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416 points stacktrust | 1 comments | 12 Oct 23 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.34s | source
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runjake ◴[12 Oct 23 18:18 UTC] No.37860850[source]▶
1. Wear biometrics to help track and improve health and fitness.

2. Buy smart home products so you don't have to get up off the couch, walk 10 feet, and flip a switch.

Does anyone else enjoy the irony? Disclosure: I am guilty of both of the above.

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theandrewbailey ◴[12 Oct 23 18:33 UTC] No.37861063[source]▶
I don't have either, but my fat butt needs to move more, so smart home things aren't interesting to me.
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1. brewdad ◴[12 Oct 23 21:14 UTC] No.37863230[source]▶
I put a bunch of smart light switches in my house about 5 years ago. Two of them have failed in the past year and I reverted them back to dumb switches. I'll probably do the same as they continue to fail over time. I found I rarely use the smart features to their full potential. It helps that my house is built to all the modern codes, so I have switches at convenient places and really only use the "smarts" for table lamps and outdoor lighting.