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I vaguely remember a saying I read here once: A tech lover has a home full of smart appliances and systems. A tech expert has a computer, a modem, a printer, and a revolver lying next to the printer in case it makes a sound they don't recognize.
Don't leave the revolver too close to the printer. It might start saying "low toner" when you go to use it.
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My washing machine advertises its remote start feature to try get people to use the app and it’s like… I need to physically load laundry into the machine so I’m already going to be standing there when I want to start it.
We don’t have smart appliances but I’ve recently switched to an electricity plan with a really cheap night rate for charging my EV (1 cent per km!). We often fill and then schedule our Bosch washing machine and dryer to come on at 2am. No app required.
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My washing machine advertises its remote start feature to try get people to use the app and it’s like… I need to physically load laundry into the machine so I’m already going to be standing there when I want to start it.
We don’t have smart appliances but I’ve recently switched to an electricity plan with a really cheap night rate for charging my EV (1 cent per km!). We often fill and then schedule our Bosch washing machine and dryer to come on at 2am. No app required.
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Factory reset it then never connect to the internet. Use another device you can control for streaming
> Use another device you can control for streaming Streaming and "device you can control" are mutually exclusive.
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We don’t have smart appliances but I’ve recently switched to an electricity plan with a really cheap night rate for charging my EV (1 cent per km!). We often fill and then schedule our Bosch washing machine and dryer to come on at 2am. No app required.
Do you have wet clothes sitting in the dryer until 2am? Curious how you deal with that.
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That potential future is inching ever closer to reality. It was never about users. It's all about the corporations. They want to extract rent from their digital serfs, they want to not lose money due to fraud, piracy or whatever else, they want to push unblockable ads, etc. They have "legitimate interests", also known as lobbying power. To these guys, our interest in maintaining control over our machines, sovereignty…
Unauthorised bread. Drink verification can.
I cannot imagine ever connecting a TV or appliance to my home network. I even worry about my printer and Roku.
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> Use another device you can control for streaming Streaming and "device you can control" are mutually exclusive.
Something as simple as Raspberry Pi is capable of streaming from the main services while being a device you are root on. I don't think anyone's looking to control the Stream box