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What do you guys think of the idea of smart homes? I could make a basic setup using https://home-assistant.io to control my home temperature and lighting; the tools for doing this are everywhere nowadays and implementation doesn't seem too horrific anymore.

But setting aside what I "can" do, is this something that I "should" do? How can a person implement this without connecting any devices to the internet?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smart homes in centralized hands, such as Google? Nightmare.

Smart homes controled from your home, like home assistant? Awesome. I have home assistant and done some lights, water sensor, even my security cameras. It's a lot of work, but it works so well it's crazy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I sorta wonder about these when selling the house to the next person. What if a little old lady buys your house?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I thought I'd remove them if the buyer isn't interested. They still work like normal light switches without a smart home hub.