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  • Inside iOS 11: HomeKit gains multi-person geofencing, conditional triggers

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    MacPro said:
    I have a question on HomeKit to l you experts here.  I ditched the Nest and installed an ecobee 3 with satellite sensors  and couldn't be happier.  It has, I knew at purchase, HomeKit capabilities and not knowing the first thing about this or how to use it only last week tried it out.  I was asked to hold my iPhone's camera in front of the main ecobee unit and they did their thing.  Now I can say 'good morning' to 'good night' to Siri on that phone and viola my comfort settings for those two time settings kick in and over ride the schedule.  Very neat and idiot proof for me to use.  I also read there are a ton of other things I can say but haven't really delved yet.  It won't open the garage door I did try that ;). Oh by the way, Siri always answers those 'Good nights' in a totally new intonation I've never heard before with various comments added like sleep tight.  Really cute.

    Here's the thing though, I was at Tampa airpots a few days ago and out of boredom waiting for an arrival tried to see if I could talk to my Ecobee  from there.  I was told I couldn't by Siri.  I could access via the app.  So is the Siri HomeKit connection only available when on the LAN or have I yet to set something up here?  Remember I'm a Mac guy and iOS is a mystery to me. :)
    I believe you need to have an Apple TV in order to connect to HomeKit away from your home network.
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  • NTSB lays partial blame on Apple for fatal Tesla crash involving employee

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    Meanwhile:
    Tesla car with feature improperly marketed as “autopilot”.....  let’s blame Apple. 
    How exactly is it improperly marketed? The capabilities of Tesla’s autopilot is on par with most autopilot systems you find in aircraft. Just because a certain segment of the population is ignorant of what an autopilot actually is doesn’t mean Tesla shouldn’t be able to use that name. All that really matters is that Tesla educates people who actually buy their cars. 

    Tesla drivers should be perfectly aware of the limitations of the system - they’re spelled out in great detail in the manual, it makes you agree when you first turn it on that you the driver are responsible and to always pay attention, and it warns you every time you activate it and very often during use to keep your hands on the wheel and pay attention. Any Tesla driver who uses autopilot and claims to not understand this is either being intentionally obtuse or is a moron who shouldn’t be allowed to drive a bicycle. 

    It sucks that Huang made several very poor decisions that ended up costing him his life, but I’m mostly glad that his mistakes didn’t kill anyone else. 
    seanjjony0muthuk_vanalingamMacQcFileMakerFeller