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Pft. If you can't envision how "phoning home" and turning the heat or AC, or whatever else you may have, on (or off) is handy then you aren't even trying. Hand
by Rule35 6y ago
Pft. If you can't envision how "phoning home" and turning the heat or AC, or whatever else you may have, on (or off) is handy then you aren't even trying.
Handy enough to warrant the risk? Probably not, but that doesn't negate the usefulness of the tech in general. But as is, you're just bitter like a fox unable to reach grapes... (totally something foxes eat.)
Anyways, just don't say silly things like "automation, lame!" just because you're (justly) paranoid about cloud companies giving your data to the government and every social engineer. It's still a good goal, the point is just that we should control our own data.
- leereeves 6y agoThere's no need to call someone "bitter" or "paranoid" simply because they don't value the rather minor conveniences smart devices promise. For many people (including me), manually adjusting AC and lights or getting up to check the door simply isn't enough of a pain point to create interest in smart devices.
- SECProto 6y ago> If you can't envision how "phoning home" and turning the heat or AC, or whatever else you may have, on (or off) is handy then you aren't even trying. I don't have AC. If I turn off the heat, my pipes will burst. I can't see a reason to turn lights or fridges on/off when I'm not there. > just don't say silly things like "automation, lame!" I didn't. I said I honestly can't see the utility in any of it.