I find this topic in particular difficult to judge because it:
- very much represents the Hacker approach of taking things down and rebuilding them in a better way
- contains technically interesting methods to circumvent DRM, region-locking, and replace the built-in manufacturer's cloud
- uses Node.js + React, so a rather popular web stack, and is Open Source, so it represents a learning opportunity based on a real-world project
- it's a genuinely useful product for people who like home automation
On the other hand:
- the project self-describes as highly idealistic, anti-consumerism, anti-hypergrowth, all of which don't really go well with VC funding or VC-style start-ups
- the author clearly doesn't want HN to talk about him or his project
But I find it problematic to follow your suggestion in general, because I'm sure many companies that get grilled on HN don't appreciate it. And that jwz blog who just redirects to an insult with a picture of hairy balls also keeps getting discussed on HN. Similarly, I'm sure Elon Musk, for example, also doesn't appreciate all the hate he gets here on HN.
- very much represents the Hacker approach of taking things down and rebuilding them in a better way
- contains technically interesting methods to circumvent DRM, region-locking, and replace the built-in manufacturer's cloud
- uses Node.js + React, so a rather popular web stack, and is Open Source, so it represents a learning opportunity based on a real-world project
- it's a genuinely useful product for people who like home automation
On the other hand:
- the project self-describes as highly idealistic, anti-consumerism, anti-hypergrowth, all of which don't really go well with VC funding or VC-style start-ups
- the author clearly doesn't want HN to talk about him or his project
But I find it problematic to follow your suggestion in general, because I'm sure many companies that get grilled on HN don't appreciate it. And that jwz blog who just redirects to an insult with a picture of hairy balls also keeps getting discussed on HN. Similarly, I'm sure Elon Musk, for example, also doesn't appreciate all the hate he gets here on HN.