The Internet of Incompatible Things
I have the same issue with chat protocols. Some of my friends are on iMessage, some on Hangouts, some on Whatsapp. None of these talk to each other and I'd really just rather use TextSecure.<p>We had a standard for chat, it's called XMPP, and before that we had IRC. I know they're all non-optimal for mobile use but some goddamn standards (tm) would make my life easier.<p>I can't believe we were better off in the heydays of Trillian - at least all my contact lists were in one program!<p>Maybe I should go back to SMS.<p>Now, on home automation. I came to some of the same conclusions as the author - we're screwed when it comes to being at the behest of big companies and proprietary protocols to control devices we should own.<p>I just dread having to write yet another home automation framework when I do finally automate my doors, windows and lights. Now where did I put my keys again?