Comment on Why is replacement for home device controls so complicated?

• 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?

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  • 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.

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    • 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?

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  • 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.

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    • wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sounds convenient.

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