Posted on 08/10/2015 5:02:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
What will happen if we completely saturate the bandwidth used in all these wireless ‘remote’ devices ?
Internet of things...? You mean there’s such a thing as Microwave porn...?
Could be people will get more cancer, or the like.
Better to just forget this “internet of things” nonsense so we never have to find out.
No, but your refrigerator will keep a record of any and all kitchen kinkiness.
When the garbage disposal gets hacked we’re all doomed...! DOOMED...!!!!
They get too carried away with it. What purpose does an internet connected blender serve? I can see a few things would be advantageous but what does a refrigerator do with out someone there to move stuff in and out?
DayGloRed and Shadow Ace, Ping for the attention of your lists, too
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
No! No! NO! You misread the label on that box. It's Microwave Popcorn, not Microwave Porn! You just thought you saw P(opc)orn! Get your evening's entertainment in the right order. . . otherwise your X rated DVD is going to be Toast and a lot hotter than you ever intended! . . and your BluRay player is going to be both blurry and very fake buttery inside on the laser pickup. . .
Exactly. Most of this stuff has been fantasized about for years, just because it’s cheaper now doesn’t mean it has any more value. Like 3D printing, someone latched onto a cool new buzzword name for existing tech and threw the hype machine into overdrive.
Eighteen years ago I did some engineering work on an internet-ready refrigerator. It was strictly proof of concept stuff. It idea was to couple a frig with an online computer equipped with a scanner.
As food was removed from the frig it was scanned and deducted from the inventory. When minimum stocking levels were reached an order was automatically placed with a web-based grocer.
Not my conception - I just made the darn thing work.
Thats so I can have my hot tub running the lights dimmed and a fresh frozen Margaritta as soon as I pull my Lexus in the garage.
Did it keep track of when the milk spoiled? That would be damn handy. I hate when I dump milk on my oatmeal and it curdles.
It was all based on barcodes and I no longer can recall how “rich” they grew the programming (it was all created in-house). The POC behind it was to incorporate a sufficient degree of functionality combined with a bit of slight~of~hand to allow for the suspension of disbelief.
You’re right - it would be a good feature. Dhimmicrats would probably turn it into a scold... “Drink your milk!”
Funny stuff..., until the Government starts surveilling us through our coffee makers....
"This is the local OBAMACARE Coordinator. You've already had two cups of coffee this morning and this coffee maker will not be operational until 0530 tomorrow. May we suggest some Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smoothies?"
Six months later:
"This is the local OBAMACARE Coordinator. You are no longer authorized to injest any beverages with caffein and this smart coffee machine has been deactivated. You must drink 12 fluid ounces of delicious Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smothies. You have fifteen seconds to open the refrigerator and remove the delicious Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smoothie carton and pour 12 fluid ounces into a glass, and another sixty seconds to injest it into your alimentary canal before putting the empty glass into the smart dishwasher.WARNING! WARNING! Due to your previous attempt at disposing of the delicious Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smoothie down the sink, the plumbing has been reprogrammed to note any such disposal. Any such attempt will result in an infraction tax of $100 assessed on your Income Tax. Note that your toilet and bathroom plumbing is being monitored as well.
Have a healthy day."
Almost 20 Years ago!
Request for Comments: 2324
1 April 1998
Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0)
These guys were WAY ahead of their time.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2324
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