True on both counts. Fitbit is the worst offender I’ve seen so far. You’d think it would be Strava (which I’ve also stopped using outside competitions that require it) but Fitbit is just a health data broker at this point. I aggregate with apple’s health app now. It replaced a bunch of tedious spreadsheets and the watch collects way more useful and granular training data than I ever recorded myself. For PT management it’s just too invaluable to ignore.
Yes tried smart thermostats long ago and they never worked right for me. Nowadays I have zones scheduled mostly by time-of-use rates, sunlight and battery levels, which I think is the same idea behind giving the utility company control of your thermostat (they want to have a chunk of the grid to use for peak attenuation, but time of use pricing accomplishes the same thing without letting them past your firewall).
True on both counts. Fitbit is the worst offender I’ve seen so far. You’d think it would be Strava (which I’ve also stopped using outside competitions that require it) but Fitbit is just a health data broker at this point. I aggregate with apple’s health app now. It replaced a bunch of tedious spreadsheets and the watch collects way more useful and granular training data than I ever recorded myself. For PT management it’s just too invaluable to ignore.
Yes tried smart thermostats long ago and they never worked right for me. Nowadays I have zones scheduled mostly by time-of-use rates, sunlight and battery levels, which I think is the same idea behind giving the utility company control of your thermostat (they want to have a chunk of the grid to use for peak attenuation, but time of use pricing accomplishes the same thing without letting them past your firewall).