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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Internet of very dumb things | By Mark Morford
The Internet! Not a kid anymore, you know? Got big, hairy muscles. Got attitude and leer. Got bizarre hang-ups, social anxiety, joy and corruption, anarchy and scars and leaky spigots galore.
Its bloated. Its invasive. Its full of filth both glorious and repulsive. It even got itself married (to giant telecoms and the FCC), and hence doesnt really give a damn what you think about it anymore, because capitalism has taken over and capitalism cares as much for you as the NRA cares about all those dead children.
The Internet! So ripe, its now giving birth. To a swarm, a herd, a ravenous mob of unsuspecting objects and products, all of which are right now getting molested by cheap sensors, touchscreens and a bit of Wi-Fi so as to re-invade your everyday existence, whether you like it or not. So you might as well like it. Or not.
iKettle. When you want to boil water. With your phone.
You ready? For the Internet of Things? Youd better be. Companies far and wide but mostly manufactured in China are right now racing like frantic greyhounds to Net-ify every object you can name. Coffee mugs. Razors. Windowpanes. Tires and doorbells and diapers, vibrators and lipstick and yoga mats, water bottles and blenders and flashlights, hammers and refrigerators and vanity mirrors and planters and dashboards and sunglasses and kettles and cigarettes.
http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2014/06/17/the-internet-of-very-dumb-things/
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The Internet of very dumb things | By Mark Morford (Original Post)
madokie
Jun 2014
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randome
(34,845 posts)1. True, the Internet is bloated.
You can't even type a simple sentence anymore without pauses to look up every character and see how 'smart' a web site can be to predict what you mean.
Pages crawl across the screen like drunk snails when they should be frighteningly fast.
But that has nothing to do with connecting more devices to a world-wide network. The author of the article sounds confused and maybe scared of change.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
IDemo
(16,926 posts)4. The author is one of America's top satirical writers
malaise
(267,823 posts)2. I'll pass on most of it
Nice read
BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)3. Soon people will be swearing it off like TV
The Internet? I don't watch it anymore. But, like TV (or its related online forms), they'll always go back.
underpants
(182,279 posts)5. +
Demeter
(85,373 posts)6. there are filters, and choices to make
There's even an OFF switch...