I remember some years ago, per-pandemic, when my coworkers and friends were getting hyped up about this stuff. I was the Luddite who they mocked for not being excited about it.
But I knew it was just more data gathering (spying) tech, and I knew the products would be made with planned obsolescence in mind, and I knew they would require subscriptions for cloud services. It doesn’t take any super power or precognition to know these things, it just requires paying a modicum of attention to trends and past performance from these corporations.
It’s discouraging how many otherwise smart people I know who are absolute suckers for tech bro marketing.
Don’t have FOMO (fear of missing out), cultivate FOBAD (fear of being a dumbass).
Yeh luckily they (corporations) beat hype for new toys out of me before iot really took off. Now I just see everything that connects to the net through the lense of how are they screwing ne and how soon are they killing it
All right smart guy, explain to me how else I’d know if I’m out of ketchup if I can’t use an app to access the remote camera in my fridge? Can’t do it can ya? Yeah that’s what I thought
I guess I’m the odd one out. I quite enjoy my Arlec / grid connect stuff for simple things that could be done with wires, timers and the like.
Tasks include:
Controlling the aircon and a basic heater with Universal IR.
Running ventilation fans to force air through the house when the missus opens a door for a smoke.
Letting the goats out on schedule when they were young.
Enabling different banks of batteries to run or charge for the inverter circuit by schedule or sunlight amount.
Monitor power usage on the chargers and output to the inverter circuit.
Charge the battery mower to 80% only, roughly.
Charge my phone to 80% only, roughly.
Power up the office lighting / TV / monitors / amp etc when I enter, off when I leave.
Keep my dog cool at night but not too cold. (fan control)
Granted I’m not looking forward to the day that grid connect dies, but I belive I can convert to Tuya locally hosted if that happens.
None of these need a subscription.
Likewise my outdoor Reolink camera has free cloud storage but only if you renew it every month, which is a pain.
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Remind me again why IoT is a good idea
I remember some years ago, per-pandemic, when my coworkers and friends were getting hyped up about this stuff. I was the Luddite who they mocked for not being excited about it.
But I knew it was just more data gathering (spying) tech, and I knew the products would be made with planned obsolescence in mind, and I knew they would require subscriptions for cloud services. It doesn’t take any super power or precognition to know these things, it just requires paying a modicum of attention to trends and past performance from these corporations.
It’s discouraging how many otherwise smart people I know who are absolute suckers for tech bro marketing.
Don’t have FOMO (fear of missing out), cultivate FOBAD (fear of being a dumbass).
Yeh luckily they (corporations) beat hype for new toys out of me before iot really took off. Now I just see everything that connects to the net through the lense of how are they screwing ne and how soon are they killing it
Home Assistant is open source, privacy oriented and working to make local non-cloud, non-Spyware) the norm.
It’s getting easier and easier to adopt and matter devices avoid cloud silliness.
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All right smart guy, explain to me how else I’d know if I’m out of ketchup if I can’t use an app to access the remote camera in my fridge? Can’t do it can ya? Yeah that’s what I thought
I guess I’m the odd one out. I quite enjoy my Arlec / grid connect stuff for simple things that could be done with wires, timers and the like.
Tasks include: Controlling the aircon and a basic heater with Universal IR. Running ventilation fans to force air through the house when the missus opens a door for a smoke. Letting the goats out on schedule when they were young. Enabling different banks of batteries to run or charge for the inverter circuit by schedule or sunlight amount. Monitor power usage on the chargers and output to the inverter circuit. Charge the battery mower to 80% only, roughly. Charge my phone to 80% only, roughly. Power up the office lighting / TV / monitors / amp etc when I enter, off when I leave. Keep my dog cool at night but not too cold. (fan control)
Granted I’m not looking forward to the day that grid connect dies, but I belive I can convert to Tuya locally hosted if that happens.
None of these need a subscription.
Likewise my outdoor Reolink camera has free cloud storage but only if you renew it every month, which is a pain.