Leonard Ritter on Mastodon: "master: welcome to my Smart Home. student: wow. how is the light controlled? master: with this on-off switch. student: i don't see a motor to close the blinds. master: there is none. student: where is the server located? master: it is not needed. student: excuse me but what is "Smart" about all of this? master: everything. in this moment, the student was enlightened"
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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The smartest house is designed with passive systems in mind. In the northern hemisphere the south and west are where you get hot summer sun. Deciduous trees planted on the southwest-west will block the summer evening sun, and then drop their leaves so you can still get winter sun.

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