The dev I know who’s most into home automation using cloud services has also fallen the hardest for “AI will build all systems and nothing will go wrong with that”. Honestly, I should become a cyber criminal in this climate.

[–] Custard@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Smart TV is the only one I've really managed to avoid. Every TV is smart at this point

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean it needs Internet access tho

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean it needs Internet access tho

Annoyingly, some models won't let you get through the initial setup menu unless you let it connect.

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 9 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I guess the lock picking lawyer has something to say about those mechanical locks.

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[–] fonix232@fedia.io 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"no smart home crap" except smart home "crap" can be quite secure today... but please go on.

(80% of my smart home "crap" runs firmware I compiled, communicates only with a local server and have no internet access)

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I already do that crap all day at work. The last thing I want to do is do it to my coffee maker or something.

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[–] plasticbuddha@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When I see an IT person post like this, I instantly think "So, you're the IT person who always finds a reasons to say no." I've manage IT shops for 30+ years, and you're not my kind of IT person.

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

My house too. I don't work in IT, I just can't afford any of this.

[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm with you on this, but i am genuine curious, what kind of advantage does it bring? You still have to unload the dishwasher, you can close the blinds with 1 button when you're at home. My temperature control has a sensors outside to check how much heating i need.

Literally i want examples of where this makes life easier?

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Kind of meta, but does anybody remember garage door openers back in the day? My family had one for which the "security" consisted of an 8-bit "key," as in, the remote had 8 jumpers, and the lift unit had 8 DIP switches. You'd cut jumpers in a certain pattern, and flip the switches to match. What was fun was seeing how many garage doors around town we could open using the default pattern.

Smart locks have got to be at least a slight improvent, right?

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[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Well I have smart devices and a thermostat. Thermostat is awesome but local control only through home assistant and rest of the house is all zwave and ZigBee no internet required.

[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Non-IT people don't find much use in these things either. There's a brief futurism novelty that wears off. The devices sit unused until they inevitably break or go obsolete. Or they give up using out of frustration. Not because they're tech illiterate. Because they realize the thing didn't need to be IOT.

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