I roll my own home automation with a combination of things. Once it is up I don't know that it I'm any worse off than anyone else. The worst I had was the weath

I roll my own home automation with a combination of things. Once it is up I don't know that it I'm any worse off than anyone else. The worst I had was the weather API I was using dried up. 20 minutes later I had weather from somewhere else. I like that if I end up with a pile of useless junk it is my fault, not the decision of company that decided to stop supporting their hardware and shut down their cloud servers [1]. I don't need the cloud and I don't need a 3rd part to have control of my garage door opener. I'm still waiting for the hack that opens a half million garage doors around the country! (I have no idea how many doors these big companies control, but it would make great news.) This may be the biggest reason I go DIY on my automation - it gives me a chance to learn things that I wouldn't get into at work. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/05/revolv-devices-bricked-google-nest-smart-home https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/05/revolv-de...