Post AwdyP494Bm7ZGeEuO0 by bob@beamship.mpaq.org
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 (DIR) Post #AwdCdRMFxwDorx6Si8 by Faintdreams@dice.camp
       2025-07-29T10:58:25Z
       
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       Yet another example of a 'Smart device' company deciding that -  No. You Don't actually Own The Thing."Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products.“You lose access to controlling devices, configuring; automations, modes, shortcuts, and energy services,” a company FAQ page says." - ArsTechnicahttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/bankrupt-futurehome-suddenly-makes-its-smart-home-hub-a-subscription-service/#SmartDevice #SmartHub #IOT
       
 (DIR) Post #AwdCdSfn4nRQwpFZnU by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-07-29T16:39:51Z
       
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       @Faintdreams I wish Philip K. Dick's books would stay fiction.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwdCxdSEhWvCB3Wuqu by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-07-29T16:43:32Z
       
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       @Faintdreams There is a very funny (well it used to be funny) chapter in one of his books where he gets in an argument with the door to his apartment which won't let him out since he hasn't paid for it. I think he also has to argue with the fridge. Man was a visionary. Unfortunately. Will electronic connected doors threaten people they will unlock if you don't pay the new monthly fee?We already have someone sitting in the dark because of Futurehome.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwdIulG9pBijEztQOm by adrake@sfba.social
       2025-07-29T17:50:12Z
       
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       @futurebird @Faintdreams when we moved into our current house, I put a smart lock on a door that goes to the garage because I figured it would be useful to be able to let contractors in, or neighbors if something happened while we were traveling, etc. The one non-negotiable was that the lock had to be fully mechanically functional. Keyhole on the front and thumb turn inside, both working with or without power. It's amazing how many didn't meet that very basic criteria!
       
 (DIR) Post #AwdSnf9f7fSZp16nzs by diyelectromusic@mastodon.social
       2025-07-29T19:40:58Z
       
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       @futurebird @Faintdreams Ubik iirc... yes, seemed very funny at the time - and I liked the way the occupant had to wait for a visitor to call to then lend them (again) the cash to open the front door!As I say... at the time...
       
 (DIR) Post #AwdyP494Bm7ZGeEuO0 by bob@beamship.mpaq.org
       2025-07-30T01:33:27Z
       
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       @futurebird @Faintdreams@dice.camI instantly thought of George Orwell...
       
 (DIR) Post #Awe0H3St2Bk2kVom8m by qkslvrwolf@mastodon.social
       2025-07-30T01:56:01Z
       
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       @futurebird @Faintdreams Been hoping writers will stop writing warning dystopian futures and start writing like...soap operas set in utopian futures.Folks'll still have people issues if and when the world is better. Let's just show that. Show the world being great, and then have like..whatever human interest set on that backdrop to tell the story. Or just do like..ted lasso stuff, but in the future, where it's all good people and sometimes people make mistakes and there's competition to have
       
 (DIR) Post #AweulkXd2JMkT9FVMu by marick@mstdn.social
       2025-07-30T12:29:04Z
       
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       @futurebird @GeePawHill @Faintdreams Recently redid /Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb/. Of Dick futures, that one’s OK, verging on “cozy.” Well, except for the majority of the populace who died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Bloodmoney,_or_How_We_Got_Along_After_the_Bomb