Comment on Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

• ______@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I know a hardware guy that lives on a farm and uses raspberry pi for his garden hoses.

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  • M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah that tracks. Doubt they are buying the apple solution for water management.

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I tried to set it up but couldn’t keep it from leaking and spent more than I would’ve on a smart hose timer.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Programmed with an open source applicy, no doubt.

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  • agent_flounder@lemmy.one ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Eventually I hope to get my garden smartened up with water and rain sensors and an open sprinkler controller.

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  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My dream life.

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• vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If by “software” you mean Web or Java or something like that, then, well, for the purpose of this conversation they are enthusiasts.

  While people working on hardware are forced to get some understanding of how the world around us works.

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  • M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think the difference is simply between who has to go on site to fix an issue and those who “theoretically” could.

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