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Eric M Russell SSC Guru Points: 125568 More actions · Answer 1

Jeff Moden - Friday, January 5, 2018 7:11 PM
Things like this scare me to death. Consider how dependent we've become on computers both large and small. Shoot, even my pickup truck is subject to being able to be shut down remotely. Heh... sit IoT, sit. Good boy.

I totally get IoT enabled shipping containers and weather monitoring stations in an industrial or scientific setting. But I have to say that I'm underwhelmed by the hype of the IoT movement, especially at the consumer level. They are adding expense, maintenance, and security issues to everyday products without adding practical value. Of course a marketing company (or Big Brother) would want to embed IoT devices in my home appliances and car, but what's not so obvious is why we as the end consumer would want it.

OK, folks here is a link the most stupid IT related story of 2017. Be advised, this screwup is so sordid it's probably NSFW.
Trigger Warning: This story involves an IoT enabled ... (wtf ??? :crazy: Let's just call it a bedroom tech solution.) that went very very wrong.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/10/16634442/lovense-sex-toy-spy-surveillance
http://www.newsweek.com/hacked-butt-plug-controlled-anywhere-lovense-sex-toy-687719

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004475 More actions · Answer 2

Eric M Russell - Sunday, January 7, 2018 9:47 AM
Jeff Moden - Friday, January 5, 2018 7:11 PM
Things like this scare me to death. Consider how dependent we've become on computers both large and small. Shoot, even my pickup truck is subject to being able to be shut down remotely. Heh... sit IoT, sit. Good boy.
I totally get IoT enabled shipping containers and weather monitoring stations in an industrial or scientific setting. But I have to say that I'm underwhelmed by the hype of the IoT movement, especially at the consumer level. They are adding expense, maintenance, and security issues to everyday products without adding practical value. Of course a marketing company (or Big Brother) would want to embed IoT devices in my home appliances and car, but what's not so obvious is why we as the end consumer would want it.
OK, folks here is a link the most stupid IT related story of 2017. Be advised, this screwup is so sordid it's probably NSFW.
Trigger Warning: This story involves an IoT enabled ... (wtf ??? :crazy: Let's just call it a bedroom tech solution.) that went very very wrong.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/10/16634442/lovense-sex-toy-spy-surveillance
http://www.newsweek.com/hacked-butt-plug-controlled-anywhere-lovense-sex-toy-687719

Heh... and then there are things like the following (is safe for work, BTW)...
https://www.wired.com/insights/2014/04/toilet-role-internet-things/

I can see it all now... "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that until you shave your..." or maybe "Dude!!!! What the hell did you eat???!!!" . 😉

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Eric M Russell SSC Guru Points: 125568 More actions · Answer 3

North Carolina and other like minded states would be interested to know that this technology could be easily employed to enforce gender based bathroom segregation laws. This is a $10 million government contract proposal just waiting for startup capital.

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho