This is how gamers become competitive in the dating scene! /s

If I'm reading this correctly, it sounds like what you want is a Shelly relay installed behind the dumb switch. Then you wouldn't even need the Zigbee wall plug at all.

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

"I say your 3 cent titanium tax doesn't go too far enough!"

> Company sets token usage as performance metric

> I build an "agent" that uses browser automation to navigate company's entire website and verify it for correctness on every code change

> Set it to use top model on highest effort

> Rack up thousands of dollars of usage daily

> Suddenly we all have tokens caps and it's no longer tracked as a performance metric

I was at a bar once and this woman asked me what I did for a living. After I told her, she asked "Do you remember your dreams?" It really stunned me for a minute and I got pretty sad remembering what I wanted to be when I was growing up. I started to answer, and it turns out, she was just changing the subject and literally just wanted to know if I remember my dreams after I wake up in the morning. 😭

How is that defeatist or a negative reflection on the speaker? My girlfriend says it from time to time and it's never made me think less of her. She's great at math and very financially responsible, she just says it to be funny sometimes.

It's a joke... It's a silly way of acknowledging that you're using math incorrectly to feel better about a purchase.

Season 1 Episode 3 of The Last of Us TV show. I was in a similar place as you for a long time, and that episode of all things just absolutely broke me for some reason. It was pretty cathartic.

It's a bit long, but one of my favorite authors recently gave a keynote speech that focuses on art and AI, and I think it actually holds the answers to your question.

https://youtu.be/mb3uK-_QkOo

Basically, you have to learn to find satisfaction and fulfillment in the process of creating the art. Realize that, by creating the art yourself, the art holds a part of you. Your experiences, your perspectives, your soul. No matter how technically perfect AI art becomes, only art that you create yourself will truly be a reflection of you.

That, and just enjoy the experiential elements of making the art. Whether it's having fun tinkering with different sounds as you try to write a song, exploring different colors and brushstrokes as you paint, or simply giving yourself time to imagine something truly exciting or meaningful to you as you prepare to write a chapter. The process of creating art has to be fun or you'll never stick with it.

I think it depends on the context.

Sometimes, friends can say something like this from a somewhat well-meaning place. Not necessarily that they're mad at the situation, but more as a confidence booster to help that friend potentially get out of a bad relationship. (Sometimes this can be done in a bad way though).

Other times, it's a jealousy thing. Like, if a guy sees a woman he finds attractive with some other guy, he might start commenting on how she's "out of his league" (regardless of the other guy's qualities) either because he's frustrated he can't find a partner he finds attractive, or maybe even in hopes of competing with the other guy for the woman. This is mostly a toxic thing and rarely has much to do with how well the couple fits together.

For me, it often just makes me wonder what positive qualities the person might have that make them a worthy partner. As someone who is not conventionally attractive at all and dating someone who is extremely attractive, seeing other couples that maybe aren't an exact match in terms of looks gives me hope and confidence.

As a side note, I've actually had a few well meaning friends tell me that my partner is "out of my league", which was a bit hurtful, but I think they were just trying to be protective.

TL;DR: Yeah, people say it (and mean it) for a variety of reasons. But it's usually not that they object to it conceptually, but more that they have their own biases involved. Don't let it affect your opinions though. There's a lot more to a relationship than just how someone looks (or how much money they make).