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Relevant xkcd:
I love that there’s always a relevant xkcd 😆
There’s more than one actually; I was expecting to see this one: https://xkcd.com/3109/
yeah i ain’t got 12 extra hours a week to maintain that
Just don’t sleep. Yes, really, sleep is a social construct devised by Big Bed to keep you unproductive! Just don’t sleep! Be free! Stay up for 72 hours! You will certainly not regret staying up for 72 hours!
Where are you getting that from‽
I love that Tumblr post.
The shitty thing about all this is that the products would be cheaper and more reliable if they didn’t have these features.
Largely, yeah. Though i’m not sure about big screen TVs. Supposedly they’re sold at a loss and make up for it in ad sales, but not sure if they sell below cost to manufacture or just for less upfront profit (likely the latter)
They could give away the tvs if the damn things are running ads and make the money back in a month.
Which is why I haven’t bought a new TV in about five years. I just buy old used TVs that have absolutely no new features on them and do not connect to anything.
“Bro I will send them just one more data about you bro and that’s it I promise bro”
The worst is thermostats, awhile back I stayed at a place for a month that had some kind of “smart” thermostat already connected to an account and it was programmed to “remember” when I change it and automatically schedule changes, with tons of things already on the schedule and I couldn’t change it because it was already attached to some dufus’ account. I had to hard reset the damn thing just to keep it from changing from cool to heat in the middle of the night. AND IT WAS MOTION SENSING, so it just wouldn’t run if nobody was home, putting the poor animals at risk.
Stupid idiot device, more like.
so it just wouldn’t run if nobody was home,
I hate the “goes brrrr” thing, but “Frozen pipes in the winter go brrrrrr”
Most let you set a minimum/maximum temperature that it will never willingly cross. Keeps things like pets and pipes safe while not needing to have it be at optimal human temperature all the time. Most these settings are user adjustable.
I would have assumed that, but all these smart devices do not seem like they were designed by smart people lol.
Still, I think I’ll stick with my “dumb” programmable thermostat.
the microwave eats what you give it
So, all this time, I’ve been eating microwave poo?
Now you outed yourself as someone who doesn’t know that humans don’t shit out of their mouths. Are you not a human?
If you feed something, what comes out?
The worst is when some devices require network access to function, as the only way to interact with them properly is via smart phone - robot vacuums come to mind.
I am not knowledgeable enough to be able to prevent it from unauthorised access in and out, beyond blocking whatever domain ranges I find online.
I really need to find time to take a network admin masterclass or similar…
…especially if I intend to convince the missus to do a full Ubiquiti rollout in our house.
The worst is when some devices require network access to function, as the only way to interact with them properly is via smart phone - robot vacuums come to mind.
I try to do research ahead of time, but if that kind of “feature” slips past my due diligence, I just return it.
Just a little advice. For devices you dont trust, dont go for specific blocking, but whitelist instead. Allow only whats neccesary.
If you are not sure what that it and cant find it online, monitor it’s traffic for a bit and see what it tries to reach.
“Just Say No…to Big Techs offerings, Say yes to open source and local API IoT appliances”
FTFY
Doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but I think the implication is there
This s why my wifi is a stealth SSID. Even my own devices can’t see it unless I explicitly tell them what it is.
In retrospect, the microwave probably also generates enough interference in the 2.4-ish gigahertz range to disconnect itself from the Wi-Fi when it’s running anyhow. Genius plan, there. Mine certainly poleaxes any Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections within a couple of feet of itself whenever it’s cooking.
Maybe that’s the real reason everyone wants us to be so keen on 5 GHz.
I run 5ghz, my microwave beats my WiFi connections like an alcoholic husband.
I wouldn’t want my microwave eating shit. I heat food in there!
These days your house does not even need you to be alive.
