Maybe ‘dumb homes’ are the new smart?

Went shopping for a new bathroom the other day - our en-suite is old and worn out. One thing I specified is “No smart shower” because as an IT Pro who likes to relax in a hot bath away from all the tech, the last thing I want to do is troubleshoot a network problem to run the bath.

With that in mind, Jason Fried’s The Big Regression struck a chord. I do like the idea of Smart Home stuff but it has to approve the quality of life for you in the home, it’s got to cope if the normal “tech wrangler” is dead or long-term ill. It’s got to recover nicely after a power cut, instead of needing things to be rebooted in a particular order just to get the lights on and the boiler running after a storm.