• tyler@programming.dev
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        12 hours ago

        They didn’t brick anything. They gave a button for you to get a discount if you did it yourself

      • bob_lemon@feddit.org
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        That’s why it’s important to make sure the device can also run purely locally (e.g. via HomeAssistant).

        (Not meant as a rebuke, just good advice for the future)

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          Exactly this. The device either needs to be open enough that it can easily integrate to HA without internet access.
          Or dumb enough that I can mod it with an ESP.

          Anything that has to go through the manufacturer’s servers goes in the bin, the risks of data theft/rent seeking are too damned high.

    • Zachariah@lemmy.world
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      They didn’t brick it, but the Nest thermostats that customers bought before Google acquired the company will be offline only now. No opening of the firmware, so they’ll become useless at some point, and already have lost major functionality.