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This is why we don't need "smart" appliances. We need, by and large, appliances that are as dumb as a post, unless there is some compelling reason for them to b
by Bud 13y ago
This is why we don't need "smart" appliances. We need, by and large, appliances that are as dumb as a post, unless there is some compelling reason for them to be smart. Especially televisions. I want my TV to be "smart" like I want my Internet pipe to be smart, which is to say, not at all.
- Karunamon 13y agoSecurity implications of technology is never a valid argument against furthering technology. Otherwise we wouldn't have the internet ;) I'd love to have a fridge that could tell me its contents and give me a shopping list based on what I've recently cooked and what I have on hand and what's about ready to expire.
- eurleif 13y ago>Security implications of technology is never a valid argument against furthering technology. Never? So you would accept an Internet-connected pacemaker without a second thought? There are clearly tradeoffs. Saying security should never overrule advancement seems a little extreme.
- Karunamon 13y agoSecurity is just another branch of technology. I'd see nothing wrong with a pacemaker being IP-connected (though the logistics of how you'd do that escape me) as long as the remote side used proper authentication, multifactor, etc.
- sliverstorm 13y agoBut why would you? An IP-addressable pacemaker serves what purpose, exactly? Two-factor or not, you are introducing risk, complexity, and power consumption for what?
- aestra 13y agohttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/business/12heart-web.html?_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/business/12heart-web.html?... It says right there there are already Internet connected pacemakers. >But device makers have begun designing them to connect to the Internet, which allows doctors to monitor patients from remote locations. What's the benefit of wireless communication on pacemakers? Oh I don't know, how about having the ability to make a minor adjustment without having to go through a major surgery.
- dhughes 13y agoAww don't ruin my dream of the auto-fridge :( a fridge-stove combination that makes your supper for you.
- MichaelGG 13y ago> Internet pipe to be smart, which is to say, not at all. QoS can be quite useful, and your "pipe" needs some smarts in order to implement it.