{"id":63256,"date":"2024-01-19T06:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T06:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/?p=63256"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:43:27","slug":"not-the-end-just-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/news\/not-the-end-just-the-beginning.html","title":{"rendered":"Not the end, just the beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi everyone, my name&#8217;s Marty and I&#8217;m new here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was originally planning to have the website and forums running smoothly before introducing myself, but things are taking too long and I don&#8217;t want to wait any longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let me acknowledge the amazing work that Mark has done to bring the site from an idea all the way to where it is today over the last 27 years. I&#8217;m honoured that Mark would allow me to become the custodian of the Automated Home brand for the next chapter. 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I&#8217;m very interested in learning as much as I can, I&#8217;m experimenting with different products, I&#8217;m trying to figure out what I should be using in my own home and I would love for you to be a part of that journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you decide that my journey learning about smart homes isn&#8217;t one that you want to follow along with, no hard feelings if you decide to unsubscribe or go elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you decide to stick around, I would be honoured to get to know you and interact with you. I&#8217;m having some interesting conversations with some very smart people in the space and I&#8217;ll start sharing some of those soon. 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