Maybe it’s a combination of both the sheer abundance of energy and the ability to create almost everything out of it…

It’s like Futurama but in the Trek canon…

This is often done for consistency. Especially (although I have to admit that does not apply to TOS) when also heavy makeup or prosthetics are applied.

I always liked the idea of away missions. Beaming down to a different planet every time and exploring all of them sounds so exciting!

Good news: The gauge card is a standard component.

I like the low battery panel. I might copy that. I have a general overview over all batteries, but it didn’t occur to me that I could filter the values and show only the ones needing replacement.

My default dashboard is maybe a little bit unusual:

It’s the blood glucose levels of my daughter (and mine in the next tab) as we are both T1 diabetics. The levels are transmitted via a tool called Nightscout and then shared with Home Assistant. This allows my wife and myself to get notified via light signals at night (in addition to the alarm her blood glucose sensor sounds). The dashboard also contains average levels for several timespans as well as an estimated long time level (Hb1Ac).

The second dashboard is an overview of all the lights, sensors and appliances located on a floorplan of the house:

There are several tabs grouping lights (and appliances), sensor readings and battery levels.

Three seasons of PIC were already a mistake. The only good thing coming from it is the possibility of a Riker cooking/baking show (which I would totally watch).

I also have some of the IKEA buttons. They are nice and I like the interchangeable labels which make it easy to print something yourself and just put it under the clear plastic lid if you want to customize them.

If you like it a little bit more fancy: There’s a guy in Slovenia who designed HomeButtons and also sells them if you don’t want to print and build them yourself (links are on the docs page). They speak via WiFi to a MQTT server and are easily integrated into Home Assistant. You can remotely change the labels if you want to and the battery life is very good.

I really hope somebody finds a way to upload custom firmware to Google or Alexa speakers. I like the hardware and the sound and I know I will not be able to build something as nice myself…

Shelly devices are also my goto. Never had any problems with them and they are very versatile and well built.

This looks like a Starfleet version of the Klingon Bird of Prey…