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Don't Want Google In Your House? Here Are a Few Home-Tech Startups To Watch
curtwoodward writes: Google bought Nest. Then Nest bought Dropcam. Then Nest opened up its platform to tech partners, including... Google. This may not creep everyone out, but for those who don't like the idea of Google's all-seeing eye owning their smart-home devices, there are some small, independent companies developing alternatives. Maybe they'll survive long enough to get acquired by a company that doesn't make 90 percent of its money from advertising — right?
Well that is the Republican way. Their kind doesn't believe in creating things of value. They only believe in perceived value. That's why their, for example, stock markets are about perceived value instead of real value. Their kind doesn't believe in reality. That's why they're constantly spouting nonsense about places they've made-up like heaven and purgatory. Also, it's the reason they're so racist. They can't see reality. In their minds, what they think a person is like is more important than what they're really like. They simply can't create things of value so they create things to be acquired.