[LINK] Has the world just gone light-headed, or completely bonkers?

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Thu Jul 18 08:41:36 AEST 2019


On 17/7/19 2:22 pm, Tom Worthington wrote:

> ... How many programmers do you need to change a light bulb? ...

The answer used to be:

	None: it is a hardware problem.

But, it is now a software problem.

A programmable light bulb is not the silliest smart appliance. How about 
a Pressure Cooker with WiFi?

Liters of superheated food under pressure in your kitchen: what could 
possibly go wrong? https://amzn.to/2XTXMUE


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