[Scoundreller]

Totally. Why am I burning natural gas when I could have an rPi connected space heater dial it up?

Or push my freezer into deep-freeze mode.

Or my water heater tank into super-heat mode? I already have a thermostatic valve anyway.

Or have my dishwasher start whenever it wants between midnight and 6AM? All I can do is start now or in 4 hours, meanwhile these might be terrible times.