407
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 6 points 4 days ago

Yeah, whether or not a bed should be connected to the internet aside, internet connected appliances should still be usable without a connection.

Reminds me of an anecdote about a company that did cloud-connected toilets (for some reason?) that one user found they couldn't flush when they had an internet outage. Their technical support suggested they flushed it by filling a bucket of water at the sink to manually flush the toilet, which would've been a janky but usable solution, if the user in question didn't also happen to have cloud-connected faucets.

[-] percent@infosec.pub 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I once ordered a WiFi-enabled automatic dog feeder because I had to attend a work thing for a few days, and I wanted a guaranteed way for my dog to get fed at a reasonable time (in case of an unreliable dog-sitter).

Coincidentally, lightning fried my modem the day before the feeder was delivered, and I discovered that the feeder is incapable of working without Internet.

So, there exists a product that is 100% dependent on the functionality of some remote servers and all of the infrastructure that connects the feeder to them, or the dog doesn't eat. Horrible design/engineering.

this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2025
407 points (100.0% liked)

memes

17847 readers
2000 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads/AI SlopNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS