- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/22763407
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
I am confused about who doesn’t use their cell phone alarm to wake up.
Not using my phone, but a dedicated alarm clock on my nightstand. Mainly because I can see the time and what alarm preset is active at a glance.
There have been a few times my phone has had an update and didn’t load in, thus not triggering the alarm. I still use my phone, but I have a backup ‘dumb alarm’
I have home assistant(no internet needed) turn in the light from off to dim to bright over 5 mins. Such a nicer way to wake up than an alarm.
I recently made a sunrise simulator and it’s been so much better than a straight fade to bright. Highly recommended to find or make something like that.
Me too, it’s so much more.natural way to wake up… but it’s still tied to the alarm time of my phone (which also fades in slowly)
How do you do that?
Install the HA Companion app on your phone (I use the “minimal” one.from FDroid), and enable the Alarm Sensor - that provides the next alarm time (so, be careful if you have different alarms throughout the day!)
Then, I use that time to trigger the lights to start ramping up about 30mins beforehand.
Also… be careful to check if you’re at home… took me a while to realise the lights were coming on whilst we were away.
Oh, and I use Simple Alarm Clock - also from FDroid - because it fades in the alarm sound.
Not sure why you’re confused, but alarm clocks still exist too 😉
Sometimes if I want to take a short nap, it’s way easier to ask alexa or google to wake me up in 30mins, than set up an alarm.