Now if I didn't personally audit the hardware I don't want it on my fucking network. My smartphone, which I only use mobile data on and have the wifi disabled because reasons, is the only smart device I own connected to the internet. I also have 2 roku TVs but they're offline (whytf does my TV need internet, it's literally a monitor for my htpc).

IOT is not bad when you selfhost and manage all the data thats being scraped yourself. But like, fuck corporate IoT stuff

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Amazon's alexa smart speakers had a bug a while ago where it would spit out everything it heard, even stuff you didn't say to it.
Fuck corporate IoT indeed.

[–] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Bug when discussed with the government, feature when discussed with executives.

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mechanical Windows? I still have Windows 11. How do I upgrade to mechanical Windows?

[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Install Linux /s

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_engine

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same reason why mechanics drive 25 year old crap cans

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

One of my bosses favorite lines on the floor at VW was "Build it like your family will be driving it".

I wish I had video of when someone hit back with "I know how these are built, you think I'm going to let my family drive one?"

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pfft, most of my home is smart, but because I'm actually an IT professional none of my smart devices are allowed to call home unless I explicitly allow them to (for firmware updates). The only thing they're allowed to talk to is my homeassistant server.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This meme is always dumb when it comes around, many of us with skills can pull off a smart home without resorting to "the cloud(s)" even if it means building our own IoT devices.

Do I trust Ring? Fuck no! Do I trust the camera doorbell I built and wrote the code with my own 2 hands and knows what it's doing with every byte of data? Tentatively.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm taking things a step further and building a HAL9000 system for my house. This time with 15% less mental illness.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

LMAO same, just picked up dual 3090s for a good deal for my AI smart home ambitions

Though, I'm calling it XANA...I'm sure nothing will go wrong with our chosen system names haha

[–] Nightweb@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Whatever you say Waldo Schaeffer

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I never understood why you would want anything connected to the cloud. Like if the central server goes down, you just can't turn on the lights or open your garage door? Why do people install that garbage? It's not even really automated, you're just using your voice or your phone to turn it off and on.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tons of my house is automated, and everything I have can still be used without an Internet connection.

Like I said, none of my smart devices have an Internet connection unless I explicitly allow them to have one, and Homeassistant is hosted on my own hardware.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I was agreeing with you. That's the only way to do it.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Someone that has a homeassistant server absolutely automates their devices.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Like if the central server goes down, you just can't turn on the lights

I can walk over to the switch and turn my lights on fine without internet, which in the rural area I live, happens quite often. The same with my thermostat, no net? Change it at the thermostat. The only thing I am missing when the net goes out is my schedules.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have a tech enthusiast friend who has his whole house hooked up to be smart. His lights somehow connect to the Internet.