Replacing a Honeywell VisionPRO IAQ with an ecobee isn’t a normal thermostat swap. The hidden EIM changes everything. I documented the wiring, configuration, testing, and setup:
absent.org/replace-honeywell…
Inspired by @DanielLockyer, today I chose violence.
I let @ChatGPT walk me through replacing a proprietary Honeywell thermostat system with an @Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced that I got for free from @nwnatural
That meant:
• bypassing the Honeywell EIM 💀
• rewiring the furnace control board
• reconnecting the outdoor condenser
• testing every stage (heat, A/C, fan)
I labeled everything and double-checked every step before making changes, but ChatGPT never led me astray.
The actual wiring and installation process took 20 minutes. The system is now fully operational. 💪
I’ve been wanting to do this for YEARS. Today, AI made a project that felt well beyond my comfort zone approachable.
AMA. Photos below. I did a temp job with some butt connectors, but have some proper Wago 221 connectors arriving Wednesday.
ALT Before, with labels
ALT After, with temp butt connectors.
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@codejake retweeted
I use C/C++ for all my projects. Debt Badge, Clucks Capacitor, homemade power-wall, sculpting software for my haptic interface.
I suppose with AI assisting, the clunkiness of developing in C disappears and the efficiency shines. How soon until the language doesn’t matter?
🚩🚩🚩 OPENAI BOARD MEMBER: "THERE'S A MATERIAL RISK OF AI TAKEOVER IN 6-12 MONTHS."
"a coin flip [within 3 years]."
"We have seen things we might expect to see shortly before something really bad were to happen."
For most people in this room, the most likely reason they will die is because of an AI accident."
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Great work Sahil. Just a little better than me. I’m only an hour slower at my best.
50K next?
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Hey, the problem with your statement is that schools need to be able to strictly enforce safe search.
You have safe.search.brave.com, but if you search for something like “boobs” it returns results a grade schooler shouldn’t be seeing, per CIPA/COPPA, which school districts are required to comply with.
Would love to see you resolve this so students can have more search options. Consider having two safe tiers: moderate and strict.
Brave Search is a frequently-requested unblock request, by the way!
Happy to discuss with you.
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I gotta admit I misuse the term out of laziness, despite being in the military in a very high sec environment where the differences were constantly drilled into us. 😅
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Hot take: I love some of these sites but I think they are so doomed.
Publishers are making access conditional on readers weakening their privacy & security protections against the ads surveillance industry.
Ain’t nobody going to turn their browser and network protections off so they can read an article. They’re just going to move on or ask AI to summarize the article for them.
@grok summarize the important points from this article. I cannot get past the ad wall. Nor do I want to.
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Culturally, I think you’re right. Genetically, I suspect there are probably many more variables involved and many are relatively unknown.
Setting aside identity politics, race mixing promotes genetic diversity which improves humans.
Ironically, I’m like 99.7% of northwestern European descent and proud of my heritage. But facts are facts.
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Imagine how much it come together if you open sourced and documented more of your tech and blobs.
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