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The miniature radio that could link the Internet of Things
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| September 14, 2014
| David Nield —
Posted on 09/14/2014 8:33:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Ezekiel
Or Bill’s vignette above...
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posted on
09/14/2014 9:55:13 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
To: freedumb2003; Billthedrill
There is no end to the potential for abuse and control.
People think those wine fridges are convenient but wait until they talk.
Never mind the appliances, though... the labels on everything will rat us out. Food, alcohol, reading material, clothing. Or just go to Amazon and search for an item you bought oh, close to a decade ago. “They” know even more than Bill’s terlit!
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posted on
09/14/2014 10:24:29 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: Vince Ferrer
“I stopped at the same word. I am a software guy, but I am not going to have my things reporting back to the internet om me.”
If you are a software guy, you should know that they probably already do. The number of items in my house that connect to the plain old Internet is astounding.
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posted on
09/14/2014 10:33:57 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: Sparticus
The last thing I want to worry about is someone hacking my washing machine. Or my pants. if it could solve the mystery of the missing socks, i could be satisfied... might be worth it to me... :)
To: BenLurkin
My opinion is the internet of things will be pitched towards women and they are more gullible about such conveniences. I base this on the incessant radio advertising I hear for Chase online banking using your smart phone. Other online banks are in it too to lock in customers.
The kind of woman who are working and have children will want this internet of things they can control remotely.
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posted on
09/14/2014 11:47:15 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: BenLurkin
So how popular will it be when the HVAC system starts reporting on what it smells in the air? And not just marijuana smoke or crack fumes. How about a report on a perfume in the air not found in your wife’s inventory?
I can see this going wrong very fast.
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:25:33 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fictional)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:42:38 AM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Call me weird, but I still prefer to listen to HAM Radio.Okay.
You're weird.
Happy now?
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:52:52 AM PDT
by
Quality_Not_Quantity
(Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
To: The Antiyuppie
Yep, I keep getting notices from Comcast (America’s most loved company) to “upgrade” my router. This is so they can run a public wi-fi site from my location. I’ll try to delay this until they decide to break the service in order to compel the “upgrade”.
I’m a software guy also and don’t trust the internet of things in the least.
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posted on
09/15/2014 5:45:11 AM PDT
by
glorgau
To: Billthedrill
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posted on
09/15/2014 6:00:54 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Ezekiel
How long before these gossipy appliances rat on homeowners? Guests will know that the fridge is full of - gasp! - inorganic vegetables and saturated fats, the info going straight to facebook and twitter. Or maybe the Obamacare minders.How about a hacker group in Nigeria demanding $100M to turn our 'frigerators back on?
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posted on
09/15/2014 11:55:02 AM PDT
by
houeto
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To: houeto; MeshugeMikey
Is there a black market yet for “dumb” appliances?
Electronic sales/exchange trails must obviously be avoided. Guess when our old fridges, washers, and dryers die we’ll have to scope out places off the Google street view monitors and look for petroglyphs indicating the secret places where we may discover these old icons of civilization.
Envisioning the famous Maytag repairman as the old man on Logan’s Run.
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posted on
09/15/2014 12:42:56 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: Ezekiel
todays New Skoo Maytag "repairman"......has been taught how to retrofit your old machine...with the new New NEW..thang..
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posted on
09/15/2014 1:27:42 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
(Please RESIGN Mr. President Its the RIGHT thing to do_RETIRE THE REGIME!)
To: MeshugeMikey
LOL, what is it? Rap video? SNL skit? Maytag commercial in the hood? Are those scrubs he’s wearing?
Could have been a scene out of Sanford and Son. One of Lamont’s friends..
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posted on
09/15/2014 2:26:10 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: Billthedrill
You don't even WANT to know what your Sleep Number Bed is saying about you. Don't be surprised if it deflates in your sleep and smothers you to death.
-PJ
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posted on
09/15/2014 2:32:42 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: Ezekiel
yo yo yo yo
Another of Obamas Secret Sons!
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posted on
09/15/2014 2:35:56 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
(Please RESIGN Mr. President Its the RIGHT thing to do_RETIRE THE REGIME!)
To: glorgau
I've been getting those, too. I want the plain access point modem and I will get my own wifi router. I don't want to rent theirs.
They probably want to control the QoS settings for me.
-PJ
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posted on
09/15/2014 2:36:25 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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