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[–] CocaineShrimp@lemm.ee 84 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heating systems in Europe are unique and have a variety of hardware and software requirements that make it challenging to build for the diverse set of homes

AKA. Europe probably has hardware and software requirements that make it so Google can't

A) Harvest your data; and/or B) Must be able to function without an internet connection (aka. they can't kill it)

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 16 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] embMaster@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This is a thermostat (although an analog one). You set a temperature with it. "3" corresponds with about 20°C.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 4 points 11 hours ago

Of course. You'd just never see this and go "oh, that's so unique and has a variety of hardware and software requirements". That's what I was getting at.

[–] ik5pvx@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago

TBF, I have those AND a programmable thermostat.