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I mean, all the turn-key stuff is terrible right now, but I've seen some awesome DIY stuff with Homeseer + IFTTT + bash scripts. My friend's house turns on the
by sf_rob 10y ago
I mean, all the turn-key stuff is terrible right now, but I've seen some awesome DIY stuff with Homeseer + IFTTT + bash scripts.
My friend's house turns on the front porch light when he gets home, auto-locks the front door if unlocked for more than X minutes, alerts of outside doors that have been open for more than X seconds, dims the lights when he turns on the TV, alerts him when his wife is almost home (she hates that), yells at the dog if he goes into his office, and a hell of a lot more. That said, he's logged dozens of hours getting everything working.
- protomikron 10y agoThat is funny. So the motive of your friend is security for himself and surveillance of his wife. The motive of cloud home automation stuff (e.g. Homeseer) is surveillance of its customers, e.g. your friend. It is like turtles all the way down.
- tamana 10y agoWhy does his wife let him track her movements?
- sf_rob 10y agoIt's more playful annoyance. It's only when she gets within wifi range, but he lives in the country and repeaters across his property.
- nathan_f77 10y ago> yells at the dog if he goes into his office This is my favorite one