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ParticipantI wouldn’t change them out all at once, but buy a few LEDs at a time to install as the heat bulbs burn out.
ParticipantBrin’s mistress wasn’t the project manager, just the head of PR/Marketing.
ParticipantOr we end up with a redux of 2011 and QE-infinity in 2016. Stocks falling = loss of confidence = lower property prices. DOW futures -141 as I write this. Earnings aren’t starting out pretty this quarter.
Personally, I’m hoping for low rates AND a good time to invest in another property. 🙂
ParticipantCDMA: if someone is menacing you with a knife in close quarters, you’re less likely to be able to pull out a pistol than use a martial art to surprise them.
ParticipantI’ll pick stupid, slightly less efficient, but PRIVATE any day. This being said, there’s no reason why occupancy sensors can’t talk directly to a thermostat that doesn’t divulge personal info to third parties, yet is directly accessible over the Internet. Spyware doesn’t need to be included for efficiency, or can be opt-in.
Keep in mind that with IPv6, direct communication between devices on the Internet without third-party mediation will become super easy. (IPv6 theoretically allows every atom on the surface of the Earth to have a static IP times 100).
As far as the utility programs, a correctly designed thermostat could poll a server run by the utility for instructions rather than the utility accessing it directly. One could install 3rd party code (i.e. “an app”) on a given thermostat to do so without any privacy risk.
ParticipantCorrect. I wouldn’t necessarily hack it, but I’d be happy to physically disconnect antennas.
And I don’t carry my cell 24/7. I often go out and leave it at home when I’m not in a position to answer work calls anyway.
Or, when I have it, I often leave it in flight mode and check VM periodically — less distracting that way.
As far as a thermostat, I wonder if wiring the HVAC to a switch near the door would be as effective as a fancy-schmancy thermostat. Switch in the “ON” position causes the HVAC to do whatever the thermostat tells it to. When it’s “OFF”, it switches to a setting of 55F in cool mode or 85F in heat mode.
It would be no less intuitive than turning off the lights when you leave. And for multiple doors, you could have several momentary-contact switches working in parallel.
ParticipantWell, 49% up from a holiday week — has WSJ sunk to that low of a level? 🙂
ParticipantTesla can access it so long as LTE is connected. They can’t download logs of it.
(Especially if the GPS antenna is also disconnected so there are no data to log. I don’t need NAV – I can damn well read a map.)
ParticipantFor one thing, you could buy all-cash for expediency’s and simplicity’s sake, but later refi into a low-rate loan. Cash could also be extracted by financing against another property bought for cash or paid off.
Not having to deal with loan contingencies gives the buyer a better hand with the seller.
Participanthttps://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/tmi_privacy_statement_external_6-14-2013_v2.pdf
Location data are not stored, only available in real-time. If it has LTE capability, it has an antenna that can be either shielded, jammed, or disconnected. It will still download updates as needed when the antenna is allowed to communicate.
It doesn’t need 24/7 connectivity, otherwise it wouldn’t be able to drive through rural areas with no mobile service.
ParticipantSelf-serving or not, it’s an interesting trend and goes against where America has been going for the past 35 or so years. All politics are ultimately self-serving.
ParticipantAfter I disconnect the antenna cable, sure. If it wouldn’t operate without LTE, then hell no.
(But that’s unlikely, since that would preclude people in areas with no signal owning Teslas.)
I’d happily accept the tiny added risk of dying in an accident to have the privacy enhancement of no telematics. I might re-connect it at defined intervals for updates.
But in general, I like the IDEA of Teslas. All-electric car, cool. The interiors make me hurl. I want buttons and knobs that I can use with gloves on and feel while driving, not a giant iPad staring me in the face. The original Roadster was perfect as far as user interface. Model S is a big downgrade.
ParticipantStopped using Gmail a long time ago and do have my own server (for mail and files).
Online banking is a different question because it’s just accessing data that were always available from a bank through a different means. I only use credit cards for online purchases or stuff that I want to track, namely business expenses. For everything else, a good, old-fashioned roll of $20’s, withdrawn from the bank works just dandy and reduces stress. I know exactly how much I’m giving the merchant and don’t have to worry about checking credit card statements for overcharges.
None of those things are giving home occupancy data or (worse!) video from the premises (Dropcam) to a bunch of corporate dirtbags like Google. There’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed, and voluntarily installing telescreens from 1984 falls on the wrong side of it.
As far as the average person supporting anti-terrorism laws, the average person is a brainwashed idiot. But even they’re getting wise. Read the comments about some of the articles about the NYPD slowdown in NYC — popular sentiment seems to be more than half in favor of less pro-active policing at this point. I’d have never thought it in the US, but sentiment is gradually swinging to be more libertarian end.
ParticipantMore like jew jitsu 🙂
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