I Fought My Thermostat (And My AI) And I’m Not Sure Who Won
How I replaced a Nest thermostat with an Aqara W200, argued with two different AIs for six hours, and learned that “just adjust the setpoint”...
How I Paid Google $5 to Access My Own Devices, Then Fought Their Console for 6 Hours
A tale of OAuth hell, quota purgatory, and the sweet victory of saying “Hey Google, turn on Test Switch” The Mission It started innocently enough....