It’s just a minor convenience, not sure why that’s confusing.
I can set the temperature from anywhere, that’s nice.
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wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Okay — can anyone — and I mean anyone, please explain to me that allure of the so called home assistant. Our home was built in 1965. Its housed many families very comfortably. It houses our family very comfortably. Our kids are heading off to college. Tra la la. We have holidays, happiness, and we contribute to the community at a variety of events. We sleep well. Eat well. We host parties of up to fifty people sometimes… we have a yard.We have a dog, two cats, fish etc. All the things that happen in a home.
We are happy.
We have no so called smart products. We use a terrestrial radio in the kitchen on the daily. We stream from the rip-off services when we desire. We are up on the shows etc. So we have internet — each of us has a phone and a device for working. I just don’t get it.
What is the allure of the so called smart home etc?
AProfessional@lemmy.world 6 months ago
wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Imagine… setting it while at home.
spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
For many, just a hobby. If it doesn’t strike you as something you need or want, then maybe it isn’t
wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
That’s true. It doesn’t.
I like the idea that some folks have entirely private systems run by raspberry-pi. That sounds fun.
But what can it do more easily than an mid 20th century home can do?
d2k1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
But what can it do more easily than an mid 20th century home can do?
One word: Automations. Everything from lights to irrigation, HVAC to surveillance cameras, fishtanks to plant monitoring, managed by a single, extensible open source platform, hosted locally in your own home.
Of course that is not trivial. If you don’t see your smart home as a hobby you enjoy putting time and effort into then the smart home scene is not for you, especially not Home Assistant.
Sounds like you are in a fine place with your home, so you are probably not the target audience here.
wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Nope. Just like living. Not sure what all the hoo-haw’s about. Never felt so old in my life.
Who doesn’t like hand feeding the fish? Why even have them?
thejevans@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Also, notifications. I’m a fairly forgetful person, so I set up notifications to let me know if I left windows open or devices on before I go to bed or leave for work.
wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Sounds convenient.
InformalTrifle@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Can anyone, I mean anyone, please explain to me that allure of so called cats. We are happy and have no cats. I just don’t get it
wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
I’m sure they have an app to help you understand.