• cm0002@lemmy.worldOP
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    3 months ago

    I mean, you could just use smarter stuff that’s open source and has local API, or do what I do and build your own devices where you can ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Yes, I don’t hate the idea of smart-ish devices, if they’re not cloud-dependent in any way and have some kind of manual override.

      It’s kind of painful to have a kitchen full of devices each implementing their own half-assed OSs separately, or even more than once in one device.

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        3 months ago

        I have a wifi-enabled garage door opener whose manufacturer discontinued the Google Home connection for so that you have to use their app and see their Amazon or Walmart ads. I also have a wifi-enabled alarm system whose manufacturer apparently doesn’t care about Matter integration or whatever. So leaving the house in my car requires the use of two different apps (three if I also need to turn off lights).

        In actuality I just use the physical buttons. But there was a time that I had a beautiful dream of getting a smart lock and setting my house up to lock the doors, close the garage door, and arm the alarm when I pushed a button in the car–and, more importantly, undo all of those things in reverse when I got home.

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      3 months ago

      Stuff like openWRT routers get a pass.

      If it has a local host API I would use it because it never has to connect to the internet.

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        3 months ago

        People also just need to be more selective about where and how they automate.

        For example, I wanted my coffee to automatically start in the morning. So instead of buying a “smart” coffee maker, I bought the dumbest possible one and a smart switch. Now, no matter what happens with that switch, the worst that can happen is I have to manually hit a button to get coffee.

    • Walican132@lemmy.today
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      3 months ago

      I wish I was this smart. We really want to do a smart light show using Xlights but every time I try to learn it I feel so frankly dumb.