[zxvkhkxvdvbdxz]

> Smart switches are a lot better of an idea, and they recognize the reality that most of the time the best time to turn on the light is by touching the switch when entering a room.

i went with precense sensors instead, stuff light up as i move across the house, and will be removing the switches.

[ocdtrekkie]

You know what I really hate when I am up at 3 AM trying to move about the house without being blinded? Probably your lights.

[theshrike79]

That’s why the lights go on at the dimmest setting at night. Or not at all.

It’s literally one extra if clause in the logic

[ocdtrekkie]

And then when I need it brighter? Or if I don't want the lights on at all?

Sure, you can manage an increasingly programmed logic path for every conceivable option, but it's way easier to just hit the light switch.

There’s a point where you're spending a multiple of the cost on equipment and a huge amount of time, to save you a net amount of... zero effort. It becomes a waste.

[kyorochan]

> but it's way easier to just hit the light switch

> to save you a net amount of... zero effort

This is just not true. I have 7 lights in the room I'm in right now, and I want them to all turn on and off together. This was a huge pain before I had smart lights.

[zxvkhkxvdvbdxz]

then you change brightness or on/off using the homekit integration. its literally on my lockscreen

[zxvkhkxvdvbdxz]

use adaptive lightning

[ghostpepper]

why not leave the switches for emergencies?