Apps like Smart Things are more than just an app. Home assistant too. If you want freedom, you sometimes have to move away trib your comfort zone. Once you have the server running in your home network, which you can do from literally any computer, you will find that it gives you so, so much more freedom than any other system. I’m pretty sure you can connect you TV, Xbox and whatever else, and make them turn on the moment you arrive home.

A nerd is someone who buys all game consoles and a new phone every year.

A geek is someone who owns more than 2 board games besides Catan and Uno.

A hacker though, that’s someone who can vibe code an app.

In 2026 being a geek I being picky between choosing a Ps5 or a Nintendo idk. The word is so washed out

You can almost hear the batteries draining in mere minutes.