This is the first "smart home" thing that actually seems interesting to me. It's still kinda nuts how much arcane bureaucracy is needed simply to make two comp

This is the first "smart home" thing that actually seems interesting to me. It's still kinda nuts how much arcane bureaucracy is needed simply to make two computers in the same room talk to each other, and nobody else. Why can't I just control the brightness of my living room lights as easily as my laptop backlight, without the packets taking a detour through Langley?