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The first post from jDantastic https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135282856085852160 https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135282856085852160 was a lie (or

by geofft 7y ago

The first post from jDantastic https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135282856085852160 https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135282856085852160 was a lie (or at best a half-truth): you can just walk up to the Nest and turn the knob, and that works fine without a network connection. In the replies, Kelly Ellis (of Ellis v. Google fame) calls him out on this, and he says a) his Nest is behind a TV where he can't reach it, so he has to use the app, and b) the post was intended for his followers only, who would have understood this.

navigatesol 7y ago
>his Nest is behind a TV where he can't reach it Nothing like putting the thermostat behind a device that cranks out heat from its backside.
- uncoder0 7y ago
  Only thing that would make sense to me is that he mounted his TV where the thermostat would be. I could see how a Nest would be useful here because you could use their temperature sensors that you can place anywhere in the house to basically ignore the sensor in the nest unit. If that's not the case I would think he may be spending a bit more on AC and power than necessary.
- cotelletta 7y ago
  I got one better: the guy who installed a wireless modem inside a faraday cage inside our mechanical room, seeing as he worked for the telco.
kayfox 7y ago
> the post was intended for his followers only, who would have understood this. Ive noticed this seems to be a theme for tons of Tweets that go viral unintentionally and their originators then have to explain a whole ton of stuff that all their followers understand. Its like the Internet is peeking in on intimate discussions and grabbing bits and pieces to create drama out of.
- geofft 7y ago
  Isn't this what private Twitter accounts are for? (I mean, I wish Twitter had the option for private Tweets on otherwise public accounts, but they do have perfectly workable functionality for "my tweets are only intended for my followers.")
- ballenf 7y ago
  Isn't it weird that people have intimate discussions on billboards next to massive highways and then get surprised when strangers pay attention?

by geofft 7y ago

navigatesol 7y ago

>his Nest is behind a TV where he can't reach it Nothing like putting the thermostat behind a device that cranks out heat from its backside.

uncoder0 7y ago
Only thing that would make sense to me is that he mounted his TV where the thermostat would be. I could see how a Nest would be useful here because you could use their temperature sensors that you can place anywhere in the house to basically ignore the sensor in the nest unit. If that's not the case I would think he may be spending a bit more on AC and power than necessary.
cotelletta 7y ago
I got one better: the guy who installed a wireless modem inside a faraday cage inside our mechanical room, seeing as he worked for the telco.

kayfox 7y ago

> the post was intended for his followers only, who would have understood this. Ive noticed this seems to be a theme for tons of Tweets that go viral unintentionally and their originators then have to explain a whole ton of stuff that all their followers understand. Its like the Internet is peeking in on intimate discussions and grabbing bits and pieces to create drama out of.

geofft 7y ago
Isn't this what private Twitter accounts are for? (I mean, I wish Twitter had the option for private Tweets on otherwise public accounts, but they do have perfectly workable functionality for "my tweets are only intended for my followers.")
ballenf 7y ago
Isn't it weird that people have intimate discussions on billboards next to massive highways and then get surprised when strangers pay attention?