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Cake day: December 28th, 2023

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  • so can someone explain why a pretty robust dedicated device is necessary as a replacement?

    The cloud is just someone else’s computer, so when you cut the cord from the cloud, you gotta run your own server.

    And you don’t need to buy a (robust) device to run HA, just install it on a spare system and start playing with it. I started building mine about 1.5yrs ago when I bought a house and I think I only gave mine like 2 CPU and 8gb ram.

    What actually happens when I turn on a smart switch in my home? Does that command have to be sent to a server somewhere to be processed?

    Yes, you have to have something that accepts your commands and sends the action to the end device. Just like your Google home did.

    What really has to be processed, and why can’t a smartphone app do it?

    Because that’s not how things work. Your app has to talk to a server to send the commands, Google home has cloud servers and a local bridge. HA has an app that you can use to control your stuff, same as Google Home.

    Smart Home apps are worthless without hardware required to connect the app to your home.



  • It’s called the asshole tax, and it’s what happens when you believe a child over the person you’re paying to fix your/their mistake (again).

    Having run my own computer repair side business for a while, I would have (and have) absolutely done the same thing in the situation. I also had repeat fliers that realized their mistakes and didn’t try to blame me for their failure, and the nicer ones even got a discount. But the asshole tax is there to make dealing with problem customers more worth it, and potentially to encourage them to find someone else to torment and give money to.