I'm using MusicBrainz Picard. However there are some tricks to spare you some nerves:
- you can set weights to release types in the settings. Singles and compilations should have a lesser weight than albums.
- Don't add too much music at once. Or you'll get crazy selecting the correct releases. I usually go with one artist a time. Especially for older artists I just add one album a time. You can enable the file Browser in the view settings, than you can just drop them in one after the other.
- in the right pane you can just drag and drop whole releases to merge them together.
- Also noticable is the rename feature in the settings. It's just awesome!
Sure thing, buddy! However, the actual todos are in german. But I'm sure that doesn't matter, as you want to adapt these to your own cases. The Idea is to gain xp points for daily routines like hanging up the laundry or emptying the dishwasher. Our machines are very old and not-smart. However I noticed, that the Shelly Plus Plug S can also measure the current wattage. You can use this to see if a device is running. I'm just sharing the automations for the washing machine as they're all working the same. I also splitted it up in 2 separate automations to make it easier to debug. This utilizes a boolean helper (can be added in Settings → Devices and integrations → Helpers)
The first one just monitors the usage and sets the bool. Notice the debounce in the triggers section. This is important to avoid false positives:
This one handles the actual notifications and todos. It also adds a second todo 12 hours later to get the clothes off the hanger, fold it and put it in the closet. So you may remove it. It also sends me and my wife a notification on our phones, so the laundry don't get damp in the machine.
Happy gamification, adventurer!