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Encourages religious sect with four mixed drinks. (10)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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religious sect => cult
four => IV
mixed (ana)
drinks => teas => ates
Encourages => Cultivates
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Exactly right - You are up tomorrow!
Well done! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Thanks 
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Good luck!
The good news is it isn't a YouTube tutorial ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: The good news is it isn't a YouTube tutorial
Run! I hate video tutorials. The irony is, I just made one for internal use at the company I work at. 
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If it's not instructions on working on cars, count me out. Pretty much everything else can (and should!) be written down, while a Chilton's manual will only get you so far when it comes to auto repair. The videos help.
Real programmers use butterflies
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It's internal so if they can't follow you, they'll just follow you around until they get their answers.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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Yep good luck, have rarely had any of their walk-throughs work...out of the box.
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*opens a circle*
*does something ridiculous involving chanting*
that should help. if you need the big guns, let me know and I'll bring out the dead chicken.
Real programmers use butterflies
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honey the codewitch wrote: if you need the big guns,
he will ask JSOP  
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Good Luck ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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oooh - I'll sit back with the popcorn
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Well, did it work? 
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Must not have, I guess...
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Marc Clifton wrote: The doc is a year old, 2/10/2020
No Marc, that makes it only three months old (tomorrow). FTFY. 
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That's asking for troubles. I see it coming from km away.
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here's some music........while you debug
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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I bought a Wink Home Hub almost 6 years ago when the missus got her first Alexa. (we now have 3 others!) The hub was the only way to control the several smart bulbs around the house. Anyhow, one of the reasons I chose that brand was that it was subscription free. Overall, I've been very satisfied with it, reliable and mostly hands-off...it just worked.
Fast forward to around a year ago when they announced that due to operational costs, they could no longer provide the service at no charge. OK, fine, it was a reasonable monthly fee, and I don't mind paying for something that I find useful.
6 days ago, (right after they charged my cc) I noticed the status light was showing a problem and sure enough, Alexa confirms for me that the hub has a problem. Alright, I'm easy going...it's an annoyance, but I can deal without voice controlled lights for now.
Today, I finally check their website and see multiple connectivity issues reported over the last week, with the last one dated Thursday 1/28 stating that 'we have identified the issue and are implementing a fix'. I'm left with 1 of 3 conclusions:
0: they don't work weekends
1: they are working this weekend but haven't got it sorted out (and are too busy to update the status)
2: they really want me to find another provider
BTW, their little dashboard with a list of 14 services shows a nice red X for 'major outage' for every one. I'm losing confidence and will probably go looking for another provider. 
Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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So let me get this straight - in order to turn on or off a light in your house you can talk to Alexa which in turn somehow connects to another web service that actually controls the light (what, on, off, dimming?) and all of this relies on various Internet connections and services to all work correctly?
kmoorevs wrote: Any recommendations are appreciated.
Ummm, why don't you just walk over to the room with the light and manually adjust it as desired?
Granted, I should be careful what I say. Obviously a technology like this would be very useful for the handicapped, so hopefully I'm not offending anyone!
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The Clapper
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Marc Clifton wrote: all of this relies on various Internet connections and services to all work correctly?
Well, it's kind of a mystery to me how it all works but I do know that when the internet is down, Alexa is dumb as a rock and can't control anything on my local network. Also, Alexa (by themselves) are unable to control other devices, in my case several smart bulbs. While it is still possible to turn on the lights manually, there is no way to handle the dimming except with the voice command or through the Wink hub app, which is useless when their servers are down.
While I'm not too put off by handling the lights the good old fashioned way, the missus is not so understanding or willing to give up the conveniences that she's come to enjoy. I'm just the tech slave tasked with keeping all of her devices working! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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kmoorevs wrote: Alexa is dumb as a rock and can't control anything on my local network.
So, in recognition of this you got two of her sisters to add to your collection?
I just have an device with plug-in pass throughs and a button controller - one for each of the pass-throughs. On. Off. No internet. No Alexa. No subscriptions. And nobody knows my business.
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