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I’m one bad day away from going Amish.
Yes to all of the above
At some point, you just realize that in no project, there is enough budget to do even just mediocre security or correctness. And the few projects that actually require certifications for that, they rely on technology so old that it's hard to believe they'd actually fulfill these criteria either.
And then you realize that you're already considered an expensive expert. That companies try to further cut down on costs by outsourcing to basically untrained workers or, hell, LLMs.
I use ZWave with Home Assistant for every light switch and fan in my house. It integrates with Google Assistant, but not bound to it. Google's server connects to my Home Assistant device for control, not the other way around.
The most troublesome devices I have are are some light+fan modules that use WiFi because they run on Tuya. There is really no other alternative and it fails all the time.
Avoid WiFi devices as much as possible, especially those that require Internet. Even Bluetooth is better.
Never use SmartThings. Samsung's AWS-based servers may go down in Europe and lock you out of control. They're just overall flaky to the point I've had to reverse engineer some protocols to control my previous home's mini-splits locally. My current Samsung fridge stops reporting to Home Assistant randomly and I've given up trying to maintain it.
I think of the cost. My smart home stuff gets hacked on it's own network and then? Oh no, you can turn my lights off
Vodka, not whiskey. I don't need any extra calories
They should have the same amount of calories, given they have the same ABV.
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Mechanical lock manufacturers are a fucking clown show and the very concept is fundamentally flawed. I don't know if I hate it more than the IoT/cloud bullshit, but it's up there.
You avoid smart home crap because they're insecure.
I avoid smart home crap because i'm poor.
We're not the same.
There is way too much automation. Like, it's not healthy having a house that does everything and a car that literally drives you to where you want to go. People will have no sense of achievement because everything is already done for them
I don't get much sense of achievement turning lights on and off manually. Do you? That's cool I guess. Programming my house to respond to my whims like the Enterprise computer does feel pretty fucking awesome though. I like driving my car, but if we can design a car to operate more safely and take the responsibility for managing a 2 ton death machine out of the hands of irresponsible idiots then I think that idea is worth consideration.
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