[KarlInOhio]

Because people put EVERYTHING on the internet these days even coffee makers.

The first webcam on the internet was to track the status of a coffee pot in the computer science department at Cambridge.

[zeugma]

The first webcam on the internet was to track the status of a coffee pot in the computer science department at Cambridge.

And the first 'appliance' on the internet was a coke machine at some college as well.

I don't understand the need to put everything on the internet. I have a couple of things around here, like my stereo that are accessible from the local lan, but not from the outside world.