What's your most pointless or silliest automation? (lemmy.world)

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Not the things that you depend on, but automations that are just for fun

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[-] AgaveInMyAss@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

My Chromecast slowly stopped turning on the sound system and TV via CEC so instead of buying a new one, my family knows there's a red button in the theater room. It cuts the power to the Chromecast via a smart switch and then power cycles the TV and sound system. Saved us $100 and the world some e-waste.

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