I use audibookbay to download, and AudiobookShelf to listen. It’s an awesome combination for DRM free audiobooks

Nice, I actually already have a few aqara accessories, so that works!

Wall switches are fine by me, I just don’t like smart bulbs

For me at least, it’s not about speeds, but stability. Prior to installing relays, smart switches and whatnot in my house I could stream games from my PC to my phone/laptop flawlessly, but after installing them all it’s completely unplayable due to stutters and latency. Download speeds are more or less the same though

Ultimately whether it matters will depend on your use case, like most things

Are there any reputable relay brands that work with zigbee? I prefer relays, but I agree that wifi based relays are basically like installing low power wifi jammers in your house lol (OK, that’s an exaggeration, but it is an issue)

All you have to do is read through this very thread to find numerous examples of hexbears acting like US liberals are primarily (or second only to Ukraine itself) for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

“Why could Ukraine have just bent over and let Russia take it over??? And why couldn’t the rest of the world just pretend it never happened?? What about 'Murica in the middle east???”

Sounds pretty familiar to me.

Seriously, to listen to hexbears talk about the Ukranian invasion, you’d think that the US talked Ukraine into invading Russia just for fun, and that Russia was simply left with no choice.

The killing can stop absolutely any day now - all Putin has to do is pull out and pay for his mess, easy peasy