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every amazon smart device is part of a mesh network that stills a little of your internet, and now they're opening that up as a product to random people that pay. i'd actually trust it more than win11 feel like i've mentioned this repeatedly and still no one gets it, so a thred |
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that, really -- hi tony -- this is where it's not hard to shit on The Verge “I want someone to build me a long-range connected meat thermometer,” Dave Limp, SVP of devices and services at Amazon, tells me. “I’ve had so many things fail. You know, you’re in South Carolina; overcooked pork butt is not what you want.” As someone who has indeed tried to smoke pork on a connected cooker in my backyard, I can empathize with the frustrations of trying to cling to one bar of Wi-Fi while enjoying the outdoors. There are many use cases in the smart home where a network like this makes sense. But the biggest benefit will likely be from the dynamic coverage Sidewalk can offer. that i have to ask, here: i don't smoke pork butts. i don't have a mechanism to smoke meats in general, let alone a connected cooker. i've listened to cow orkers talk about it, so i know it takes _hours_ but... is a fucking connected cooker something anyone would actually fucking want? or is this just the verge and amazon engaging in some cornball pretend conversation for advertising benefit: why, yes, i've had problems with my connected cooker when smoking meats too ...i more feel like it's the opposite -- amazon wants this fucking mesh network so people will actually decide the connected cooker is something they want to buy but i don't smoke meats; maybe this is the best thing ever if you do. so, genuinely asking: how horseshit is this concept, the connected meat smoker? |
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stalker alert? |
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no, that's the executive leadership team. amazon is more like if all the borg desired was to sell you an internet-connected cooker |
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that i can be a crab when i spot technologies i simply have no truck for, being rolled out to everyone like a fist up the ass. this is one. but it leads into another -- connected appliances. fuck that shit. that i was open to this being just, like, my angry nerd rant, but no -- there is that people actually hate this shit. normal people. that aren't me |
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so hence so, genuinely asking: how horseshit is this concept, the connected meat smoker? that smoking a pork butt takes hours and perhaps it actually makes sense, here. i don't have the domain-specific knowledge to say for sure. so i am allowing: perhaps, FOR ONCE, this is something that people might, you know, actually want? as opposed to changing their wifi password to cut it off? obviously, i have my hunches as to the answer to this question. but i was asking. genuinely |
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cars. new cars are so fucked these days no wait , smart headlamp your internet connected car headlight has been hacked and is now mining bitcoin and draining your tesla battery. the previous randomware is still in effect: please pay 0.001 BTC to start your tesla |
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coffee maker. and not in the "hack a day" sense |
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this is endless, really. that there's even shit someone here may have actually... suffered. like internet connected printer ~ this has been HP's wet dream for over 20 years and the technology is finally there for them to unleash their inner asshole. |
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