This is very foreign to my way of thinking.

I commission artists somewhat regularly, and if I had to name the top two reasons, they would be 1) I really like their style, and want a piece in that style 2) I want to support them so they can continue making the art I like.

Meeting my checklist of inclusions is important, but definitely secondary to the reasons above. (And sometimes the deviations are reflections of the artist's particular style and therefore welcome.)

I think you are saying something fundamentally different than the parent comment.

I think they are saying 'make something that appeals specifically to you as the creator, and it will resonate with some people out there'.

I personally agree that this seems top result in works I enjoy. (As evidenced by behind-the-scenes content or interviews with creators espousing a similar philosophy.)

I think my advice still follows. If you're making a game for yourself, then it's best to know and understand yourself. There's often a difference between what people think they want and what will actually bring them joy.

Why are you quoting a phrase that does not exist in the post you are responding to?

Panoramax[0] is another, perhaps more open option, though it is currently primarily used in Europe.

[0] panoramax.openstreetmap.fr/

The iOS client is available through testglight right now, and has this in a banner on the repo:

"This app is still in early stages, and not yet ready for production."

Just for others who are evaluating it as an option.

I use Android so that's the only thing I actually used. I falsely assumed iOS was in a similar place.

Anecdotally, myself and several others can no longer connect to Flatpak, and downdetector shows an increasing report count.

In both cases you pay for the energy used, it's just that there are many more steps to get that energy to your watch!

I went on a ferry ride with a friend who is a welder by trade and they spent a full hour examining the railings and critiquing the welding. It was pretty interesting.

What are you using as your temperature sensors, if you don't mind?

You'll laugh, but:

I'm using a Zigbee button from Samjin/Samsung/whoever-that-was which reads temperature, my Nest thermostat (via a convoluted-but-supported path to a remote API), and a couple of Amazon Echo Dot speakers (the integration of which is cursed, but it's easy to set up and usually works).

I was going to try to score some cheap BLE temperature sensors and use the Shelly relay as a gateway to bring those into HA (yeah, it does that too), but then the big mystery ball of tariffs happened and I lost track of that idea.

Not the GP, but any supported BLE sensor [0] with a Bluetooth proxy ESPHome node should work.

[0] https://custom-components.github.io/ble_monitor/by_property#...

Unfortunately they did close that loophole recently. :(

Ah that’s a shame. Amazon is unfortunately one of the most comprehensive ebook catalogues I have found.