That would be impressive as my doorbell is hardwired from a button to a transformer and bell in a closet.

You could take a picture from the real footage, remove the people from it and insert yourself into the front yard. Then when they open the door act confused that you cant see them.

edit: my doorbell resets if you hold it down for 10 seconds then it takes wifi credentials with a QR code and thinks you are it's new owner.

I'd be shocked if the Ring doorbells were materially more secure.

I sit firmly in the "only smart device is my printer and I keep a loaded gun next to it in case it makes a weird noise" camp.

• nickt

  today at 4:44 AM

  You should probably get a cheap IoT camera to keep an eye on that printer!

• tehlike

  today at 4:07 AM

  I have a poe reolink camera doorbell that I am yet to install...

• aidenn0

  today at 3:57 AM

  I would love if my printer was more dumb. It's cheaper to buy an AIO than a separate document (with duplex) and flatbed scanner.

  • stackghost

    today at 4:08 AM

    Nowadays smartphones do credible document scanning for most consumer use cases. iPhones had this built in before COVID at the latest.

    But the printer comment was actually a reference to a meme about how different groups of people relate to technology.

    Nobody on the Internet can ring my doorbell because it's a dumb button that connects to a dumb, literal bell.

    • aidenn0

      today at 4:42 AM

      > Nowadays smartphones do credible document scanning for most consumer use cases. iPhones had this built in before COVID at the latest.

      Now do 40 pages, front-and-back, with your smartphone.

      • stackghost

        today at 5:08 AM

        That's not "most consumer use cases".

        I have not once in my entire life had to scan 40 pages at once. I bet I've never done more than 15 at once.

        For the once in a blue moon that I need to scan 40 double-sided pages I'd just go to my local print shop.

        • para_parolu

          today at 5:13 AM

          I got flashbacks from preparing immigration papers…

    • pests

      today at 4:29 AM

      I mean yes and no. If I knew your address, I could 100% ring your doorbell from the Internet.

      CTRL+T, doordash.com, McDonalds, "ring doorbell please", pay, done.

      I know this isn't what you mean, but, humans are buttons (or button pressers?)

      • martheen

        today at 4:48 AM

        To handle older cars that can't close the door by itself, Waymo (used to?) pay nearby DoorDash drivers to close it.

      • today at 4:33 AM

• BLKNSLVR

  today at 4:39 AM

  Picturing the scene from Where The Buffalo Roam.

  ... but I think that was a fax machine.

I wonder how I would feel about that, if I was alone at home, and lonely.

Would it cheer me that people were reaching out and ringing my doorbell?

Or would it make me sad because I would be reminded that there was not a friend ringing at the door?

• mrsvanwinkle

  today at 4:41 AM

  noticed how spam has that utility for many elderly (which further incentivizes the abuse)