xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier

Title text:

It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.

Transcript:

[A store salesman, Hairy, is showing Cueball a dehumidifier, with a "SALE" label on it. Several other unidentified devices, possibly other dehumidifier models, are shown in the store as well.]

Salesman: This dehumidifier model features built-in WiFi for remote updates.
Cueball: Great! That will be really useful if they discover a new kind of water.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3109/

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It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.
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[+] -73 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Literally nobody is doing this shit.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    They didn’t brick it, but the Nest thermostats that customers bought before Google acquired the company will be offline only now. No opening of the firmware, so they’ll become useless at some point, and already have lost major functionality.

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  • [+] -25 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Literally false and you’re retarded.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Hey bud, no need to attack someone's intelligence. You can pick apart their argument with sources like a big kid but nobody logged in to see you be a butthead online today.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Bullshit asymmetry principle, been there done that. Name-calling serves a small but real purpose in the right contexts.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hey bud, no need to attack someone's intelligence. You can pick apart their argument with sources like a big kid but nobody logged in to see you be a butthead online today.

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