evs.ee at least offers ISO standards at a not extortionate price:
The pdfs do have some DRM on them and they will come watermarked with the buyer details though. The former is easy to get around - I used foxit reader and a pdf ‘printer’ to make a copy that opens nicely in anything.
To add, see here for a continually updated litany of fail:
https://static.xtremeownage.com/blog/2022/reasons-to-avoid-cloud-based-automation-products/
Hardcore, I love it.
Insane. At the core it’s no more than an extension lead with a shaped plug. Some basic brains for safety.
If I had to go that route, I’d wall it off from the main network/internet at large.
Sometimes they’ll even remove these kinds of feature. See: Yeelink Yeelight removing LAN control from their bedside lamps, as a particularly egregious example.
The goal for me would be to not have to break out the programmer in the first place. The same way I have never felt the need to operate on my toaster, fridge, TV etc.
On a ‘good’ device, having that relatively easy to access is still a bonus though :)
If a device relies on any kind of external service to initially set up or function thereafter, do not buy. Regardless of brand.
Or accept that it has a finite lifespan that you cannot control. It’s not a matter of if the rug will get pulled, but when.
There is a grey area for things that can be reflashed or rebrained, but I prefer to not rely on this. Local access methods like ZigBee, Z-Wave and 433Mhz are immune to this kind of enshittification by design. Even WiFi devices can fit in here, with appropriate restrictions in place.
An acceptable middle-ground would be for EOL devices to be offered (with a big disclaimer) a final update that removes the reliance on the service but retains the core function. That’s a pipe dream though.
Oh nee :((
It’s a Synology NAS so will work with the Synology DSM integration: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/synology_dsm
There’s definitely ways to poll the sensors of other devices though. I had some janky sensors set up before for monitoring a standard Linux box.
We’re doing fine here:
Aber Deutschland ist geschmolzen :(
For every person like you that won’t take the shit, there are many more that will just give up. Just like unemployment and insurance claims - denial is the first step in protecting the bottom line.
If nobody accepted such bollocks, it would be more economical to actually investigate, provide service & improve processes - rather than trying to bin complaints at the first hurdle.
Prime (lol) example over here is with Amazon not making it easy to return shit after 30 days, by hiding all the easy return options at that point. You can still do it by contacting customer service and they will generally acquiesce, but just having the extra steps there is enough to save a ton of money by keeping the uninformed in the dark.
Fuck em. Make it difficult for them. Be the goddamn squeakiest wheel you can possibly be.
Confirmed issue, just gave it a test.
Adding the uBlock Origin extension to Tor Browser will resolve it and make the links proper again.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
Working fine for me on Mullvad.
We shoulder-surfed a tech back in the 90s when he was getting us set up. Thus, the “HAHA FREE” dialup connection was born.
Gave years of service to our old beige box.
Whatever way you go for setting up the systems themselves, I’ve found dwservice.net to be perfect for accessing systems with only a browser.
The host component is Mac, Windows and Linux compatible. The clients need only an account at DW. Hosts tied to your own account can be shared with others.
Depending on host OS, you get screen, terminal and fire transfer access. Sessions are logged if you need to review who’s accessed what.
Free. Donation optional.
I condensed down from a power hungry tower server to a couple of thinkstations and a nas. Much nicer on the power.
Even more wonderful then hahaha.
Hopefully we’ll get dumps going one way or another. Last I looked there was some headway made into poking the console on release day but I’m not keeping up with it regular.
It’s a neat system. But without the connection and services to back them, they may as well be guaranteed eventual e-waste. Not a problem now, but will be much further down the line.
Decades after release, you can still blast the dust off an old NES and play old cartridges found at flea markets the same way you did with new carts on day 1. How true will this be for the current generation of hardware in the decades to come?
It’s just another aspect of forced obsolescence getting foundations put in. They are right to call these digital sales.
Gotta boil the frog slowly I suppose.
Turned them off, so no.
Given we don’t see much in the way of existential threats here, I figure that anything genuinely big enough to warrant one is something I’d rather not see coming.
Or a test. Or a fault. Or a nothingburger.