At the risk of starting a controversy: is there anyone who goes to the effort of setting up Home Assistant who wouldn’t really rather be living on the Enterprise-D? If such a person exists, i…
  • IWW4@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I think a lot of the smart home stuff total worthless fluff, but there are parts that have use.

    I can control my HVAC remotely, so I have shut it down in response to brown outs and an effort to not waste power.

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Yeah, remote HVAC is great. I also like the smart door lock that auto-unlocks as I walk up to it so I don’t need to deal with keys… though that doesn’t always great and I end up having to use the fingerprint reader to unlock it. It is still nice to be able to unlock the door remotely to let my neighbor bring in our packages while we’re gone or to feed the dog if I’m working late.

      • IWW4@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I keep thinking about getting a fob system. I installed a keypad for myself and that is awesome.