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Re: Busy Bar

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I recently set up a "busy" indicator using Home Assistant (HA) and the Home Assistant Companion app for macOS. The desktop app exposes various MacBook sensors to HA, which can then trigger automations. When my microphone activates, it triggers an automation that powers a socket. A red LED lamp lights up, signaling to everyone that I’m on a call or recording a video. (1) https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/releases

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Re: Busy Bar

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Is it me or is the top interface oriented the wrong way? You want to have the big screen pointed away from the user and all of the top controls are facing/written to the audience.

Re: Busy Bar

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The cinematics in Descent 3 (1999) had some very similar motion issues, enough so that I remember them today. It comes from incorrect smoothing in the IK animation, doesn't have to be AI generated.

I dunno, I found those cinematics to be pretty endearing. Sure, they've aged like mud, but I enjoyed the back in the early 2000's :) They stayed well clear of the uncanny valley.

Right about here[1] the hand motions of both characters have the same misapplied smoothing. Ignore the clipping through the table, watch the character tap the side of his head, it's got the same weird slow-down before touching the temple. Same for most of the other motions, they don't accelerate correctly.

[1] https://youtu.be/tEed88squbc?si=9IAjNHxWjQ44KoPT&t=350

Re: Busy Bar

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I personally was intrigued by this by the first HN post months ago. Then I showed my wife the website, to which she said, "This looks like a parody product." If only it's more affordable.
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