Martin RundkvistSep 25, 2023
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@mrundkvist The cartoon is the synopsis of Cory Doctorow's "Unauthorized Bread"

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/

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Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters

Cory Doctorow's book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here's an excerpt.

Ars Technica
Sep 25, 2023 at 2:29pmWeb
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@MHowell @mrundkvist @pluralistic In germany the book is entitled:

How to outsmart a toaster

I like that title 😃

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@carsten @mrundkvist @pluralistic
1) reverse engineer the hardware and software, breaking encryption as needed (see microprocessor reference manual, coding manual, etc)

2) replace code with function that doesn't need internet connection or data sharing.