Today my wife realized that all this random computer shit I do is actually kinda useful. π
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2025
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This only proves that we much let all the internet businesses consolidate into one single corporation so that everyone gets equally screwed something fails. /s
That's the equality we get nowadays
My lights and motion sensors were obviously unaffected (HomeAssistant). My Emporia Vue2 power monitor would possibly have stopped working, except I flashed it with ESPHome firmware, so it's local only, and of course it was fine. My security cameras (Frigate) were also fine.
If my smart home devices are going to stop working, it will almost certainly be my fault, thank you very much!
Ring, etc are either slow or not responding
Nice.
Huh, mine seems to have no recording gaps - I can scroll through the last couple of days to count how many dogs shit on my lawn. I didnβt need that this morning, LoL
My doorbell was out for a few hours yesterday. Pretty dumb. I'm replacing my Ring shit though, I've got a Frigate NVR set up and am working on getting a reliable stream from local wifi cameras... Can't exactly run new cable drops wherever I want in a rental.
I've slowly removed all cloud dependency from things in my home including cameras, appliances, and thermostat, and didn't even notice the outage. After this year's tsunami of dumpster fires it's nice to watch one pass us by.