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1. tdhz77 · 1790254812 · focus · HN ↗

   I have esp32’s in every room for tracking down The Who in home automation via home assistant and Bermuda. I soldered some headers for the first time and now I’m making custom pcb boards. I added a fog machine for my halloweeen decorations and I’m just having fun. I could see how a much powerful esp32 could eliminate the dozen have and allow to switch between the outlet and battery.

   1. ThePowerOfFuet · 1790255180 · focus · HN ↗

      > I have esp32’s in every room for tracking down The Who in home automation via home assistant and Bermuda.

      I'm sorry to be asking this, but what is that supposed to mean?

      1. jameshart · 1790255236 · focus · HN ↗

         Pete Townshend knows what he did.
      2. burntpineapple · 1790255630 · focus · HN ↗

         "Who is going through this room" to power automations for that individual
      3. tdhz77 · 1790256989 · focus · HN ↗

         <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;agittins&#x2F;bermuda" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;agittins&#x2F;bermuda

         Smart homes are dumb unless you are presence aware. Looking at your phone to do a thing is just moving a light switch to your hand.

         The Who is — does the automation make sense for one or many people. If two people are in a room what happens? If one person leaves what happens?

         Esp32’s are pivotal in actually making a smart home predict what you want making the home more of a friend, “get on up there Peter Townsend.”

         1. c-hendricks · 1790277331 · focus · HN ↗

            This is a good solution to &quot;who&quot; vs cameras and facial recognition, but doesn&#x27;t it still tie you to a phone &#x2F; Bluetooth emitting device? What do you do for guests?

            1. tdhz77 · 1790278644 · focus · HN ↗

               That makes these more powerful esp32&#x27;s even more advantageous. We no longer have to pair the brains (home assistant to the esp32). We can have an esp32 brain at the door, where users connect via bluetooth &quot;Home Awareness&quot; and that handles the rolling bluetooth MAC address and we can disconnect as soon as the guest leaves without a centralized device. We would have a more apt bluetooth mesh network.

               I also have 7 beacons that are tracked. A guest can grab a lanyard with the beacon and wear it and every panel on the wall changes to what you would expect a guest to want to see.

               The weather, anybody in the bathroom, how cold is the pool, is the hot tub on, what will the chef be making for dinner?

               1. c-hendricks · 1790287089 · focus · HN ↗

                  It&#x27;s funny the different schools of thought around smart homes. While it&#x27;s neat what this level of tracking can provide, I&#x27;d hate to not feel like a valid person in a home because I forgot to don various pieces of technology.

                  Personally I just have presence sensors and eink tablets on the walls.

                  1. tdhz77 · 1790298505 · focus · HN ↗

                     I love the reseed e-ink terminals. It’s actually the cleanest look
                  2. tdhz77 · 1790309925 · focus · HN ↗

                     I think we can reduce the funny parts to what we think smart is by looking at the linear progresssion of llm itself.

                     prompting, can it reasonable get close to answering. context, can it understand my question and perform an action.

                     So the schools of thoughts should be folding on itself here and aligning.

                     1. c-hendricks · 1790345776 · focus · HN ↗

                        Not even sure I&#x27;m talking to a person at this point.

                        1. tdhz77 · 1790394614 · focus · HN ↗

                           2+2=5
      4. mac3n · 1790260518 · focus · HN ↗

         it means they&#x27;re Going Mobile. And they Won&#x27;t Get Fooled Again.

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