Posted on 12/18/2021 7:19:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is a powerful reminder about the detriments of “smart” technology, which is gone in an instant once the “cloud” goes down.
One wonders how many thousands (millions?) of people out there were left without working doorbells, Roomba vacuum cleaners and even refrigerators that normally run on AWS but no longer could during the outage.
According to reports, the disruption began at around 10am EST on December 7. It left many packages unable to be delivered, many streaming media services were down, and patrons of Walt Disney Co. theme parks were unable to enter due to the automation involved with ticket processing and scanning.
Anything that runs on the Amazon “Alexa” system was also disabled, as were people’s Ring smart-doorbell units and other cloud-driven appliances and tech tools.
Sure, these things seem cool in theory. But the reality is that linking to the cloud means that you are also dependent on the cloud. And if the cloud goes away, then suddenly the “smart” life you set up for yourself is over in an instant.
“Irate device users tweeted their frustrations to Ring’s official account, with many complaining that they spent time rebooting or reinstalling their apps and devices before finding out on Twitter that there was a general Amazon Web Services outage,” reported Bloomberg Quint.
“Multiple Ring users even said they weren’t able to get into their homes without access to the phone app, which was down.”
Hilariously, Christmas was cancelled for many that day as the Amazon cloud refused to turn on their Christmas lights. Others were unable to turn on the lights in their own house because smart lightbulbs stopped responding to voice commands.
It was probably just an excuse, but many people also reported that performing basic household chores also became “impossible” because all of their smart appliances just stopped working.
“The outage prompted people to reflect on the pitfalls of having a ‘smart’ home that’s overly dependent on not only the internet, but one company in particular – while those with ‘dumb’ homes gloated that their fridges and light switches were working just fine,” Bloomberg Quint further reported.
“Several of the affected AWS operations were on the East Coast. AWS said about nine hours later that it has resolved the network device issues that led to the outage.”
Hopefully this little fiasco was enough to wake at least some people up as to the true nature of smart living. Is it really smart to give total control of your life over to the likes of Jeff Bezos, whose cloud services now decide whether or not certain people can live their lives?
What happens when AWS potentially goes down for good? Then what? Do people really want to live under the control of the tech hive? Would it not be more prudent to take back control of your own life, even at the risk of being called “dumb” as opposed to smart?
“I have no idea why anyone would ever have this in their house!” wrote one Natural News commenter on an article about how “smart” Alexa devices are always listening and could be used by the evil ones to blackmail someone.
“My son got an Amazon Alexa. He’s turned into a sheep,” wrote another. “I have warned him that these corrupted things listen in but to no avail. He will have to learn the hard way.”
More of the latest news about the pitfalls of the “internet of things” can be found at Collapse.news.
I believe Teslas cannot operate without an Internet connection.
A huge part of our military is now “in the cloud”.
What do you want to bet that AWS experiences an especially severe outrage just as Taiwan or Ukraine goes hot? It wouldn’t cripple us, but it would be inconvenient.
Sooo right! We’re committing suicide by welding our lives to these machines.
Devices that need clouds? How would they stay charged up in the shade?
oh, this is some Google type thing, never mind.
I don’t want a ‘Smart’ refrigerator, stove or washer spying and tattling on me. I don’t want any stream of ‘notifications’ on how other people are using these devices either. Some people do, and that is their choice.
I don’t want ‘Smart’ eye glasses or shoes. I don’t even want a ‘Smart’ bed!
I wouldn’t mind have a smart President.
Actually, Roomba works just fine without a cloud connection.
As the Beach Boys sang: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”
You are absolutely wrong. There are long sections of highway in the mountains where there is NO web access/phone service unless you have a satellite connection, which is very unlikely in a moving vehicle. I see Teslas on these roads regularly.
We deliberately go out of our way to avoid cloud connecting anything or even computer chips.
Mr. mm even had trouble finding a chain saw that didn’t have a computer chip in it.
We want something mechanical that we can fix ourselves and I am not going to depend on some computer to be able to enter my own home.
I was wrong. IT’s not an Internet connection. It’s a cellphone connection.
“Tesla cars have prepaid cellular connections for mapping/navigation, voice recognition, bug reporting, software updates and entertainment (including streaming audio with different services depending on the region and a web browser). The car also provides telemetry data to Tesla to help it improve Autopilot and maps.”
“I believe Teslas cannot operate without an Internet connection.”
I believe you are wrong, again.
They require a cellphone connection, weirdo stalker.
“Tesla cars have prepaid cellular connections for mapping/navigation, voice recognition, bug reporting, software updates and entertainment (including streaming audio with different services depending on the region and a web browser). The car also provides telemetry data to Tesla to help it improve Autopilot and maps.”
Best be prepared.
“I was wrong. IT’s not an Internet connection. It’s a cellphone connection.”
Give up. You are only digging deeper. The cellphone connection is the internet connection and they run funevif there is no connection.
What was the toll on the 20-30 year old gamers living in their parents home, when AWS was down nine hours?
“Tesla cars have prepaid cellular connections “
So does my Mustang and both run fine without a cellular connection.
This covid vax is just a test to see how far they can bend us. They tried to isolate us, keep us from our families. Now they’re trying to deny us a living and potentially healthcare.
The ultimate goal is to have our smart devices paired with everything, cars, TV, electricity, fridges, stove tops, etc., and deny us access to these conveniences if we don’t submit to their “inoculations” and other authoritarian requirements.
But first they need to see who won’t bend, and how far they can push before we do. This is only a test.
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