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by Rafiki 07/16/2025, 7:35pm PDT |
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I have a 1st or 2nd gen Nest, I don't remember which. It's worked fine for 10+ years or however long I've had it. Google sent me an e-mail a few weeks back announcing they're shutting down network connectivity for the old Nest thermostats. The company with one of the largest, most complex, and robust networks in the world and one of the largest IT and engineering staffs in the world finds it too cumbersome to maintain the servers for some old tech. Even though it pretty much just works and they don't need to do anything except not turn the servers off. They told me that as a valued customer they'd be able to give me a discount on a new model, so I laughed and then deleted their e-mail.
I had a work anniversary, and they let me pick a "gift" from some catalog of cheap garbage. I saw they had a new model Nest thermostat and seeing as how it was free and everything else sucked, I ordered it. Here are the steps to install the new thermostat.
- Open the box and remove the thermostat from its packaging.
- Per the insert containing setup instructions, download the Google Home app. The existing Nest app does not support newer models.
- Open the Google Home app and connect a Gmail account, real or throwaway, to the Home app.
- When prompted to enter an address, type "Fuck You" into the address line, pick a fake state, and enter a fake zip code (they are crafty and validate the zip code actually exists in the selected state, so make sure you look up something that matches!)
- Per the setup instructions insert, tap the + button to add the thermostat
- Except don't do that, because it doesn't exist. Instead, tap "Devices" at the bottom of the screen. One of the most valuable companies in the world can't update their printed instructions.
- Tap "Add device" on the devices screen.
- Select "Google Nest" from the list of options.
- Say, "how 'bout eat shit," when prompted to allow Google to know your precise location in order to "find devices on your local network." Somehow they must know your exact geolocation to scan for WiFi signals.
- Look at the instructions insert and see that step 3, after the erroneous step 2, is to scan the QR code on the back of the thermostat to add it to the Home app.
- Look up online that you have to give Google your precise location, wait for it to fail to find a network to connect to, before it will allow you to scan the QR code. No option to skip.
- Return the thermostat and other contents to their rightful places in their packaging.
- Take the box outside and throw it in the dumpster.
Why does Google need to know my address, longitude, and latitude to let me turn my air conditioner on from my phone? They don't, they are just assholes. |
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ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/26/2013, 3:10pm PDT 
https://drive.google.com NT by Google apps still sucks though 07/26/2013, 3:16pm PDT 
Thanks. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/26/2013, 7:37pm PDT 
This thread will be the best advertising MicroSoft ever had by unintentionally of course 07/26/2013, 11:33pm PDT 
I forgot the worst one. by Googlighting 07/26/2013, 11:37pm PDT 
Every change and attempt to integrate Google accounts with Youtube is terrible by fabio 08/10/2013, 5:46am PDT 
I now have to have a personal google account and a work google account by Fullofkittens 08/18/2013, 12:47pm PDT 
"Navigation" vs "Google Maps" by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/10/2013, 9:27am PDT 
You're right, the new google gmail android app update NT by is total shit 08/11/2013, 3:30pm PDT 
how about the fact that gmail shuts your business email down if NT by 2% of your emails bounce 08/11/2013, 3:31pm PDT 
Finally forced me to use the new, shitty "compose email" thing in gmail NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/13/2013, 10:08am PDT 
Can't Select All in gchat any more NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/13/2013, 10:09am PDT 
Each line in gchat has its own entry in the archive, when it used to group them NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/13/2013, 10:13am PDT 
Trying to figure out how to change the email subject in the new, terrible, gmail NT by compose 08/18/2013, 10:54am PDT 
Christ, you got this one right. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2013, 9:50pm PDT 
When a Youtube video ends, the details auto-switch from About to Share even if I by Rafiki 08/18/2013, 11:52am PDT 
Google updated their Authenticator app for no reason other to make it prettier by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 09/04/2013, 2:48pm PDT 
Brilliant by Entropy Stew 09/04/2013, 8:30pm PDT 
Youtube: added more clicks for everything. by The Happiness Engine 09/13/2013, 4:14pm PDT 
Thanks, I was wondering where the annotation toggle had gone by Mysterio 09/13/2013, 5:37pm PDT 
If Google ran the phone company, every conference call would default to include NT by your girlfriend and your mother. 09/13/2013, 6:05pm PDT 
Remember when the CACHED link in Google search results was right there on the pa by Rafiki 09/13/2013, 6:14pm PDT 
What happened to being able to right click and "stop download"? by re: 09/14/2013, 6:20am PDT 
Here's something else I haven't done in months: sign into my youtube account by fabio 10/04/2013, 1:53pm PDT 
This godawful change has been reverted NT by Entropy Stew 11/08/2013, 1:57pm PST 
Do I need a new version of Flash or something, everything is still in the gear f NT by Rafiki 11/09/2013, 7:07pm PST 
No idea, works on my machine by Entropy Stew 11/11/2013, 10:07am PST 
Most recent maps update for Android is complete shit. by motherfuckerfoodeater 09/15/2013, 6:03pm PDT 
Great point by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/15/2013, 6:09pm PDT 
Re: Great point by Rafiki 09/15/2013, 8:02pm PDT 
Wait. In this part of the thread are we claiming that Google Maps isn't good? NT by Because... side by side it's the be 10/04/2013, 7:18pm PDT 
No? I haven't used the phone app version since whatever shipped with the iPhone by Rafiki 10/07/2013, 7:22pm PDT 
It's terrible. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/07/2013, 7:29pm PDT 
Re: It's terrible. by motherfuckerfoodeater 10/07/2013, 9:57pm PDT 
I think Maps has gotten a lot better on new Android. by blackwater 11/02/2015, 11:57pm PST 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by You 09/17/2013, 5:11am PDT 
Best one yet by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/19/2013, 9:11am PDT 
What don't you like about iOS? It seems to fit your uses by Entropy Stew 09/19/2013, 9:40am PDT 
Re: What don't you like about iOS? It seems to fit your uses by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/01/2013, 6:25pm PDT 
Re: Best one yet by Rafiki 09/19/2013, 7:03pm PDT 
Google is pushing me to yahoo so hard its almost like Sergey Brin and Marissa NT by Meyer are still fucking! 11/09/2013, 10:26pm PST 
Youtube always starts videos where I left them, not at the beginning by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/01/2013, 6:21pm PDT 
Auto-hiding my gmail folders unless I mouse over them, all of a sudden by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/04/2013, 10:24am PDT 
I haven't touched it in months by fabio 10/04/2013, 11:09am PDT 
The three tab thing in fairness, takes a second to disable. NT by Worm 10/04/2013, 11:50am PDT 
It could also take a second to enable. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/04/2013, 12:35pm PDT 
iGoogle by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/04/2013, 12:36pm PDT 
I've been off iGoogle for 15 days now NT by and I feel fucking great! 11/09/2013, 11:15pm PST 
Killed Google Alerts by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/22/2013, 4:32pm PDT 
Google Alerts aren't killed. NT by What are you talking about 10/23/2013, 9:35am PDT 
... NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/23/2013, 10:59am PDT 
Are people still getting Google Alerts? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/03/2015, 5:59pm PST 
I get one maybe once a month. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/14/2016, 8:49am PST 
Black scrollbar on black background for Youtube playlist. by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2013, 9:44pm PDT 
Goddamn Chrome completely shits itself if you log into different gmail accounts by fucking newbie 10/30/2013, 6:49am PDT 
Assuming you still need a solution for this, Chrome has "profiles" now by blackwater 11/03/2015, 12:02am PST 
I guess Google fucked Youtube comments? by Rafiki 11/06/2013, 9:54pm PST 
So can you just not make youtube comments anymore without Google+ ? by fuck 11/08/2013, 1:27pm PST 
Youtube comment reply chains now open new browser tabs instead of expanding inli NT by Rafiki 11/09/2013, 7:05pm PST 
They're still inline for me by Siskel and Ebert 11/09/2013, 9:06pm PST 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/12/2014, 8:32pm PDT 
Need to request email of myself to view my stuff on for Google Drive on the web by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/14/2014, 11:29am PDT 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/27/2015, 6:55am PDT 
Office.com has a free edition of word, excel, etc. They seem to work. by CattleHumper 03/27/2015, 10:53am PDT 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by The Happiness Engine 03/27/2015, 3:50pm PDT 
Online banking? NT by fabio 03/27/2015, 4:39pm PDT 
Can no longer play embedded Youtube videos without Javascript enabled NT by fuckers 07/19/2015, 11:45am PDT 
Google is decoupling Google+ from everything by Rafiki 07/27/2015, 2:56pm PDT 
the search page fading to white while I'm typing in a search phrase by Rafiki 08/04/2015, 10:29am PDT 
How bout by Vested Id 08/04/2015, 2:16pm PDT 
Why is this the new standard with everything? by fabio 08/06/2015, 5:58am PDT 
Can no longer paste into Youtube comment box? NT by wtf 08/30/2015, 10:52pm PDT 
Lack of folders in Gmail by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/14/2016, 8:48am PST 
Labels are better than folders. NT by Pinback 02/14/2016, 10:56am PST 
Of course they aren't. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/14/2016, 8:10pm PST 
Well, except they are exactly the same, just labels allow you to put email in mo NT by re than one folder. 02/15/2016, 10:14am PST 
yes, but by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/15/2016, 10:34am PST 
I just wanted folders. by Steven Avery 02/15/2016, 11:02am PST 
"I'm bad at filters" = "Labels are terrible" NT by ICJ Logic Presents 02/16/2016, 7:54am PST 
They aren't filtering anything, you dumb fuck. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/16/2016, 8:07am PST 
I use filters and labels every day. They all work fine. You just suck at it. NT by ator 02/16/2016, 9:11am PST 
Discounting bug reports, an integral part of software development. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/16/2016, 10:34am PST 
Update by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/16/2016, 11:15am PST 
Just want to reiterate about labels by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/06/2016, 9:47am PST 
Use an IMAP client by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/15/2016, 1:07am PST 
Re: Use an IMAP client by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/16/2016, 10:35am PST 
Still terrible. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/10/2017, 10:31am PST 
April Fools mic drop by fabio 04/01/2016, 1:07pm PDT 
404 NT by Not Found 04/01/2016, 2:15pm PDT 
try this by fabio 04/01/2016, 2:19pm PDT 
Why so serious? by Google Product Manager 04/01/2016, 10:29pm PDT 
tried to print something from google drive today by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/15/2016, 10:21am PDT 
They hide the directions button on Maps on the web until by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/28/2016, 10:11am PDT 
Using Chrome it's on the right side of the search box, a little blue square NT by what browser are you using? 06/28/2016, 10:33am PDT 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Mysterio 12/06/2016, 6:37pm PST 
Arbitrarily limiting youtube quality if you don't have the Correct browser. by The Happiness Engine 12/08/2016, 3:35pm PST 
Youtube notifications by fabio 01/19/2017, 6:52pm PST 
Yes, you can only view yt notifs the old way by going to the google notifs by Eurotrash 01/21/2017, 3:58am PST 
Now the notifications don't even take you to the comment by fabio 09/13/2017, 12:14pm PDT 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/30/2017, 6:47pm PDT 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Bunyip 04/30/2017, 10:40pm PDT 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/02/2017, 8:57am PDT 
A/B testing. NT by Oom Shnibble 04/30/2017, 10:50pm PDT 
Yes, but the incompetence is absolutely legendary at this point. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/02/2017, 8:55am PDT 
UI tests are always broken by Entropy Stew 05/02/2017, 7:30pm PDT 
Not mine, pal by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/03/2017, 6:19pm PDT 
High level functional tests are just ridiculous to keep working, is all by Entropy Stew 05/03/2017, 6:27pm PDT 
Why are you testing Google's login shit? by FoK 05/03/2017, 7:25pm PDT 
Re: Why are you testing Google's login shit? by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/03/2017, 8:17pm PDT 
Android 6.0 has no native call blocking feature. Who would want that anyways?! NT by Stalkers/robocallers rejoice 05/29/2017, 2:34pm PDT 
Google IS spam. by The Happiness Engine 05/31/2017, 6:17pm PDT 
Link spoofing in ads by Rafiki 06/07/2017, 2:15pm PDT 
Youtube popup ads have suddenly become 10 times more obtrusive NT by fabio 07/24/2017, 1:06pm PDT 
TWO ads at the start of every clip now by fabio 10/25/2017, 9:42pm PDT 
Who the fuck uses the Back and Next buttons on Youtube? by fabio 11/20/2017, 2:04pm PST 
Android backup process: shove phone up own ass, out of mouth, into dumpster NT by Entropy Stew 11/20/2017, 9:11pm PST 
The fuck is this Youtube Rewind shit? NT by get it off 12/09/2017, 7:32am PST 
Re: ITT, I note how Google pissed me off today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/16/2018, 7:16am PDT 
What did Brave do to you? NT by Brendan Eich 03/16/2018, 7:29am PDT 
I personally like it, I don't know what that guy's problem is. NT by James McGillicutty, Esq 03/16/2018, 12:07pm PDT 
UPDATE. It only happens on some files. Sometimes you get the "keep" choice by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/16/2018, 4:24pm PDT 
Removing the ability to get an image link! by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/19/2018, 8:45am PDT 
That's not google's fault by Entropy Stew 05/19/2018, 1:25pm PDT 
Chrome is too dumb to handle intranet sites by Rafiki 08/17/2018, 9:54am PDT 
Downstairs? Downsy. Fucking auto-correct. NT by Rafiki 08/17/2018, 9:57am PDT 
The "menu"(?) button? on Chrome by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/20/2018, 9:59am PDT 
Google throws away 12 years of work by investors (Portfolios in Google Finance) by blackwater 09/14/2018, 3:24pm PDT 
"Chrome is a Google Service that happens to contain a web browser" by they said this 09/24/2018, 1:21pm PDT 
Did you just assume my function? NT by 2016 Undead 09/24/2018, 2:04pm PDT 
Chrome 69 does not delete Google's cookies when you clear "all cookies" by Entropy Stew 09/25/2018, 10:53am PDT 
Re: Chrome 69 does not delete Google's cookies when you clear "all cookies" by blackwater 09/25/2018, 3:32pm PDT 
They have sort of gmail prediction service now. by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/25/2018, 10:48am PDT 
First we program the machine, then it programs us, etc etc by Thanks, Google 09/25/2018, 10:42pm PDT 
Changed the UI mid-trip on Google Maps to show me pictures by UUID tag here 01/18/2019, 11:55pm PST 
It's gmail's birthday. by Kirahu Nagasawa 04/03/2019, 6:53am PDT 
On the Android version of Chrome you now have to by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/26/2019, 6:59pm PDT 
Re: On the Android version of Chrome you now have to by Mysterio 05/27/2019, 5:33am PDT 
Thank you by Daniel Berkhart 05/27/2019, 11:33am PDT 
Brave NT by Browser 05/27/2019, 12:05pm PDT 
Brave stole this! Why?? NT by Mysterio 12/21/2019, 9:36pm PST 
Stopped letting me send mail to myself on my Linode server by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/29/2019, 9:50am PDT 
consider yourself lucky that you got an actual error message by Blackwater 05/29/2019, 9:05pm PDT 
You got the linode, make a mail server! by The Happiness Engine 05/31/2019, 7:13pm PDT 
This is valid. Fix your shit. by Entropy Stew 06/04/2019, 9:13pm PDT 
Windows Explorer style navigation for Team Drives now NT by aiaiaiaiaiaiai 06/07/2019, 4:55pm PDT 
Welcome to hating tab groups NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/21/2021, 10:55pm PST 
Youtube videos flagged as "adult content" can no longer be viewed anywhere witho by Rafiki 02/23/2021, 11:32am PST 
Moved the Youtube autoplay button from the play list to the video play bar by for no reason 03/07/2021, 6:05pm PST 
It just stopped showing me email bodies. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/17/2021, 2:36pm PDT 
Google's hiring process by of COURSE it's too many steps 08/05/2021, 3:35pm PDT 
Youtube now makes you sit through ads for hovering previews NT by fucks 09/17/2021, 7:12am PDT 
They could have let us know who was running evilemail. by Mysterio 08/11/2022, 1:17pm PDT 
Youtube no longer functions with uBlock Origin by Rafiki 09/05/2023, 8:20am PDT 
Yeah I switched to another ad blocker by laudablepuss 09/05/2023, 8:55am PDT 
uBlock Origin still working on Bing you guys should switch they have Bing Chat by Roop 09/05/2023, 5:06pm PDT 
Bing AI fired me. They don't want me using them. NT by Gasoline 09/05/2023, 6:00pm PDT 
Shut up NT by gawd 09/05/2023, 8:29pm PDT 
Works fine for me in Firefox. by Mischief Maker 09/05/2023, 6:50pm PDT 
Sending a picture via an email with in Android by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/29/2024, 9:42am PST 
Caltrops stretch goal NT by Force ICJ to watch The Internship 01/29/2024, 12:42pm PST 
Re: Caltrops stretch goal by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/29/2024, 1:05pm PST 
Did Youtube take away the autoplay toggle and force it always on? by AGAIN? 05/07/2024, 9:25pm PDT 
Every other youtube ad is over a minute long now by FUCK you! 07/02/2024, 11:16am PDT 
If I don't sign into my account, it'll be flagged as inactive by Rafiki 12/16/2024, 2:17pm PST 
Re: If I don't sign into my account, it'll be flagged as inactive by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2024, 4:18pm PST 
Many such cases. by blackwater 12/17/2024, 10:09am PST 
Baking soda and Google AI by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/16/2024, 4:16pm PST 
GOOG knew Gemini wasn't ready, but they were afraid of OpenAI and Bing by blackwater 12/17/2024, 10:04am PST 
Google, the search engine that’s forgotten how to search by Question Hound 12/18/2024, 5:08pm PST 
Google Maps actually went along with the "Gulf of America" stupidity by Apple Maps too 02/13/2025, 11:49pm PST 
Searching... by pinback 02/20/2025, 9:32am PST 
No cortisone in baseball on my watch. NT by Bud Selig 02/20/2025, 11:54am PST 
Google Home by Rafiki 07/16/2025, 7:35pm PDT 
The man who killed Google search by Prabhakar Raghavan 07/17/2025, 8:14am PDT 
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