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I empathise sincerely Its like buying some new rolls of toilet paper and realising that you are 10 sheets short. It feels like a con but more fool you for bel
by reify 3y ago
I empathise sincerely
Its like buying some new rolls of toilet paper and realising that you are 10 sheets short.
It feels like a con but more fool you for believing the hype.
Do excuse me for being old, but, yep the old, but,
why on earth do people bother with this excrement in the first place?
Is it too much to ask to install a battery operated door bell, a wired room thermostat, look out your window when the door bell chimes to see who is visiting you, manually turn up your hifi volume button and worst of all, being an unpaid member of the local police force with your annoying pathetic video door bells.
- peteforde 3y agoImagine that you are someone with frustrating limitations on their physical capabilities. It might simply take a long time for you to get to their front door when someone rings. It might be that time wasters (salespeople, real estate agents, cult evangelists) knock so frequently that you might not want to open the door, which you can't see from your window. It could be that getting to the thermostat is painful or impossible. It could be that you've collapsed and need to be able to let in people who can help you. Perhaps you've realized that the ancient single-wire system in traditional fire detectors doesn't work well or scale effectively, especially in a house that's been subdivided into units, and that it's nice to be able to silence an alarm at 3am in an unoccupied unit while you're on vacation. Or, maybe you just like cool shit. You are openly wondering why people might be excited about home automation in the community most likely to be inspired by science fiction. As someone with significant mobility issues, I'm going to take a hard pass on your sincere empathy.