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Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
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Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are a handful of solutions to the problem of the lights being on while in bed, but wanting them to be off. One way is to turn off the lights before entering the bed. Another way is to get out of the bed and turn off the lights and then return to the bed. Another popular solution is to place a lamp near the bed, such that the light controlled by the wall switch can be turned off before entering the bed and the l…
Nobody asked for an AI generated response
to be fair, at least one person must have.
otherwise we have bigger problems.
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#13You could look at https://www.home-assistant.io or if you're in the Apple ecosystem you could use the Home app which apparently can talk to Hue (for now).
This is why I only buy HomeKit devices. I have two switches whose manufacturers completely shut down, and this had no impact on my usage whatsoever. I’m not in love with the proprietary aspect but as a user this is exactly how it should be.
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#14>I hate the future.
You chose this future.
But you can choose a better one: use mechanical switches. No cloud, no complexity, no need to pay homage to some malevolent centralized authority just to turn on a lamp.
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#15>I hate the future. You chose this future. But you can choose a better one: use mechanical switches. No cloud, no complexity, no need to pay homage to some malevolent centralized authority just to turn on a lamp.
> centralized authority just to turn on a lamp
Do you generate your own electricity, too?
[I too use mechanical switches and am wary of most smart tech. And I buy my electricity from the power company.]
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#16I've been using Google Assistant to control my Hue light setup for more than a year now.
Nothing says "I want to improve my privacy and security" like inviting Google into your home.
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#17>I hate the future. You chose this future. But you can choose a better one: use mechanical switches. No cloud, no complexity, no need to pay homage to some malevolent centralized authority just to turn on a lamp.
/S
Not only do you get less complexity, the wizards of the EE world have created a capability based secure system called the "circuit breaker" that prevents all of the authority of the power grid flowing through your end user application and taking out the local system (i.e. burning down your house)
If only we had such security in the IT world. ;-)
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#18>I hate the future. You chose this future. But you can choose a better one: use mechanical switches. No cloud, no complexity, no need to pay homage to some malevolent centralized authority just to turn on a lamp.
> centralized authority just to turn on a lamp Do you generate your own electricity, too? [I too use mechanical switches and am wary of most smart tech. And I buy my electricity from the power company.]
Conveniently left out "malevolent", I see. Yikes.
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
but how do you turn off the light once you are already in bed?
There are a handful of solutions to the problem of the lights being on while in bed, but wanting them to be off. One way is to turn off the lights before entering the bed. Another way is to get out of the bed and turn off the lights and then return to the bed. Another popular solution is to place a lamp near the bed, such that the light controlled by the wall switch can be turned off before entering the bed and the l…
This answer is dripping with sarcasm and the AI doesn't even know.
Beautiful.
Re: Ask HN: Now That Phillips Is Enshittified, How Can I Run My Phillips Hue Lights?
#20Cute, especially because all their competitors have very competitive offerings these days and integrate very well into a vendor based solution like HomeKit or a open source solution such as HomeAssistant.
Case in point: LIFX (https://www.lifx.com/)