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  • All of this makes sense but none of it will change the mind of the person who shot the guy recently or the next one, or the number of such people the system creates. I’m merely pointing out that the system creates these people and they will kill others. The person who killed the CEO recently was already beyond the reasoning you’re suggesting. There’s no point considering these rational reasons when we have proof some folks don’t stop because of them. Instead I think it’s useful to look at what conditions got a person to disregard them. If we want to make a prediction we could observe how those conditions are likely to develop. I think that part is obvious. So I conclude the system will create more such people. If they get numerous enough, I speculate they might start organizing into groups too.












    • Zigbee > WiFi
      • Zigbee is a mesh, it’s more reliable, it’s low power so it allows for battery powered devices
    • Z-wave
      • Perhaps even more reliable than Zigbee due to using a different spectrum

    Home Assistant can run Zigbee and Z-wave radios simultaneously. I have two. Then you can pick devices from a wider range of vendors and models. When considering smart plugs, keep in mind that most have relays rated for non-inductive loads. Motors are generally inductive loads. I’m not sure if computer power supplies with their big capacitors would cause similar problems or not. If you want to be able to plug anything without thinking, make sure the plug you buy says its rating is valid for inductive loads. I have some units from Zooz which qualify. My IKEA ones definitely do not. Philips don’t either but they’ve survived switching some ductwork fans for a few years.





  • Free certification/condemnation by a bike shop or other licensed technician?

    The way similar things are handled is disallow importation of anything in the category without a certification. We have UL/CSA certifications for lithium batteries. In fact I heard that North American ebike shops began selling only certified batteries recently because insurers required it. Of course that doesn’t affect LETTERSOUPs. The gov can use those certifications to stop items rolling of the boats. So allow lists based on certification.

    But if you’re talking about local governments - municipal - they can’t do much with this because they can’t enforce it. They will need people to go and check ebikes and issue fines. They already can’t enforce bikes on trains at rush hour as the article states. Once the bikes are in people’s hands, it’s too late. They’ll keep using them because they are a means for transportation for many and because even if they’re cheap LETTERSOUPs, $1-1.5K is no small amount of money. They ain’t just gonna swallow that and not use it. Municipalities could theoretically forbid ebikes with uncertified batteries on public premises with a prohibitive fine if caught and do some enforcement blitzes to send the message. Of course this would be pretty terrible for the people caught, especially if the law wasn’t there when they bought their ebike.