Smart Home S**t
Smart Home S**t
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- Nairn3
Don't.
- Don't make my home "smart"? I've been on the fence and still am on said fence.ideaist
- Smart homes are so lame. A home should be a sanctuary, and comforting. Smart shit ruins that vibe.nb
- @nb I agree; trying to have 1 foot in and 1 foot out of smart technology.ideaist
- Also have you ever listened to someone ask Alexa to turn down the music or whatever? God it’s so fucking tiresome and lamenb
- I'm avoiding Google product(s) except for some of the nest offerings as they seem to be the "best of the best" with few alternatives. The lock, camera, etc.ideaist
- I got Hue lights and thought that would be nice. It is a nice idea but fuck if it ever works. Don't bother with that nonsense.CyBrainX
- I shouldn’t use the word lame. What I mean is it’s very uncoolnb
- Make your home a peaceful refuge from the dorky world of tech!nb
- It's all fun and games until a firmware updates fucks everything and you're locked out your house.face_melter
- ^Nairn
- Just get a butler! FFS.shapesalad
- I have my fire alarm connected to my phone, so that when there's a fire, and I'm not home, I can turn it off remotelydrgs
- ..and let all the other inhabitants of the block where I live die a horrible death.Nairn
- The Nest thermostats definitely add to the sanctuary feel. They feel more elegant and less intrusive than traditional thermostats, which look like computers.monospaced
- Nest listening to everything you say lol
https://gizmodo.com/…grafician - I'm talking about the thermostats, lol. Those don't have a mic. That's an entirely different, unrelated product.monospaced
- That article is about the security equipment, which I would expect to have microphones.monospaced
- There is a huge headache in constantly updating firmware of every device to keep your network securenb