@gsuberland she used lightbulbs that treat a power cut as a command to toggle state so the lightswitches work even if the entire network is down, so everything that's safety-critical like lighting has a local override
@gsuberland in retrospect and from seeing others talk about it, i think her decision to go "zigbee only, no proprietary tech, no 'hubs'" was probably what made all this shit work reliably enough that i forget it's even there
@gsuberland (when reading this, keep in mind that for me "standing up to flick a light-switch" can be a multi-hour process, so a smart home system isn't just a toy but something that i need on an everyday basis, and it has to be reliable too)
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@whitequark yeah for accessibility it's a gamechanger for sure, if it works well.
but yeah, getting it to work well is... oof