Now that it's finally plugged in again. I just finished moving the socket I had wired up further to the right so I could put one of the cabinets I pulled out during installation next to it. Which necessitated making the cabinet structurally sound, because these cabinets are crap. Which required shoring up and leveling the counter. Before which I had to pull the new sink out again and remount it correctly.

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[–] 25 points 4 months ago* (6 children)

To operate the hardware. We’ve had firmware as long as we’ve had electronics.

The real question is: Why does a dishwasher need to be connected to the internet? That just opens it up to all sorts of online threats and creates more problems than it solves.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Like that one time a chemical plants internal systems were hacked through a coffee machine.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    If it’s connected, it can be hacked. All you need is an Internet connection and some skill.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Speaking as a professional: if the chemical plant itself was hacked through a coffee machine, then several other people have already thoroughly fucked the Swiss cheese and the entire IT infrastructure needs to be audited. Devices in a public area should NEVER have been allowed to talk to production machines in the first place.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    About the connection to the internet... Eh I've got no idea. But if your home starts the dishwasher when the pv delivers enough power or the battery is full then it's useful. That doesn't need to be public to the internet or an connection to the outside. Just an open API.

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