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kotaKatyesterday at 12:25 PM1 replyview on HN

DR stands for "didn't realize"; the first time it happens you just run back to the drawing board and add some safety boundaries on it.

So... just make sure the automation only becomes available from ~6 AM to 8 AM. ;)


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bluGillyesterday at 1:21 PM

Sure, but in home automation there was a whole lot of those didn't realize situations that you won't get right. In the one end I often go for the question, 'is it really worth the bother of trying to set this all up'?

In most cases, there's nothing wrong with the switch on the wall. I don't need a complex home automation. I do have Home Assistant. It isn't very useful. It's kind of nice to have a couple of lights on from dark until 9 p.m. but with the efficiency of modern LEDs, it's probably cheaper to just leave those lights on 24-7 than to leave my home assistant machine on 24-7.