return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoGoogle Assistant Is Basically on Life Support and Things Just Got Worsegizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down13
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minus-squarestealth_cookies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·5 days agoLights are one of the areas where I think automation is genuinely useful, but my rule with anything “Smart” is that it has to be able to run 100% locally.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·5 days agoIt also needs to fail gracefully. A smart switch needs to fail to a dumb switch, not “no switch”.
minus-squarerebelsimile@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 days agoand retire gracefully, where the device becomes open source and available to the community of owners who have invested in it.
Lights are one of the areas where I think automation is genuinely useful, but my rule with anything “Smart” is that it has to be able to run 100% locally.
It also needs to fail gracefully. A smart switch needs to fail to a dumb switch, not “no switch”.
and retire gracefully, where the device becomes open source and available to the community of owners who have invested in it.