No, I'm not talking about the fire hazard. But the story mentions, kind of off hand, that if your washing machine is hooked up to wi-fi, you'll get automatic recall notices.
Why would your washing machine be hooked up to wi-fi? Wouldn't that play into the hands of globalists who might issue instructions to our washing machines - and other wi-fi-connected appliances - to stand down periodically in order to "combat" climate change? Sure, it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but, as I saw in a meme one time, "conspiracy theories" are really just "spoilers".
That's already happening. And not just to combat "climate change".
ReplyDeletehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9703747/Texas-residents-say-temperature-smart-thermostats-raised-remotely.html
That's for thermostats. I believe they can be installed for utility connections as well -- water, power, gas.
And having home appliances connected to the INTERNET? Really? That "INTERNET of Things" is vastly overrated.
My electric company sent an email a few of weeks ago telling me they would send me a free Google Nest 'smart' thermostat if I wanted one. I checked and they sell for at least $90, so I had them send me one. I'll never use it, but I'll keep it, and the next time my HVAC guy comes, I'll give it to him as payment.
ReplyDeleteThere may be some guy at Ameren trying to connect to the thermostat (still in the box), but I have a gas furnace, so it wouldn't help them much to control it, for my own good.
Huh. The sort of guy not wanting his washing machine on the internet probably says the same thing about his refrigerator or thermostat.
ReplyDeleteOr what the hell, his sex toys.
R-man: Haw! That's the funniest story I've heard this week.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there's a way to connect my toilet to the internet? Some bureaucrat probably has a legitimate need to know how often I flush each day.
Stories like this lead me to one conclusion: the next Carrington Effect can't come soon enough, and I hope it's king size.
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I can't believe the things that people want to connect to the internet. Have they even been on the internet lately? Connecting appliances to the internet would be like installing extra heating elements in hell.
ReplyDeleteI don't want the Russians to take control of my Instant Pots!
ReplyDeletePaco, I won’t post links, but there are “smart toilets” out there. Looks like the Wi-Fi link is intended for remote flushing (WTF would this been seen as desirable is beyond me), but who knows what nefarious code has been uploaded to the downloader.
ReplyDeleteThe Babylon Bee editors must deal with this all the tim. Sarcasm or reality? YMMV.