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lawlessone ◴[12 Oct 23 16:57 UTC] No.37859813[source]▶
My own experience , half the time Nest tells me it can't find the lights to turn them on or off.

I have somehow automated some lights to come on too early in the morning but the specific task/automation I set to do this is nowhere to be found.. I can create and remove new tasks but I'm being haunted by this old task.

My father has most of his home setup. Worked great until Christmas eve, when lightning hit the local exchange..

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edgineer ◴[12 Oct 23 17:09 UTC] No.37859963[source]▶
>some lights to come on too early in the morning but the specific task/automation I set to do this is nowhere to be found..

What a novel form of nightmare

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esafak ◴[12 Oct 23 17:26 UTC] No.37860157[source]▶
"Wakey, wakey, little matey!"

Hook it up to an speech recognition-challenged "smart" speaker that will dutifully play death metal when you order it to turn off the damn lights for teh win.

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1. lawlessone ◴[12 Oct 23 17:45 UTC] No.37860397{3}[source]▶
I set one up to play "Christmas everyday" when I say "Hey google, it's Christmas"

The only problem is it still announcing "playing Christmas everyday on YouTube music by..." I wanted it to just start playing.

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2. esafak ◴[12 Oct 23 17:53 UTC] No.37860503[source]▶
At least it recognized the command instead of replying "No, it is in fact October 12, 2023. Please check your settings in your Google Home app. Would you like me to send a link to your phone?"

I swear it behaves more like Clippy every day.