Comment on Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update

Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  An effective way to boycott this terrible activity is to take to the second-hand market wherever possible. Thrift stores, FB marketplace (yuck), craigslist, and old-fashioned yard sales. Old exercise equipment is everywhere. Engage with makers and support networks to repair and maintain that stuff.

  Keep the flow of money out of the hands of these corporations that just want to lease you things.

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• psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think the issue now is there’s less and less device that doesn’t have IOT build in, and then some that doesn’t require internet to function might suddenly get roped into a requirement, and then they can time your product obsolescence this way. Their next step is to put out product that can only work via an app so you’re required to connect it.

  Honestly i don’t mind having some device like a robot vacuum to have internet requirement, because it expand the usefulness with it, but gym equipment? Cookware? TV? AC? Heck no.

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  • 4am@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Set up a raspberry pi with HomeAssistant (or buy their premade one) and then nothing should need to connect to the internet (as long as you buy stuff that doesn’t require it).

    Smart devices don’t need “the cloud” to be smart - all of that shit is a scam.

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    • whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m contemplating this given the upcoming EOL for Nest thermostats. Would you have any advice on how to get started?

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