[culturestate]

What if there were a world where your light switches are smart and don’t need firmware updates? The state of mass-market IoT right now is a bit of a shitshow, I’ll grant you, but that doesn’t mean it will always be the case.

People once groused about the complexity of fuel injection, too.

[catach]

Internet-connected devices never needing firmware updates strikes me as only possible in a world where computer security is a solved problem.

[culturestate]

I was thinking about a HomeKit-style solution where only the bridge connects to the internet and everything else is local comms only.

[Retra]

Well, that doesn't seem like a good way to collect ad dollars and social media presence!