Exactly.
I've often wondered why they try to reinvent the wheel with things like a gui, etc;
It would be like "we just implemented the new dinner fork. You're going to love it! It's shaped like a flower petal attacked to a crowbar. Our marketing and eating interface people tell me it's great!"
Why wouldn't you want to be able to be informed as to what everything in your house is doing
Are you fucking kidding me? Really?
People don't give two shits about that sort of thing.
People(consumers...) want things that are RELIABLE and CONVENIENT. They don't care how many loads a week they've done in their dishwasher or that they can remotely change their lights in the downstairs bathroom to purple...
Repeat after me: RELIABLE and CONVENIENT.
That is what people want in appliances, etc;
Anyone who deals with the hassles of home wifi and configuring home routers, etc, in addition to the usual pc/table/phone issues, upgrade and configuration hassles knows the IoT is a CF waiting to happen.
The biggest concern here?
Who will install/manage/update/troubleshoot an army of IoT(crap) devices in someones house?
Who?
Sure, some duechebag home automation company, or even Google, but there you have it, in addition to the initial cost, you will have a monthly fee for support, ugrades, etc;
More bills for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. You know, the people who eat crap food just so they can continue to pay for cable tv and internet...
Who does Schmidt think he is talking to?
As much as I would like to agree with you on that point, the way I see it is, anything compromising that Big Data grabs from some influential/powerful person will be removed just as quickly, unless of course, the Big Data in question is more powerful than said influential/powerful person, then they either "play ball" with Big Data or pay the price, aka extortion.
I think we all inherently understand that this is the real power behind all the tracking, etc;, so that in the future those holding the dirt on you can blackmail you.
I think you've summed it up rather nicely. Brazil, yes.
I've had one of my smoke alarms(the are brand new, and are wired to the house current) go off in the middle of the night. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I ran around at 3am looking for a fire that wasn't there, nor was there smoke... I am still wary of those things.
Events like that are just the tip of the iceberg if we give control of our homes over to nonsensical "smart" IoT devices. Bad updates, security issues, constant rebooting, replacements on backorder from a factory in China that is down because of an earthquake, botnets constantly banging on the door to take control, etc;
I enjoy having control over my house when arriving home at night. I enjoy having control over my vehicles. If there is one HUGE and glaring issue with all this IoT nonsense, it is the loss of control.
Control over our own residence, etc is to be given over to Google or whoever. Really? Could this be any more wrong. Wrong on so many levels and in so many ways that I need not explain them all. Common sense shows us what a CF this idea really is.
I don't want a smart home.
I don't want a smart car.
And with your permission and all of that,
What a joke...
As others have pointed out, "all of that" will be having this nonsense foisted on us without any real choice.
I don't want to have to pay for this, to monitor it, to have to constantly upgrade it, etc;
Look at the sad state of security with home routers, wifi, etc.
Do we want to have our oven, fridge and toilet be connected to the internet?
You need to understand the reasons for what the US did in Iran before using that as an example about how Christianity is as violent as Islam.
You're argument fails miserably.
you should ask what are the incentives that cause employers to try to squeeze more of existing labor than to employ more people?
We all already know this answer.
The American economy in the last 40 years has become increasingly tied to the the stock market and the quarterly expectations of shareholders.
That is why.
Right, however you miss some critical parts of the "American Manufacturing Renaissance" meme that is so popular lately.
What are they, you say?
You mean I have to spell it out for you?
Ok then.
Sure, there are manufacturing jobs in the US, some that never went away, others that are new. Here is the catch, they employ a smaller amount of people, much, much smaller than they used to. These newer manufacturing jobs are usually of a technical nature, with much training involved and the innate need for employees to be able to follow complex instructions etc; These are not sweatshop jobs. These are good jobs with good pay and benefits, etc; Great, lets throw a party.
I have a friend who is a machinist. He can make anything out of metal. He tells me it is hard to find people who have the ability to do what they need at his company. Surprising? Not really.
The problem is that the types of employment, the skill levels required, have vastly outpaced the American education systems ability to generate competent workers to work in those jobs, and also that the number of those "New Manufacturing" jobs is very limited. Ironic isn't it? So throwing this whole "Manufacturing is back" BS isn't even close to reality.
Yea, that is an interesting phenomenon, that I have also encountered. Humans can't grasp the fact that they are "soiling their own kennel". They continue to look the other way, until of course, there is no other way to look except for virtual reality. Don't worry though, that is coming sooner than you think.
Another interesting factoid most people tend to overlook:
Chinas one child policy has doomed it to a rapidly aging population, not too dissimilar from Japan.
They know this.
Also, they are a country where there is a larger percentage of men than women. China has big problems, much bigger than the US.
What happens to the CCP?
How will they maintain control when the economic party is over?
They already are tenuous in their control of China, regardless of what western media portrays.
I'm sure they are looking over their shoulders constantly and trying to figure out how to keep a Billion people from revolting...
Wait, you're not insinuating that the FCC is only truly beholden to a cabal of incredibly powerful and wealthy elites who are the ones actually calling the shots via intense lobbying of spineless and paid off politicians and back room deals with utterly despicable business leaders?
Slashdot Mirror
Exactly.
I've often wondered why they try to reinvent the wheel with things like a gui, etc;
It would be like "we just implemented the new dinner fork. You're going to love it! It's shaped like a flower petal attacked to a crowbar. Our marketing and eating interface people tell me it's great!"
DS9 allusions for $1000.
I think of the Lucky Charms leprechaun sloshed out of his mind at the local pub!
Why wouldn't you want to be able to be informed as to what everything in your house is doing
Are you fucking kidding me? Really?
People don't give two shits about that sort of thing.
People(consumers...) want things that are RELIABLE and CONVENIENT. They don't care how many loads a week they've done in their dishwasher or that they can remotely change their lights in the downstairs bathroom to purple...
Repeat after me: RELIABLE and CONVENIENT.
That is what people want in appliances, etc;
Anyone who deals with the hassles of home wifi and configuring home routers, etc, in addition to the usual pc/table/phone issues, upgrade and configuration hassles knows the IoT is a CF waiting to happen.
The biggest concern here?
Who will install/manage/update/troubleshoot an army of IoT(crap) devices in someones house?
Who?
Sure, some duechebag home automation company, or even Google, but there you have it, in addition to the initial cost, you will have a monthly fee for support, ugrades, etc;
More bills for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. You know, the people who eat crap food just so they can continue to pay for cable tv and internet...
Who does Schmidt think he is talking to?
As much as I would like to agree with you on that point, the way I see it is, anything compromising that Big Data grabs from some influential/powerful person will be removed just as quickly, unless of course, the Big Data in question is more powerful than said influential/powerful person, then they either "play ball" with Big Data or pay the price, aka extortion.
I think we all inherently understand that this is the real power behind all the tracking, etc;, so that in the future those holding the dirt on you can blackmail you.
I think you've summed it up rather nicely. Brazil, yes.
I've had one of my smoke alarms(the are brand new, and are wired to the house current) go off in the middle of the night. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I ran around at 3am looking for a fire that wasn't there, nor was there smoke... I am still wary of those things.
Events like that are just the tip of the iceberg if we give control of our homes over to nonsensical "smart" IoT devices. Bad updates, security issues, constant rebooting, replacements on backorder from a factory in China that is down because of an earthquake, botnets constantly banging on the door to take control, etc;
Control over our own residence, etc is to be given over to Google or whoever. Really? Could this be any more wrong. Wrong on so many levels and in so many ways that I need not explain them all. Common sense shows us what a CF this idea really is.
I don't want a smart home.
I don't want a smart car.
And with your permission and all of that,
What a joke...
As others have pointed out, "all of that" will be having this nonsense foisted on us without any real choice.
I don't want to have to pay for this, to monitor it, to have to constantly upgrade it, etc;
Look at the sad state of security with home routers, wifi, etc.
Do we want to have our oven, fridge and toilet be connected to the internet?
It's faster, easier, and more reliable to explain things to people face-to-face, interactively.
You just explained why I get much more benefit out of taking a class in person than any online class...
Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
What about ASUS routers flashed with DD-WRT or Tomato or somesuch?
Cable is pure luxury.
We have a winner!
You need to understand the reasons for what the US did in Iran before using that as an example about how Christianity is as violent as Islam.
You're argument fails miserably.
as long as they don't alter the deal.
Lando: You said they'd be left at the city under my supervision!
Darth Vader: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
or figuratively...
you should ask what are the incentives that cause employers to try to squeeze more of existing labor than to employ more people?
We all already know this answer.
The American economy in the last 40 years has become increasingly tied to the the stock market and the quarterly expectations of shareholders.
That is why.
Then WHAT THE FUCK are you doing on Slashdot?!?
Right, however you miss some critical parts of the "American Manufacturing Renaissance" meme that is so popular lately.
What are they, you say?
You mean I have to spell it out for you?
Ok then.
Sure, there are manufacturing jobs in the US, some that never went away, others that are new. Here is the catch, they employ a smaller amount of people, much, much smaller than they used to. These newer manufacturing jobs are usually of a technical nature, with much training involved and the innate need for employees to be able to follow complex instructions etc; These are not sweatshop jobs. These are good jobs with good pay and benefits, etc; Great, lets throw a party.
I have a friend who is a machinist. He can make anything out of metal. He tells me it is hard to find people who have the ability to do what they need at his company. Surprising? Not really.
The problem is that the types of employment, the skill levels required, have vastly outpaced the American education systems ability to generate competent workers to work in those jobs, and also that the number of those "New Manufacturing" jobs is very limited. Ironic isn't it? So throwing this whole "Manufacturing is back" BS isn't even close to reality.
The main thing you don't understand is that people create jobs, not the other way around.
I don't know about that, I'm sure there have been quite a few(ahem...) jobs that have created people...
You're arguments are ridiculous. Give it up.
Yea, that is an interesting phenomenon, that I have also encountered. Humans can't grasp the fact that they are "soiling their own kennel". They continue to look the other way, until of course, there is no other way to look except for virtual reality. Don't worry though, that is coming sooner than you think.
Here, take a load off:
This will cheer you up
Another interesting factoid most people tend to overlook:
Chinas one child policy has doomed it to a rapidly aging population, not too dissimilar from Japan.
They know this.
Also, they are a country where there is a larger percentage of men than women. China has big problems, much bigger than the US.
Due to the US allowing in migration from(you guessed it...) we have kept our "fecundity" fresh and our average age lower than almost all other industrialized nations.
What happens to the CCP?
How will they maintain control when the economic party is over?
They already are tenuous in their control of China, regardless of what western media portrays.
I'm sure they are looking over their shoulders constantly and trying to figure out how to keep a Billion people from revolting...
The author of the piece is a rich American.
That about sums it up.
And expect anyone with half a brain to keep rejecting touch unified interfaces, the "cloud", and software as a service.
Tru Dat!
Wait, you're not insinuating that the FCC is only truly beholden to a cabal of incredibly powerful and wealthy elites who are the ones actually calling the shots via intense lobbying of spineless and paid off politicians and back room deals with utterly despicable business leaders?