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re: Sleeping on a Not so "Smart" Bed During an AWS Outage is Dangerous
Posted on 10/23/25 at 10:05 am to Scruffy
Posted on 10/23/25 at 10:05 am to Scruffy
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You don’t need a screen on your fridge. You don’t need your mattress to connect to the internet.
Scruffy, one of my good friends bragged to me about having Bluetooth capable window blinds
So they just say Alexa, close the blinds .. and it connects to the blinds and closes them
And I said that is by far the laziest thing I’ve ever heard. Get your arse up and shut the goddamn blinds .
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 10:34 am to Joshjrn
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I’ll think of you this winter when I kick the heater on in the morning without needing to get out of bed to do so
How poor are you exactly that you don't have a butler do this for you?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 10:49 am to Tarps99
Why the hell would my bed need to be connected to the internet
Posted on 10/23/25 at 11:47 am to Joshjrn
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Would depend heavily on the appliance. Anything in particular you’re curious about?
Refrigerator.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 11:52 am to Tarps99
I was in a doc office last week when I overheard an older lady complaining to her husband she didn't like going on vacations because she would be without her bidet and smart bed.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 11:53 am to Harry Boutte
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Yeah, please don't. That would be kind of weird.
Instructions unclear: will think of you with pants off.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 11:55 am to TigerOnThe Hill
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Refrigerator.
Refrigerator would be way down the list of appliances I would care about connecting to the internet, but just to pitch a bit of usefulness, if it has internal temperature sensors, it would be nice if the power went out while I was out of town to be able to track what my internal temperature rises to so I can know how to deal with it when I get back.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:06 pm to jmarto1
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Some of these features are so damn stupid.
I bought a house with "smart" thermostats. I can adjust the temp manually, but in order to set a schedule, I have to have an app connected to the internet.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:26 pm to Tarps99
I got a free alexa years ago, never really talked to it or tried to get info from now. I actually tried to talk to it the other day for a list it displayed on the ad and it didn't respond, so I guess not talking to it for years killed it. Clock still works though, which is what I use it for.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:27 pm to Tarps99
I will never understand people who use all these internet connected devices in their homes.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:11 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
We have a smart frig. Connection to generator won’t work during power outages.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:16 pm to LSUGrrrl
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I will never understand people who use all these internet connected devices in their homes.
Why not?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:17 pm to ATrillionaire
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Why not?
If it’s connected to the internet, it can be hacked.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:22 pm to LSUGrrrl
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If it’s connected to the internet, it can be hacked.
What would a hacked toaster or lightbulb do?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:31 pm to ATrillionaire
Yes, bc that’s where the real threat is.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:50 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Yes, bc that’s where the real threat is.
I'm asking you where the real threat is.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:57 pm to Joshjrn
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if it has internal temperature sensors, it would be nice if the power went out while I was out of town to be able to track what my internal temperature rises to so I can know how to deal with it when I get back.
The fridge is connected to the power, including whatever nonsense smart features, no?
This post was edited on 10/23/25 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 10/23/25 at 2:01 pm to Indefatigable
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The fridge is connected to the power, including whatever nonsense smart features, no?
Which would all come back online once the power came back on, which would then start logging and broadcasting the temperature, which should be the warmest point.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 2:05 pm to Joshjrn
And you’d have no idea how long it was at that temperature. Sounds very unhelpful. Could just use common sense instead.
If the powers out more than 6-8 hours or so without opening the fridge, you need to toss the perishables.
If the powers out more than 6-8 hours or so without opening the fridge, you need to toss the perishables.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 2:16 pm to Lawyered
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