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Jan. 31st, 2022 12:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brin_bellwayWeird MSL (Metric as a Second Language) problems: this smart thermostat has no option for "display indoor temperature in Fahrenheit and outdoor temperature in Celsius".
I understand why they didn't include that option! The vast vast majority of people would find it very confusing!
But it *is* how I actually think, and now I have to decide which compromise to go with.
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(Currently leaning towards Fahrenheit, since the indoor temperature is in larger font and overall more central to the purpose of the device than the outdoor temperature. Also I do often use outdoor Fahrenheit when it's warm, so the weather display probably won't trip me up in the summer.
Also also, we haven't decided yet if we're actually going to allow the device Internet access long-term: I'm not sure it would be very useful given our lifestyles, so it might just be needless attack surface. We're going to leave the Internet access on for a bit while we get used to the device and see if it comes in handy.)
I understand why they didn't include that option! The vast vast majority of people would find it very confusing!
But it *is* how I actually think, and now I have to decide which compromise to go with.
---
(Currently leaning towards Fahrenheit, since the indoor temperature is in larger font and overall more central to the purpose of the device than the outdoor temperature. Also I do often use outdoor Fahrenheit when it's warm, so the weather display probably won't trip me up in the summer.
Also also, we haven't decided yet if we're actually going to allow the device Internet access long-term: I'm not sure it would be very useful given our lifestyles, so it might just be needless attack surface. We're going to leave the Internet access on for a bit while we get used to the device and see if it comes in handy.)
