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Therein lies the 'product' ... I'm working on several projects so I wasn't shy to put the general idea of this one out there... It's one of many things I feel passionately are goin…

It isn't just specific to home automation. The same paranoia should apply to all data and will once people understand the gaping holes in existing cloud centric/data funneling arch…

I'm glad that people found this to be a point of significance. I've worked in the commercial networking hardware industry for some years and shelved several consumer ideas due to a…

My biggest issue with this is that Google wants to inject a piece of hardware into my home that acts as the gateway to my data. A device through which all : > Incoming data runs th…

Sadly, there will be tons of people lining up to do so...

And that's exactly why it won't be getting put in my home.

"As a side note, I'm surprised this isn't marketed alongside the Nest branch. It really has the look and feel of Nest products with the LEDs and the speaker aesthetic. Also surpris…

Same could be said for the people you're complaining about ... As the world turns ...

You were on to something and then stopped... "no matter what technical solutions you can come up with, force and law always trump those." ^this applies much deeper and further then…

I'd like to strike at the core of this ... Why is that every such time a system is extorted/exploited to the point of disaster, the same individuals who pushed it to that point the…

It's simple ... Everyone got 'hip to the game' of extorting other people's productivity vs. being productive themselves (aka rent at elevated prices) > The housing bubble that blew…

I've asked this question many times to people deeply educated and versed in economics and never got a a good answer... In a world of currency pairing (ratios) A:B:C:D:E Assuming pa…

My data is on the analysis of U.S cities. Please use Google. That's what were talking about right? Dense European cities are not designed like U.S cities namely in way of transport…

> Suburbs are not an anomaly. They even exist in Europe in good numbers if you get outside city centers. The biggest reason why this is not so apparent to tourist is that they neve…

100% agreed. That being said, there are larger trends beyond an individual. Dominant ideology exists beyond my experience and your experience. When I was younger, I had a blast in …

Or, when a generation who flocked to it, realizes it wasn't all that instrumental to their formation .. Just served as years of noise and chaos. So, they'll flee the city in droves…

Actually it isn't (several studies have highlighted this). The reason why a lot of cities aren't better for the environment is that the insane cost force many people out to the cit…

Taking the bay area as an example, living further towards south bay allows me to shoot out to the outdoors much quicker than being in the city. Office park? When I'm at work, I wan…

All of this works in cycles. There once was a time when people were flocking to the suburbs. Now, it is fashionable to live in the city. This too will pass when people (a generatio…

Engage in commentary then instead of anonymously pulling out your whiteknight sword because I'm not towing the comfort line you're accustomed to. You feel something was wrong in my…

It makes you angry to think? Is this the modern day internet in which lots of individuals say stupid things to get a rise out of people (troll for the lulz)? or is it a tech indust…

Agreed mholt. I never said this harassment was ok. It is not ok and threats can be followed up by police if she really wanted to get even... I am saying that it looks like modern d…

lol @ all the downvotes I'm getting for this and the swift retracing of upvotes of my initial thread due this extended commentary. I would delete this but i'm going to let it stay.…