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2. I paid less than $200 for it.
3. The device lets me control the thermostat remotely. I can turn on the heater when coming home from a trip, or turn it off if I forgot when I left.
4. I can just say "Hey Google, turn up the heat" out loud.
I don't care if Google knows about the temperature of my home. I absolutely would buy the product again.
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I don't get the hate, it looks like they reverse-engineered the nest thermostat and wrote a firmware for it? That's super cool and the fact that an open source project doesn't have a privacy policy yet doesn't really matter at this point
> ...looks like they reverse-engineered the nest thermostat and wrote a firmware... Not to diminish what this project has done, but they modified existing firmware to make it communicate with a different server. They've also implemented a server for the thermostat API. It's pretty neat but, at this point, it's just a hacked firmware that talks to a different proprietary server. Edit: It's not even a modification to t…
Right now it's just a blob that you flash to your device to make it talk to a proprietary service. It is not yet " giving me complete control over my device data and settings ." I can't change where it comnects to etc. In fact - I don't even see a privacy policy on nolongerevil.com! Hey, I can login at nolongerevil.com using my Microsoft-owned github login! And there's yet another company involved: clerk.com - yay? "…
I don't get the hate, it looks like they reverse-engineered the nest thermostat and wrote a firmware for it? That's super cool and the fact that an open source project doesn't have a privacy policy yet doesn't really matter at this point
If you are paranoid about Nest being evil maybe stick to one of those Honeywell round hockey-puck things with the mercury inside.
Or use a Z-Wave/Zigbee thermostat from a reputable vendor (there aren't many) and control it from a gateway of your choice.
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Have you considered just not living with people you think so little of?
I have an analogue thermostat in my home, but vacations (in rental properties) with the in-laws turn into thermostat wars. I particularly don't appreciate the ones that use proximity sensors to light the thermostat display's backlight. Whoever came up with that idea was a genuine asshole. Besides, would you really break off a relationship over something so petty as temperature preference? The people who find somebody…
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I don't get the hate, it looks like they reverse-engineered the nest thermostat and wrote a firmware for it? That's super cool and the fact that an open source project doesn't have a privacy policy yet doesn't really matter at this point
Running open-source firmware someone's hacking on (which gets little to no testing) on a gas appliance that can burn your house down is probably not the best idea. If you are paranoid about Nest being evil maybe stick to one of those Honeywell round hockey-puck things with the mercury inside. Or use a Z-Wave/Zigbee thermostat from a reputable vendor (there aren't many) and control it from a gateway of your choice.
Whoever made this needs to add a license right now with at least some kind of indemnity/no-warranty clause. If something goes wrong, the user can sue you, and likely win. Your nolongerevil.com website also needs a EULA w/indemnification before allowing users to register.
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Running open-source firmware someone's hacking on (which gets little to no testing) on a gas appliance that can burn your house down is probably not the best idea. If you are paranoid about Nest being evil maybe stick to one of those Honeywell round hockey-puck things with the mercury inside. Or use a Z-Wave/Zigbee thermostat from a reputable vendor (there aren't many) and control it from a gateway of your choice.
This is for people who have already bought a nest and got burnt by the deprecation of their online services. Of course they could get another thermostat but then that'd just be more stuff for the landfills.
The ex-Apple culture in the early history of Nest was evident, which ostensibly spec'd FETs over mechanical relays for superficial reasons, because clicking sounds are ugly. The results were in the spirit of other Apple engineering marvels (Titanium Powerbook, Antennagate, Bendgate).
Right now it's just a blob that you flash to your device to make it talk to a proprietary service. It is not yet " giving me complete control over my device data and settings ." I can't change where it comnects to etc. In fact - I don't even see a privacy policy on nolongerevil.com! Hey, I can login at nolongerevil.com using my Microsoft-owned github login! And there's yet another company involved: clerk.com - yay? "…
This is one of the major problems with doing anything good online. People like this.