home automation

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Home automation is the use of computers to control home functions. Also known as a 'smart' or 'connected' home.

One of the principles of the Indieweb is owning your own data. At the simplest, the new home automation tools are increasingly siloed systems that cannot even be controlled without the manufacturer's server.

Brainstorming

Home automation could be an opportunity to integrate the physical world with your website. This can be in the form of new ways to notify you of activity on your website(your Hue lights turn red when you get a webmention).

In reverse, some individuals may wish to gather and post data on their home. E.g. silo example:

https://twitter.com/houseofcoates

Indie Box
Amazon_Echo
Google Home (product at Google Home)
IoT
Aaron Parecki's Harry Potter Clock
https://twitter.com/codepitbull/status/1086750509774655494
- "I work in IT, which is the reason our house has:
  - mechanical locks
  - mechanical windows
  - routers using OpenWRT
  - no smart home crap
  - no Alexa/Google Assistant/...
  - no internet connected thermostats" @codepitbull January 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/BeardOps/status/1083449261902069760
- "Thanks I hate it." @BeardOps January 10, 2019
^^^ re: https://twitter.com/DJSnM/status/1083420740701941760
- "CTO Of Vizio confirms that Data collection in Smart TV's is now offsetting the cost of the hardware to the point that a non-Smart TV would have a higher price tag. Just like android phones, user data is used to reduce costs and stay competitive.
  https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172397/airplay-2-homekit-vizio-tv-bill-baxter-interview-vergecast-ces-2019" @DJSnM January 10, 2019
Google Home criticism including accent recognition and bug causing unstoppable automation routines: https://twitter.com/grumpwitch/status/1425927968543678467
- "How to fuck with someone who uses Google assistant to control their lights: schedule the lights to come on in the middle of the night on a regular schedule. There is currently no way to cancel this." @grumpwitch August 12, 2021

Brainstorming

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