Damn that's new since I was messed with this. They even have MQTT! Thanks for pointing that out. I'll have to switch over lol.
I had a similar experience. I'd clock in from the mobile app while walking into the office, this way I could more efficiently make my morning rounds by starting from the entrance instead of going to the onsite terminal.
They pulled me in, showed me security footage alongside the time clock timestamp showing me clock in a full what, 15 seconds before I enter the building? Said I was stealing time and wrote me up. Put it "on the record". And required I use the physical terminal to clock in unless make an oncall visit to the datacenter.
My daily routine changed from finishing the daily rounds efficiently in under 10 minutes to clocking in, going to the break room, getting a coffee, sitting down at my desk for half an hour catching up on work email and whatnot, then finally getting to the morning rounds, but I'd be extra thorough with the checks, so it'd take about half an hour instead of 10 minutes. Gotta be extra careful right?
For context that was the time I worked IT and morning rounds was checking each device in the building that wasn't employee equipment, so the TVs with their signage, clock in terminals, printers, etc. I'd come in at the rear entrance and could hit each checklist item without backtracking before finishing up at my office.
I don't consider that similar.
My current workflow I use the Sleep as Android app, I click "Start sleep tracking" and the lights go off (+ other stuff). When the app wakes me up the lights come on. The app has support for Tasker's plugin system, which makes it easily possible. I could use Automate, another proprietary app, but prefer Tasker thanks to the support I received from the dev (in fact I've received good support from both Sleep and Tasker).
If I was to switch to a physical setup that required an NFC tag, I'd probably still use Tasker to initiate sleep tracking in Sleep as Android.
HO? Do you mean HA or something else I'm unfamiliar with? I didn't see any option in the companion app or when creating and automation to trigger based on an Android intent.
The only thing I see is the sleep confidence and sleep segment sensors which while useful aren't useful for this purpose.
Mans really just typed the URL from the address bar without applying any critical thinking.
Take it a step further with Tasker and your sleep tracking app. Lights go off when I start sleep tracking, lights come on with alarm.
The agent framework let's you define it's identity and personality. All you'd need to do is put "Crypto enthusiast" in there and bam.
Our local one was going to be the 31st, the one time I could make it. But weather delayed it until February 21st, which I won't be able to make :(.
You're a victim of identity theft. You should start here: https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft
Or those scummy click bait ads disguised as related articles? They make my blood boil with how they prey on the vulnerable.
Disagreed. If it requires a server side element, it incurs an ongoing cost and a subscription can be justified. And to clarify, by "requires", I'm referring to the functionality, not having it shoveled in. And the price should be realistic.
Some apps do this well, Sleep for Android is an example that comes to mind. Free with ads, ad-free is an inexpensive one time purchase. You can also purchase additional plugin apps that add functionality that isn't required or even useful for most people. And finally, they have a cloud plugin app to let you backup your data, you can pay for their cloud subscription which is $2.99 a year, but you can also just use other cloud for storage like Google drive.
What does it mean the US is shoes on? In my entire life the only family I know of that did that was a hoarding family with layers of filth on their floor.