i bought a new router so the wireless network is reset to new stuff and lena went to turn the smart light she has in her office/our living room off and it was on the old network
anyway i walked into the living room and she's standing next to the lamp as it's blinking on and off and i'm like what the fuck is going on here and she's like "the lightbulb is in pairing mode" and smart home stuff is so dumb, man
reminds me of the time I got some smart light bulbs to experiment with, fitted them in our kitchen, and I call Misty out to see them and she flicks them on and off experimentally with the light switch… just enough times in rapid succession to factory reset them, which makes them start flashing at 100% brightness instead of the 30% they were on previously, at like 7pm in winter, dazzling us both
that was the point at which I gave up on smart light bulbs
