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> What a terrible move. The more terrible thing is the whole system's design made this actually possible. An electronic soap dish lying under the TV should not
by dozzie 9y ago
> What a terrible move.
The more terrible thing is the whole system's design made this actually
possible. An electronic soap dish lying under the TV should not depend on
internet access to just do its work. Though nobody thinks about it nowadays
and everybody is happy to switch songs played by music centre with their
iPhone.
- ashleyn 9y agoHome automation suffers from the same problem. I'm hard-pressed to find a home automation hub that doesn't require "the cloud." You mean to tell me turning on the lights 5 feet away requires I go through some North Carolina data centre some 800 miles away? This frustrating trend is over-engineered and insecure.
- Dwolb 9y agoLutron’s wireless offerings work off local ISM bands. No cloud required.
- casenjo 9y agoI wasn't able to find a cloud-less home automation solution. Ended up going the semi-DIY route and installed Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi. It's not plug and play, but it beats having to rely on some cloud solution that'll disappear whenever the manufacturer feels like it.