ontarionick

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   by ontarionick 4y ago

   Setup Home Assistant, and only get devices that are 100% local control! There are fairly reasonable options for this. I have a couple devices/services where I haven't been able to find good local only or where I find utility in th
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   by ontarionick 4y ago

   I use the Phillips Hue Button, which I quite like! It has 4 buttons on it and doesn’t require external power or batteries to function. The button communicates with the bridge over Zigbee, which is then connected to my Home Assistant instanc
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   by ontarionick 4y ago

   Definitely. Disabling it would be a straight up loss for the consumer. I actually only upgraded the watch because of the pulse oximeter - I had a need for it and wouldn’t have been able to justify the upgrade otherwise.
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   by ontarionick 4y ago

   The Swiss cheese model and the normalization of deviance!
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   by ontarionick 4y ago

   Not the person you’re replying to, but I’ve built a battery voltage monitor (to alert if my home generator battery is discharging) and am working on temperature monitors for my BBQ and oven! Those have been left on accidentally in the past