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> Light is not just on/off, it's a million different shades and intensities, some more appropriate depending on the time of day. remarkable! how did people eve

> Light is not just on/off, it's a million different shades and intensities, some more appropriate depending on the time of day. remarkable! how did people ever live without this before? but i'd still be stuck having to chew my own food? oh wait, soylent!

oh_sigh 9y ago
You're confusing niceties with necessities, and in not a very productive manner.
CardenB 9y ago
Wow this is seriously not constructive at all.
booleandilemma 9y ago
I'll bet in the 90s you were saying what's the purpose of sending email from your phone if you can already send email from your computer.
- ue_ 9y ago
  Being able to change your light intensity a few shades (more than a manual light intensity switch) is a far cry from being able to send e-mail in critical situations from your phone. Even then I'd say e-mail on your phone just isn't that useful; your example to show "this totally isn't a gimmick" could have been much better.
- leeoniya 9y ago
  i'd say there's a substantial difference between having a computer that takes up a large room and needs wires, a PC that is small enough to fit on a desk and still needs wires, and a computer you can put in your pocket and doesn't need wires.
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- khedoros1 9y ago
  If I can send e-mail from my computer, I will. My phone is for those rare times where I have a pressing need to e-mail someone, but don't have any other way to do it. I could see some use in smart-home devices to do things that "always" need done, and that don't need a connection outside of the home. Like "if anyone's home, keep it between 65 and 80 degrees, depending on humidity and delta with the outdoor temperature". But I've never seen an example of something that I'd call anything more than a minor convenience, at best. Will I use it when it's ubiquitous in society? Meh, probably. But I don't feel the same excitement about it that others seem to.
comex 9y ago
> remarkable! how did people ever live without this before? In a sense, they didn't! When you're outside, the sun and sky already provide "a million different shades and intensities" of ambient light, depending on the time of day and the weather. Those fancy colored light systems could be seen as replicating that variety indoors.

oh_sigh 9y ago

You're confusing niceties with necessities, and in not a very productive manner.

CardenB 9y ago

Wow this is seriously not constructive at all.

booleandilemma 9y ago

I'll bet in the 90s you were saying what's the purpose of sending email from your phone if you can already send email from your computer.

ue_ 9y ago
Being able to change your light intensity a few shades (more than a manual light intensity switch) is a far cry from being able to send e-mail in critical situations from your phone. Even then I'd say e-mail on your phone just isn't that useful; your example to show "this totally isn't a gimmick" could have been much better.
leeoniya 9y ago
i'd say there's a substantial difference between having a computer that takes up a large room and needs wires, a PC that is small enough to fit on a desk and still needs wires, and a computer you can put in your pocket and doesn't need wires.
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khedoros1 9y ago
If I can send e-mail from my computer, I will. My phone is for those rare times where I have a pressing need to e-mail someone, but don't have any other way to do it. I could see some use in smart-home devices to do things that "always" need done, and that don't need a connection outside of the home. Like "if anyone's home, keep it between 65 and 80 degrees, depending on humidity and delta with the outdoor temperature". But I've never seen an example of something that I'd call anything more than a minor convenience, at best. Will I use it when it's ubiquitous in society? Meh, probably. But I don't feel the same excitement about it that others seem to.

comex 9y ago

> remarkable! how did people ever live without this before? In a sense, they didn't! When you're outside, the sun and sky already provide "a million different shades and intensities" of ambient light, depending on the time of day and the weather. Those fancy colored light systems could be seen as replicating that variety indoors.