asklemmy Asklemmy Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ?
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    nmill11b
    5 months ago 100%

    My kids are 5, and Im not sure it's on the horizon in the next few years. There are no answers here, but I have the same question and have been wondering about how others approach this.

    I didn't haven't my first phone until 25, and it's a different, much more connected world now, however.

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  • askelectronics Ask Electronics I'm looking for large, battery powered customizable Bluetooth buttons
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    nmill11b
    5 months ago 100%

    Last edit: looks like may be a way to do this in hubitat. I'm going to put some thought into this. Thanks!!

    Probably needs a raspberry pi or something to do what I want.. maybe i will figure it out to save a minute or two on different encounters (looking for folks). That time adds up for me

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  • askelectronics Ask Electronics I'm looking for large, battery powered customizable Bluetooth buttons
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    nmill11b
    5 months ago 100%

    This would be great, I'm okay with hubitat and smartthings (i havent used completely off of wifi, but i have a few hubs laying around), but I have a few limitations I'm not sure how to get around.. this is purely for personal convenience and IT surely would not sign off on anything network connected due to hippa.

    If there was a way to have a zigbee or wave button system that was independent of a wifi network that would at least send a message to my phone, that would be ideal. I'm not sure how to do that.

    Edit: I haven't had my smartthings or hubitat set up for about 8 months since I moved, but if there was a way to have them running, not constantly connected to wifi (other than when I initially set up), and have them send a message to my phone, I think that would be a pretty sweet set up.

    It's been a bit since I used smartthings, I remember the local stuff being so so and it seemed like it was taken away (perhaps I'm misremembering this). I was never as facile with hubitat to be honest, but if this is possible I'd love to look into it.

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    Ask Electronics nmill11b 5 months ago 95%
    I'm looking for large, battery powered customizable Bluetooth buttons

    I am looking for some sort of big programmable buttons. Not sure if something simple exists. Basically, this is to enhance flow through clinic, looking for a relatively simple solution. I just want some big battery-powered bluetooth buttons that I can give custom commands in tasker to text tell people to assist with tasks or bring me certain things. I'm not sure if something simple like this exists. (Thinking of like three or four different colored "easy" buttons). I haven't found anything quite as specific as this, but it's been something nerdy I've been thinking about that would save me time.

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    bikecommuting Bike Commuting I had to take my kid carrier for a tune-up. I can't walk back from the bike shop like a simple peasant.
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    nmill11b
    6 months ago 100%

    My B. I love walking and actually enjoy it. Just trying to not look like the serf that I actually am.

    /s

    Funny headline, wanted to be efficient with my time. The world and people that live on it could certainly use more walking.

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  • brompton The Brompton Community Crosspost, but took my B along (2014 M6R, well used, well loved, excellent condition) to drop my Bike Friday off for a Tune Up
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    nmill11b
    6 months ago 100%

    The brompton mudguards are Nisna, they stopped making them. The Bime Friday are recently custom made by Woody's Custom Fenders. They are gorgeous IMO. I have 2.25 inch studded tires on in the winter that the stock fenders were no Bueno for.

    Oh yeah, my rear cog on my bike friday was skipping, and I couldn't personally get it quite right, so off to the shop it went. Chain is still good.

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  • bikecommuting Bike Commuting I had to take my kid carrier for a tune-up. I can't walk back from the bike shop like a simple peasant.
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    nmill11b
    6 months ago 100%

    Brompton is absolutely a game changer for multimodal transportation if your not taking kids.

    My wife and I both have bromptons, and I recently got this very secure, but inexpensive seat post child carrier that works with the brompton. The only problem is it screws on and I cannot lower my seat with it, so it interferes with thr fold a bit. I'm going to experiment with quick release seat post clamps on it, which I think should be quite secure (same company has a similar seat post, it just comes with QR seatpost clamps and is less available and more expensive)

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  • bikecommuting Bike Commuting I had to take my kid carrier for a tune-up. I can't walk back from the bike shop like a simple peasant.
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    nmill11b
    6 months ago 100%

    Nice. The feet rest on the cargo bike are slotted bilaterally so I can put a bike in there. I still strap them on a bit when I do for security, and have on done it with kids bikes so far

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    nmill11b
    6 months ago 100%

    The orange bike is a bike friday haul a day MK4 (Heavy duty of old version, the changed the Haul-a-Day this past year). It's rated for 520lbs. It carries my kids great. I use a Tern storm shield and storm box on it usually, but I stripped it down for the bike shop.

    The folding one is a Brompton M6R. Love it. Best thing for multi modal transport.

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  • xbiking xbiking Is my cargo bike "hip" enough to fit in here?
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    nmill11b
    1 year ago 100%

    It actually just helps from hitting the plastic muddgard on the seat, which prtrudes more forward than their feet. My kids don't have too much time in the seat, maybe a year or so, so when the seats aren't there anymore, it will be a non-issue since they can fit in the cargo area with plenty of room.

    I'm pedal powered for now. We'll see about the motor.

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  • privacy Privacy Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser
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    xbiking xbiking Is my cargo bike "hip" enough to fit in here?
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    nmill11b
    1 year ago 100%

    Huh...thanks for letting me know; does this link work? https://imgur.com/a/clNrcPG

    Alternatively, is there a better way to upload albums here other than Imgur?

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    xbiking nmill11b 1 year ago 100%
    Is my cargo bike "hip" enough to fit in here? https://imgur.com/a/clNrcPG

    I'm cross posting my post here because I think it may be "x-bike" ish. I've been lurking this community for a long time but haven't really had a great option to post here.

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    Cargo Bikes nmill11b 1 year ago 100%
    My kid carrying machine - Bike Friday Haul-A-Day MK4, with several modifications. https://imgur.com/a/clNrcPG

    I've had this bike for a couple of months, but I've been modifying it slightly to my liking since I've had it. Hope you guys like it!

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    Washington, DC nmill11b 1 year ago 100%
    Accessible evnts in DC

    Wow -- first post in here!? My folks are coming to town, but unfortunately one of them will be wheelchair bound mostly. The smithsonian museums are great, but will be challenging to navigate (have done before with wheelchair) Any more accessible things to do? Also, bonus if they are toddler enjoyable envents. Im thinking maybe Brookside gardens. Also, a side note: if you have younger kids-- the Dr. Suess event at Tysons Galleria is great!!

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    Do It Yourself nmill11b 1 year ago 50%
    Cleaning refrigerator water line

    I have a 5 year old whirlpool refrigerator, and the water line has slowed quite a bit, despite changing the filter every 4 months or so. I would like to clean out the line, but am uncertain of the best way to do so. I am contemplating using a turkey baster with white vinegar amd pushing this into the line from the back of the fridge while someone is activating the water button to pump it through the internal system. I'm not aware of a pipe cleaner or anything made for this. Thanks in advance for any help.

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    bike_cammers Bike Cammers What camera(s) are you using while riding?
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    Cargo Bikes nmill11b 1 year ago 100%
    My cargo bike - bike friday haul-a-day MK4

    Hey all, this is my new-ish cargo bike. I've had this since April. Also, hopefully this community kicks iy off on Lemmy!

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