and by throwing it away it's no longer yours but public propertyPelosi’s fault.
The Internet of Things: What could possibly go wrong?
Can you translate that into readable English? “in the clear?”
How many Democrats does it take to screw-in a smart light-bulb?
All my lightbulbs are Marie Harf lightbulbs.
They’re too stupid to know anything.
Fortunately we still have about 300 incandescent bulbs of various wattages (60, 70, 100) left... None of them cares about WIFI passwords...
I still use flourescent bulbs — dumb bulbs — and have hundreds in storage w/ my prepper stuff on 27 5-tier shelves, in the basement.
No worries, here. I break them before throwing them away, too.
What specific type bulb? CFL, LED, what? And by what link or connection would a light bulb in any room of my house record only passwords that are used on smart my phone or laptop in some other room in my house?
Make a VPN to run the smart devices?
Is that like a security light that goes on at dusk when it sneses movement?
Unforseen consequences
Can’t you just “clap off” before discarding?
and by throwing it away it's no longer yours but public propertyWhen the switch from incandescent to CFL was made, I hated CFLs. The made noise and gave off a really strange light.
Today LEDs are the way to go. Science had conquered the blue light problem. The LED light I have for may desk gives off a warm glow that is nearly identical to an incandescent lamp.
But smart light bulbs? Sorry, I’l pass that. Along with Echo, Alexa, etc. My refrigerator does not need access to the Internet.
My homes have been dumb for many years and have gotten along fine. Why should I change that?
Don’t use em
Uh oh.
Fundamental problem with the “internet of things.” Sure, the idea is to make almost everything “smart” and connected. Catch-22 here. By definition they have to be connected to what you’re connected to. They also need to be secure, so they are “in” on the security of your network. The gotcha is, as this particular device illustrates, the security of your network is then reliant on all these devices to keep it secure. Your network is only as good as the weakest device on it. These are consumer goods manufacturers, appliance makers, etc. They are not (yet) cyber security experts. Someday someone will breach your network through your sprinkler control system and convince your refrigerator to order 47 cases of cheeze-whiz from the local grocer...
All of my lightbulbs are dumb. I checked. Dumb as a rock. I tried to stike up a conversation but nothing happened. Dumber than Mongo in a saloon.
OMG
Who the heck needs a “smart” light bulb? Even without the security issue, what possible advantage is there? So I can tell Alexa to turn the lights on? Why?