Apparently HN takes a very dim view on people talking about rolling their own home automation - but as someone who's done it, I say: go for it! It's fun and as a hacker you'll have an easy time making something not achievable with consumer solutions.
Within the context of the article, I think false positive in smoke detectors are always inevitable, and by law they can't be silenced. But what a smart home system could do is allow you to intercede and prevent the defective one from cascade-infecting every other device.
Apparently HN takes a very dim view on people talking about rolling their own home automation
There used to be a very different crowd around here. I've been looking around for a site like what HN used to be, when "H" stood for "Hacker" and not "Helpless," but so far no good suggestions have come to light.
Within the context of the article, I think false positive in smoke detectors are always inevitable, and by law they can't be silenced. But what a smart home system could do is allow you to intercede and prevent the defective one from cascade-infecting every other device.