Does anyone else text someone else in your own home if they are in another room? Am I just too lazy to go talk to them? Are you like me?

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    15 months ago

    The local utility co tried to give me a free google thermostat. Nooooope.

    Three decades ago, as a kid, the electric co-op put a device on our water heater that would limit energy to that specific device at times of high load. That was sensible, and had zero listening capabilities. It’s also as close as I want to get to (commercial) voice assistants.