Maddie

yesterday, 9:46 PM

Maddie
yesterday, 9:46 PM

Anyone have ridiculous #InternetOfShit examples you're really fond of?

Toasters, coffee machines, or microwaves that don't work without Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Vacuum, TV, or toothbrush botnets. Preferably something you have a picture of, from first hand experience.

I teach an #EmbeddedSystems class, and it's good to show examples of what *not* to do, in case they pursue the industry. (Boost for reach appreciated)

#InternetOfThings #IOT

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Maddie

in reply to Maddie yesterday, 9:56 PM

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My go-to example is a "smart" mug that keeps the temperature of coffee.

It sounds neat if it worked, but it also sounds like the frivolous kind of idea someone might have from staying up late, drinking too much cold coffee, and trying to think of the next big idea for their company...

Apparently this brand in the image bricked their mugs after an app upgrade. 😬

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Maddie

in reply to Maddie yesterday, 10:00 PM

Oh, I searched "app controlled spoon", expecting not to find anything, and now I think I need to cry

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Mariel GM

in reply to Maddie yesterday, 10:50 PM

We bought a new fridge and a new washer last year and it was basically impossible (at our price range) to find non- #InternetOfShit devices. We keep ours offline but why is online the default for washers and fridges?!

#internetofshit

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Consensus Tullyality

in reply to Mariel GM today, 5:16 AM (Received today, 5:45 PM)

@marielgm because through some baffling arithmetic, data became worth more than computers cost

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Charlie Stross

in reply to Maddie today, 5:24 PM

I first realized we were Doomed a decade ago when I found myself installing a firmware update on a camera lens. A *fixed-focus* lens.

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Wolfgang Tremmel

in reply to Charlie Stross today, 5:48 PM (Received today, 5:57 PM)

@cstross my soldering iron has an operating system

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Maddie

in reply to Wolfgang Tremmel today, 5:57 PM

@wtremmel I'd be ok with an open source firmware or NetBSD lol but sounds like it's not

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todd williamson

in reply to Maddie today, 6:16 PM

would something like ralim.github.io/IronOS/ fit the bill?

(i love my pinecil 🙂)

IronOS

IronOS Open Source Soldering Iron firmware for Miniware and Pinecil

^{ralim.github.io}

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Maddie

in reply to todd williamson today, 6:23 PM

That looks pretty neat! I never knew about smart soldering irons before. Anything that's "smart" at authentically helping users/creators, without profit or power motive, is a great goal to aim for, IMO.

edit: cc @wtremmel

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Wolfgang Tremmel

in reply to Maddie today, 6:19 PM

it is, actually: ralim.github.io/IronOS/

IronOS

IronOS Open Source Soldering Iron firmware for Miniware and Pinecil

^{ralim.github.io}

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Ollivier Robert 🇺🇦😷🌈♾️

in reply to Maddie today, 5:24 PM

I thought there was no spoon?

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jamo

in reply to Maddie today, 5:27 PM

accessibility and the disabled often the peeps to blame for this stuff.

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Maddie

in reply to jamo today, 6:10 PM

@jamoquanty Your post is a bit ambiguous to me, so I'll just add -- yeah, it sucks when the disabled are conveniently blamed for shitty IoT devices that were supposedly created for accessibility

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Neo Ehproque

in reply to Maddie today, 5:40 PM

*makes a deranged face*
- There is no spoon

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slowtiger

in reply to Maddie today, 5:26 PM (Received today, 5:45 PM)

But not about the Parkinson Anti-Tremor Spoon, I hope?

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Maddie

in reply to slowtiger today, 5:45 PM

@slowtiger Nah, tech for accessibility is noble, especially when designed _with_ users rather than _for_ -- the product I saw was "AI powered" and about tracking nutrition data, and some other features I don't want to remember...

All I could think of was what some business major friend told me about how soulless maximizing shareholder value is

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HollieK

in reply to Maddie today, 5:34 PM (Received today, 5:45 PM)

My uncle had Parkinson's. I think this spoon might have got thrown as far as he could chuck it, and then driven over with his mobility scooter.

amazon.com/GYENNO-Parkinsons-S…

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Buy GYENNO Parkinson's Spoon for Tremor Relief Self-Feeding, Adaptive Utensil with Active Stabilization Technology, Intelligent Eating Assistance for Elderly on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

^{www.amazon.com}

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Maddie

in reply to HollieK today, 5:52 PM

@HollieK72 The tech industry can be so predatory /: That sounds like a funny story but also frustrating

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Jonathan Lamothe

in reply to Maddie today, 5:08 PM

@Maddie Why inbthe hell would something like this need an upgrade?

It's controlled by an app on your phone, isn't it?

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Maddie

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe today, 5:37 PM

@me exactly, *permacomputing* is the opposite of their strategy

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tuban_muzuru

in reply to Maddie today, 7:15 PM (Received today, 7:28 PM)

I've used this Ember cup for years and years

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Evan

in reply to Maddie today, 4:27 AM

Nothing will ever be a worse product concept than this.
theverge.com/circuitbreaker/20…

A Bluetooth-connected tampon. Hoo boy.

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Maddie

in reply to Evan today, 4:52 AM

@scribblesonnapkins whyyyy

This is like.. if the patriarchy were represented by a single artifact, then this is the one

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Evan

in reply to Maddie today, 5:32 AM

Why do you think it was the first thought on my mind. It's condescending, pointless, and disposable, wasteful.

Plus it can inform on you if your state decides they need to know if your cycle was disrupted. anti-abortion enforcement?

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Evan

in reply to Maddie today, 4:50 AM

I actually like this take on things. Everyone should have a tor gateway with it's own hidden onion address for their IoT stuff.

But yeah I don't want hackers up by butt.

wired.com/story/sex-toy-blueto…

Smart dildos and vibrators keep getting hacked – but Tor could be the answer to safer connected sex

Connected sex toys are gathering huge amounts of data about our most intimate moments. Problem is, they're always getting hacked. Welcome to the emerging field of Onion Dildonics

^{Matt Burgess (WIRED)}

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Luke Harby

in reply to Maddie today, 6:14 AM

We don't have that many in our home but this was my favourite story

ideaproof.io/failure/teforia

Edit: I don't think this story mentions it but without a functioning mobile app the device was completely redundant.

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Luke Harby

in reply to Maddie today, 6:16 AM

Some great examples in this thread already.

This one also pretty eye-watering. IoT Smart Rectal Thermometer

jwz.org/blog/2016/03/internet-…

jwz: Internet-Connected Rectal Thermometer

The Internet of Things In Your Ass. HKBodyTemperatureSensorLocationRectum, never forget.

^www.jwz.org

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Jernej Simončič �

in reply to Maddie today, 5:27 PM

My cousin and sister both have Bosch series 4 dishwashers. Sister's has WiFi, cousin's doesn't, and it seems the only other difference between them is that sister must use the app to access certain programs, because the button that activates them on cousin's dishwasher was changed to the WiFi connect button on hers. Because obviously it's so much easier to unlock the phone, scroll to the app, wait for the app to open, scroll to the dishwasher and tap the program there instead of pressing the button on the dishwasher itself.

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George B

in reply to Maddie today, 7:12 PM

Whenever I think of IoT devices, I think of this Mitch Hedberg bit. It's been my guiding principle for all my home automation:

youtube.com/shorts/tqOkWWV6a_U

"An escalator can never break..." 🎤: Mitch Hedberg #shorts

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

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