Nanoraptor
Truly smart devices would choose not to connect to the internet.
Nov 18 at 11:49amWeb
Show threadAnthropyNov 18
@NanoRaptor traumatized devices
Show threadsnezhanaNov 18
@anthropy @NanoRaptor the rumoured billion devices running away from 
Show threadTerrana &Nov 18
@NanoRaptor Smart doesn't mean what it used to. Now it's just another word for "hostile".
Show threadMajenkoNov 18
@Terrana @NanoRaptor Nah, "Smart" now is a synonym for "Botnet Gateway Device"...
Show threadAni, fury unboundNov 18
@Terrana @NanoRaptor the "smart" in "smart device" stands for "determined to outsmart you"
Show threadRobert Petersen Nov 18
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Show threadFlorenceNov 18
@Sonikku @NanoRaptor Were we ever truly ready for the Internet?
Show threadMx. Eddie RNov 18
@themaritimegirl @Sonikku @NanoRaptor
Turns out, no.
Show threadFediThing Nov 18

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It's the only way to be sure.

Show threadAging Owlbear Nov 18
@NanoRaptor what does that say about humans? 🤔
Show threadAllusionNov 18

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Alice: "I got a smart fridge."

Bob: "Oh? Where is it?"

Alice: "Out hiking in the woods."

Show threadAnn EffesNov 18

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My Siemens Dishwasher kinda chose to not connect to the net.

I did connect it I have to admit, because I could DL and install some extra washing programs, but then Siemens did some update and since then it does not work anymore. I decided to treat that as a feature and did not try to fix it (although it is probably easy by creating a new account or such)

Show threadmcSlibinasNov 18
@NanoRaptor smart devices connect to the internet.
Wise devices don't.
Show threadV'gerNov 18
@NanoRaptor Connected my fridge to the internet. Now it has PTSD.
Show threadMostlyTatoNov 18
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In the old days, devices screamed when they connected.
Show threadGeorge DinwiddieNov 18
@NanoRaptor Does the class of "devices" include humans?
Show threadWim Turnhout 🇺🇦 🍉 🇵🇸 🇦🇴 🇭🇺Nov 18
@NanoRaptor One should never buy a product which need a connection to the internet. For several reasons. 1 They steel all your personal data. 2 You must use patches. 3 You are sure that some days it will not function, due to hacks or technical issues. 4 One day the support ends and you are left with a useless product. Pay attention to Samsung products, they secretly introduce Surveillance features in all products. Boycott Samsung.
Show threadnot a martian, honestNov 18
@NanoRaptor why do you think modems used to scream?
Show threadEli the BeardedNov 18

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Or at least disconnect themselves

Show threadDave MuthNov 18
@NanoRaptor Ow! That smarts!
Show threadmrflash818Nov 18
@NanoRaptor #terminator #sciencefiction Skynet++ ! *heh*
Show threadHowToPhilNov 18
@NanoRaptor "Where there is intelligence, there is dissent." ~Me all the time
Show threadOriginalboy2Nov 18
@NanoRaptor we saw what happened with ultron
Show threadSpace HoboNov 18
@NanoRaptor I am reminded of Andrei Codrescu's poem from the perspective of a Smart Bomb, who is so smart it defects into civilian society and never detonates.
Show threadjzilversmit88Nov 18
@NanoRaptor you got that right.
Show threadA Republic, while we kept itNov 18
@NanoRaptor "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play."
Show threadmikeashNov 18
@NanoRaptor Was this a response to the Cloudflare outage? Or a cause…?
Show threadTracy ThomasNov 18
@NanoRaptor Smart people don’t let their devices connect to the Internet.
Show threadOzzelot Nov 19
@NanoRaptor
The Nokia 3310 had it all figured out.
Show threadFloydNov 19
@NanoRaptor Aw wow, that is a top witticism, and so truthful 😂