The Reddit thread is about Amazon's move to monetize Alexa's wonderful "homely assistance". But there are some gems in here; lessons for every new dabbler in Home Automation.
Keep it simple... despite the temptation to go crazy with whizz-bang automation of everything,
...automate what REALLY matters/helps/saves time, and don't entrench too deeply in any solution....
especially where unsupported customization(s) can become a trap-of-reliance entailing frustrating re-work elsewhere (or another way) later.
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1f2x5cc/comment/lkajkn4/
