Tech worker here. My house is largely smart, but it's all controlled by a local server.

Personally I love the idea of a smart home only if its self hosted and running on fully open source software, also never put a gun near an unattended printer :3

I'm horrified when I see someone with an Alexa in their home

That's bullshit. No one really does keep a gun next to their printer to shoot it in an emergency, the notion is just ridicolus.

What if the printer grabs the gun first? You need to keep it out of reach of the printer.

I refuse to buy products for my home that require an app. No, I am not signing your fucking privacy policy to use my lightbulbs.

As a tech worker, I'd rather have a panicked skunk in my home than a printer.

Your entire house is smart hackable and tracks your every step for advertising revenue of big companies.

I wish it was more common for printers to have or be supported by open source firmware. Maybe then I might start to trust them enough to buy one.

this guy should check out c/selfhosted

I'm starting to get old.

I can smart my house in a fully closed network and automate so much shit. But then I have to stay on top of it. I'm already at the point where it's becoming a chore to catch up on the industry for new hardware for my rigs and I've done it so many times; it's not fun anymore, it's a job... I'm tired.

Solace is found in my headphones and a fire pit. The day Steam becomes fuckery, I'm retiring from technology and fully absolving myself into disconnection.

Hell of a time to be born, but fatigue.

Edit: Ah, who amI kidding? I'm a career data analyst. I'll be chasing digital dragons until I die

In more civilized countries, we keep a sledgehammer read to bash the printer with, rather than a gun.

Even if I wanted to smartify my home using open source and local servers. I wouldn't even know what to make smart.

Lights only ever need to be on when I am in the room, but every door has a switch that only requires my arm to lift a bit. So what is the point in powering electronics for that? Just wastes energy.

Anything with a lock is a no-go anyway.

I rarely close my curtains, and don't see why they should do so automatically in the off chance of it happening.

I don't need to touch my thermostat when I am not at home.

Can anyone tell me actual useful applications that aren't just a gimmick?

I'm paranoid at work because that's my job.

At home, I'm off the clock and my digital hygiene and organization is atrocious.

I’m a tech worker, and I’ve got tons of smart things. They’re just all local. (Except my garage door opener. Man, fuck LiftMaster. Oh and my thermostat. Ecobee is ok, but I wish they would offer a local only option.)

I program for a living.

I can't stand all the smart shit people talk about. I hate installing software updates. I hate having to download an app just to use some shitty hardware. I hate needing an internet connection to use something. I hate having to charge yet another device.

I really hate software. I try to avoid it as much as possible.

This gives a new meaning to trouble shooting. 🤔

So how do you send documents to the printer?

As a tech worker, it's stunning how many of my colleagues have smart Amazon or Apple surveillance home

Other tech workers: My house is dumb because I use all money for either a new server or fursuits.

It’s an Okidata ribbon printer.

I don't have to be in tech to not want my lightbulbs connected to the internet, my car collecting data and any decice listening to me.

I really just want a not technology smart life and its getting harder and harder.