Posted on 12/19/2020 2:16:23 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
I would prefer that the coffee maker, refrigerator, and toaster, mind their own business, and not plot against me .
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Sounds like the Twilight Zone episode “A Thing About Machines”.
The Internet is great for communication and entertainment. There is NO WAY that I want an Internet of Things, where my coffee maker, refrigerator, stove, and so on all have IP addresses.
Hey, let’s set this Trump Supporter’s house on fire by hacking his electric stove! (possible example)
“I have never understood the ‘connected’ craze. “
It’s a great idea; in theory .
If it was secure and everything was reliable there many benefits it offers.
Low tech is generally more secure and less prone to complications.
I don’t drink coffee and no coffee makers around here.
Folks just don’t understand simple.
If push came to shove...hot water from the tap would do the trick. Heck, I know where my backpack stove is.
Got introduced to anew on line/ telephone Scam this am. Somebody offered me Covid 19 shots for $40 so I wouldn’t have to stand in line.
Tell them it sounds great, so busy these days at the FBI, can you drop by the office with them?
I don’t understand the idea of putting all these appliances on the internet. It is just asking for more trouble than most people could ever imagine.
Now, I can see utility of having some stuff controllable locally. For instance, I have a music server that I built that is hooked up to my stereo system. It has a webserver on it that allows me to pick up my phone, click on a link, and control the player, by pausing, backing up, or skipping to the next tune. I can’t control it when I’m at Starbucks. What would be the point of that? It’s only available when I’m actually at home. I also have an ‘app’ that can connect to the stereo to control volume, input, output and other stuff from my phone. That also cannot be reached through the internet. If I’m at home on my local network, I can control all that stuff.
My heat/air system, apparently has network capability. I would think it would be really cool for me to be able to have similar kind of control that I have with my stereo. Unfortunately, it wants to connect out to the internet to function. I really have no desire of controlling my AC unless I’m at home. If I did, I’d open a pinhole on my firewall, and set things up with port forwarding, so I could enable it when I’m on vacation or something, but otherwise, it should be available only internally.
Making your coffeemaker, or printer available to the outside world is just asking for trouble. The number of printers available on the internet is astounding. An evil person might direct some kiddie porn to a printer owned by his enemy, then call the authorities with an anonymous tip about it.
Heretic! Heretic!
For whatever reason I could never stand the taste of coffee. The aroma I usually like. Give me a good and rich hot chocolate.
No doubt I am deemed a heretic for many reasons.
That’s why I have a dumb house, and I avoid Alexa like the plague. 8>)
MY coffee maker doesn’t need to be connected to the Internet.
If someone hacks my stovetop espresso maker I’ll be impressed.
Hot chocolate is close enough in my book. LOL.
I can’t live without coffee. Guess you being a non-drinker leave more for me!
You can have me and my wife’s share of coffee.
Thanks. I may post it as a separate thread.
Anyhow I appreciate your tip.:)
I can’t believe how people bought up these Alexas and Google Nests. Sadly, our society is ripe for the slaughter. I do not see a good ending.
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