<story><title>How I automate my home</title><url>https://japaniot.github.io/2020/01/01/how-i-automate-my-home-en/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>lurquer</author><text>I just have my kids do stuff.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Water the yard!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Turn off that light!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Change the channel!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Go get the mail!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Simple. Fairly reliable. Best DIY project the wife and I have ever done.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>monkmartinez</author><text>My home automation is setup similar but more as a barter system.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Would you like an hour of screen time? ... The dog excrement is rather unsightly and requires collection. Post collection, we run a mile together.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I will give you 15 minutes of screen time for every 5 burpees completed to my satisfaction&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The $10 dollar bonus this week will be based on the lack of dog excrement in the yard and you packing your own !!Heathy!! lunches!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I will give you $10 dollars for every book read with accompanying book report (usually only two paragraph summaries).&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If we find any clothes that are not in hampers, we deduct $1 dollar from allowance per item.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;So on and so forth... the rules are consistent, but do allow for bonuses and cutbacks based on performance. The conservation of electricity and water are biggies!!!</text></comment>
<story><title>How I automate my home</title><url>https://japaniot.github.io/2020/01/01/how-i-automate-my-home-en/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>lurquer</author><text>I just have my kids do stuff.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Water the yard!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Turn off that light!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Change the channel!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Go get the mail!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Simple. Fairly reliable. Best DIY project the wife and I have ever done.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nsteel</author><text>Really, really expensive solution.</text></comment>