Why IOYT matters...
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.... we'll see a shitstorm of these bricked hardware things in a couple of years..
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The Internet of Shitty Things (german):
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Kommentar-The-Internet-of-Shitty-Things-3492221.html -
@hek said:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/05/revolv-devices-bricked-google-nest-smart-home
This is why I prefer local control of my IOT as much as possible. These thermostats and things that require you to connect to an outside service controlled by someone else to be able to control the things in your house lead to things like this. If the company shuts down, all you have is a brick of hardware that is useless unless you can find a way to hack it. I do plan on doing some things with my setup using my Amazon Echo and IFTTT, but if that ever shut down, my system would not be completely useless. I would just loose partial functionality.
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Yep I got stung when Ninjablocks went leg up. Never again, I wont touch anything that requires me to use someone else's servers any more.
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As I said, I am not necessarily opposed to using some things that use other peoples servers, as long as it doesn't take my entire system down if it is discontinued.
I was almost going to use Yahoo Pipes for some stuff before it went tits up. IFTTT is supposed to be one of the Yahoo Pipes alternatives. This is why now I am looking at IFTTT to use with my Amazon Echo for some voice control of my system. If Amazon discontinues the Echo series devices or if IFTTT drops off the planet, the only thing I loose is voice control until I can find an alternative method.
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Just got disconnected from my data collected with 3 points from minut via their API. (To much data traffic.) They seem to want to keep the data on their cloud only... :)
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Some more services disappearing, "Bonjour" alarm clock didn't even finish sending the kickstarter orders, and those who have received the product will soon get a brick (nice enclosure for a MySensors project, though :smile: )
https://www.gearbrain.com/bonjour-smart-alarm-clock-killed-2626720300.htmlLima is also closing with only 2 weeks notice, their device was offering a "personnel cloud" service, if data is encrypted it's a short delay to save it :o
https://www.zdnet.com/article/lima-closes-its-doors-personal-cloud-devices-will-cease-to-function/
