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Anyone who bought into '''smart home''' bullshit deserves everything bad that happens to them.
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you can just buy zigbee adaptors handmade by an neurodivergent guy on tindie and wire everything up with your own custom scripts (home assistant is cucked)
its fun. i use it to add wall switches for standing lamps and the like
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Why is HA cucked?
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lol it isnt really, its just more fun to deal with the message bus yourself.
for me, using HA would turn the whole thing into a chore
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If Linus (the Linux twink guy on YouTube) makes a video about something instead of working on the OS, it's insta cuck
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Can you recommend a specific one? I looked up some info and found this:
https://www.tindie.com/stores/zigstar
Is this guy's stuff any good?
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sorry for the late reply but yeah i have one of those
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Just get the sonoff stick and use home assistant.
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Can't wait for these companies to turn off access to your lights and thermostats because you wrongthinked on the internet
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Amazon already does
You can literally get people's houses banned now !reportmaxxers
https://www.dexerto.com/tech/amazon-shuts-down-smart-home-after-delivery-driver-mishears-racism-from-doorbell-2174902
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reminds me of how one time i said neighbor and my dad had a schizo ramble saying not to use the word cause the smart devices in the house can pick it up
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https://rdrama.net/h/slackernews/post/178221/amazon-shuts-down-smarthome-for-chuddy
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I feel like the funniest thing about when tech companies janny, they literally frick it up.
Like during Covid they tried banning misinfo and just fricked up. They had a golden opportunity to janny well and they fricked it up the first try.
Follower of Christ Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
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https://rdrama.net/h/slackernews/post/178221/amazon-shuts-down-smarthome-for-chuddy
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