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Re: How do you move out of a smarthome?

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Post by mikeash » Fri, Dec 01, 2017, 11:12 PM UTC

khedoros1 wrote: post #191

mikeash wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Condescending" may very well be accurate, but that doesn't make the statement wrong.

Doesn't make it true either, and you're the one making the claim.

Sure. I'm just describing what I've observed. If you don't think it's correct, that's fair. I'm just pointing out that whether or not it's condescending is a completely different question. I'll happily admit that I have a really bad attitude toward the general population's technical literacy or willingness to RTFM.

Re: How do you move out of a smarthome?

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Post by bfuller » Mon, Dec 04, 2017, 1:42 AM UTC

titzer wrote: post #135

I just. don't. get. it. All of this home automation and internet of things hype is going to end in tears. Computers are just. not. secure. They're not even necessary in these applications. I don't want tech that includes massive amounts of software doing the job of simple things. It just is not necessary. I'll walk over to the lightswitch and turn the lights on. I'll set the thermostat and use its old-school timers t…

Don't you think people were saying the same thing about having network accessible home computers decades ago?

Granted the internet of things is wildly different, and your points are valid, but surely we will find some happy medium between home automation ending in tears and a working solution?

Re: How do you move out of a smarthome?

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Post by fuzzieozzie » Sat, Dec 09, 2017, 11:02 PM UTC

poppop22 wrote: post #98

fuzzieozzie wrote: post #78

All internet connected devices in our home are identified by a special "home" email, and info. No personally identified info -- just house identified info (of course not with the house address!) I wonder how many license agreements I did not follow by doing this?

What do you mean? How do you do this?

All devices/services have their own "identity" that belongs to the house (basically the house has its own email address). When we move we simply need to hand over that identity to the new home owner.