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  • But that is only looking from one perspective.

    That repair man is going around to many peoples freezing houses. They are also freezing their butts off all day. And not just one period in winter, every single day of winter.

    And when they fix a house, they don’t get to enjoy the warmth afterwards. They have to go to the next freezing house.

    Understand that impact.



















  • Honytawk@lemmy.ziptoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.worksSmart home
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    5 days ago

    Even if I wanted to smartify my home using open source and local servers. I wouldn’t even know what to make smart.

    Lights only ever need to be on when I am in the room, but every door has a switch that only requires my arm to lift a bit. So what is the point in powering electronics for that? Just wastes energy.

    Anything with a lock is a no-go anyway.

    I rarely close my curtains, and don’t see why they should do so automatically in the off chance of it happening.

    I don’t need to touch my thermostat when I am not at home.

    Can anyone tell me actual useful applications that aren’t just a gimmick?