• crashex@crazypeople.online
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    2 days ago

    You could get them 40 years ago with a simple clock. No internet connection, just set up for coffee at 7

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      2 days ago

      If you have an analog switch to turn it on, you can even use a wall timer to have it automatically start. It’s further off-track from the intention, but if you’re hellbent on yelling at something, you could connect it to a smart outlet.

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        2 days ago

        Why even add that complication of a secondary device? Programmable coffee makers are like $30 and they last forever. I’ve been using my Walmart cheapo machine for 20+ years. This is a totally solved problem.

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          21 hours ago

          The only innovative thing most companies’ R&D budgets support is making stuff spy on you using either WiFi or GPS. And old solutions are a no-go, of course. They’re people with standards, you see.

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          2 days ago

          Less to the point of buying this setup to start with, but repurposing an existing one using far less components.