I have not studied their API, but I would expect to find commands to start movement (open and close) and stop movement, perhaps even to move a specific amount. If the commands result in random amounts of movement the product is totally useless and no control software will help.

If the API commands work in a predictable way, then it is definitely possible to control movements accurately with Home Assistant or some other suitable software that is able to talk to the API.

I would recommend Home Assistant and integration with a protocol SmartWings supports. On quick Google looks like both zigbee and z-wave are an option. Then you can control exactly from Home Assistant what they do and when.

What is it with old people these days? Just lazing about and sipping lattes, probably.

They put a wrong kind of mushroom in charge. Surely it should have been a magic one, and they’d had a proper party.

I agree with Nick.

First seven characters are comments, for sorting the cards automatically if you drop them on the floor, obviously. Strictly 80 characters per line.

For Neil Peart I’d be happy to overlook any ethical considerations.

That’ll be piss-poor engineering.

Yorkshire Dales would be my destination

‘Operation Early Dawn’ - who comes up with the names? I’m cringing so hard my cheeks hurt!

Fake! The spine is not going to carry weight.

he had entered the city centre to collect a takeaway

That’s one expensive takeway. I hope it was tasty.

Makes me wonder, is either of them interested in cyber security?

The only thing I’d be breaking is a few bones!

The coming weekend will tell us whether the edge is gone.

I was aware that mayonnaise energy density is pretty high, but damn.

A mandatory weekly swim in one of the rivers in their operating area, downstream from treatment works of course, should do the job.

Two long walks with the dogs & no alcohol. And probably as a consequence, I’ve slept really well. In my age these are more than little wins.

This happens easily for big successful organisations. Over decades a strong culture aligned with how they succeed forms. Once the market changes requiring a culture change, a seemingly invincible company suddenly stumbles. They simply can’t respond even if they what they should change.

Ex. Rolls Royce CEO stated this phenomenon well: culture eats strategy for breakfast.

Quite an interesting news nugget.