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We have been using it to watch our non-verbal young autistic son in bed. I know a tiny light in a pitch black room keeps him awake for many hours of the night a

by kokey 7y ago

We have been using it to watch our non-verbal young autistic son in bed. I know a tiny light in a pitch black room keeps him awake for many hours of the night and he doesn’t do being awake quietly so it also keeps us awake. We also can’t just remove the camera, it’s not like he is able to tell us that he has wet his bed. Having been given zero days notice of this change means I’m going to have to take time off work today to go home to find an effective way to put some tape over the light. I have been holding back on deciding which home automation ecosystem I want to buy into. I was leaning towards Google and Nest was our first step into that direction. However I’m now increasingly of the opinion that I should just continue to build it out with devices where I have control over the firmware.

londons_explore 7y ago
> I’m going to have to take time off work today to go home to find an effective way to put some tape over the light. So the young child is at home alone? Is that legal? If there is someone else there, surely they could put tape over the light? Sounds like a 10 second task? I don't see any scenario in which you would be within the law, but still need to take time off work to resolve this.
- scottishfiction 7y ago
  If the first and only place your mind goes is to child neglect, then you should examine your thinking, and temper your accusations toward someone who no doubt already has enough to deal with. An obvious explanation would be that the child is in care/education during the day while the parent works.
  - LocalH 7y ago
    This trait is very common in today's world. I'd even argue it's one of the major catalysts for the vitriolic change we've seen in public discourse lately. Those who are the most vocal have a pathological problem with always going to the worst possible outcome, and presuming that's what is going to happen. My late mother was ridden with this.
- kokey 7y ago
  Yes I could ask my heavily pregnant wife to carry a ladder upstairs and spend the time experimenting with things to try cover the LED and engage her extra sensory perception to look after my son downstairs at the same time since he is at home today because the schools are closed until the end of the holidays. I guess that’s the kind of massively unlikely scenario that you never imagined could be possible ;)

by kokey 7y ago

londons_explore 7y ago

> I’m going to have to take time off work today to go home to find an effective way to put some tape over the light. So the young child is at home alone? Is that legal? If there is someone else there, surely they could put tape over the light? Sounds like a 10 second task? I don't see any scenario in which you would be within the law, but still need to take time off work to resolve this.

scottishfiction 7y ago
If the first and only place your mind goes is to child neglect, then you should examine your thinking, and temper your accusations toward someone who no doubt already has enough to deal with. An obvious explanation would be that the child is in care/education during the day while the parent works.
- LocalH 7y ago
  This trait is very common in today's world. I'd even argue it's one of the major catalysts for the vitriolic change we've seen in public discourse lately. Those who are the most vocal have a pathological problem with always going to the worst possible outcome, and presuming that's what is going to happen. My late mother was ridden with this.
kokey 7y ago
Yes I could ask my heavily pregnant wife to carry a ladder upstairs and spend the time experimenting with things to try cover the LED and engage her extra sensory perception to look after my son downstairs at the same time since he is at home today because the schools are closed until the end of the holidays. I guess that’s the kind of massively unlikely scenario that you never imagined could be possible ;)