36 points by jrdres 2 days ago | 3 comments
NetMageSCW 12 minutes ago
That would be impressive as my doorbell is hardwired from a button to a transformer and bell in a closet.
EtienneDeLyon 1 hour ago
I wonder how I would feel about that, if I was alone at home, and lonely.

Would it cheer me that people were reaching out and ringing my doorbell?

Or would it make me sad because I would be reminded that there was not a friend ringing at the door?

mrsvanwinkle 3 minutes ago
noticed how spam has that utility for many elderly (which further incentivizes the abuse)
stackghost 1 hour ago
I'd be shocked if the Ring doorbells were materially more secure.

I sit firmly in the "only smart device is my printer and I keep a loaded gun next to it in case it makes a weird noise" camp.

nickt 0 minutes ago
You should probably get a cheap IoT camera to keep an eye on that printer!
tehlike 37 minutes ago
I have a poe reolink camera doorbell that I am yet to install...
BLKNSLVR 5 minutes ago
Picturing the scene from Where The Buffalo Roam.

... but I think that was a fax machine.

aidenn0 47 minutes ago
I would love if my printer was more dumb. It's cheaper to buy an AIO than a separate document (with duplex) and flatbed scanner.
stackghost 36 minutes ago
Nowadays smartphones do credible document scanning for most consumer use cases. iPhones had this built in before COVID at the latest.

But the printer comment was actually a reference to a meme about how different groups of people relate to technology.

Nobody on the Internet can ring my doorbell because it's a dumb button that connects to a dumb, literal bell.

aidenn0 1 minute ago
> Nowadays smartphones do credible document scanning for most consumer use cases. iPhones had this built in before COVID at the latest.

Now do 40 pages, front-and-back, with your smartphone.

pests 15 minutes ago
I mean yes and no. If I knew your address, I could 100% ring your doorbell from the Internet.

CTRL+T, doordash.com, McDonalds, "ring doorbell please", pay, done.

I know this isn't what you mean, but, humans are buttons (or button pressers?)

11 minutes ago