I generally use one account to login, but sometimes an instance has technical issues or content seems to be missing so I like having a backup option in a pinch.

Agreed. While on a rational level, I try not to be swayed by revenge, repeat criminals of violent crimes like this eventually get to a point where they are absolutely beyond redemption. Especially if they aren’t caught until they’ve already lived most of their life, so even if there could be some kind of rehabilitation, that person’s potential impact on society has already happened and was judged to be a net negative.

Beyond that, however, the biggest tragedy is not having a trial where at least some of the survivors might have gotten some form of finality. I hope they can get that out of his death and the knowledge he can no longer hurt anyone ever again.