"It could have been worse," one owner incredibly concluded.

Perhaps the best part of this anecdote was Swenson’s incredulous conclusion that the situation “could have been worse.” But he’s right that it was nice of the hacker to let him know his vacuum was hacked instead of spying on him indefinitely.

The most common issue people have with so-called “smart” home devices is that they often require a software subscription to access core functionality, and if the manufacturer goes under or stops supporting the device, it simply becomes a paperweight.

  • TomBombadil [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    30 days ago

    Totally. It’s not like I like doing dishes exactly but damn if I don’t feel excellent standing in my clean kitchen. Way bigger feeling of accomplishment than I get at work. I’ve accomplished something with a clean kitchen and I’ll accomplish more worth what labor when I dirty it up again by cooking.

    It’s the a reason that I’m always weirded out by rich types with servants doing the most basic tasks. Like I don’t feel comfortable having someone clean my house for me… And a personal chef?? Couldn’t be me