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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[+] 58 points 1 year ago (12 children)
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    that vent thing is surprisingly clever, thumbs up 👍

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    What about !diyelectronics@programming.dev?

    Or if you are using Home Assistant you could post in !homeassistant@lemmy.world

    There is a Lemmy community search function here if you want to check other options: https://lemmyverse.net/communities

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    That's odd. How far did you get? Any error?

    Federation from your instance Lemmy.world to the instance the community is on (programming.dev) is healthy, so that doesn't seem to be the issue.

    My guess would be that you've tried to upload an image that is over the size limit - I think this is imposed by your own instance (Lemmy.world), and I'm not sure what the size limit is but I think 5MB per image is pretty common. If you drop the image size or upload elsewhere then link it, does that work?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    I just installed motorized dampers in my crawl space using Shelly smart relays! Now I have an automatic schedule so I'm not cooling rooms that aren't in use (like the bedrooms during the day and the lower level of the house at night). Already seen significant power savings!

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  • It would be a lot more difficult to hide a backdoor on a bare ESP device, than a proprietary Tuya one, just putting that out there. Regardless, I still block internet access from my ESPHome devices, because I don't want to feel like I need to constantly be on top of updates, that can cause things to break at times. I do them every couple months when I have the time to sit down and make sure everything's still working, or roll it back where it's not.

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