Joe Homeowner running Windows 95 (complete with Nimda for the past 18 Months) isn't responsible for securing my bank.
On the other hand, Joe Homeowner would be responsible for securing what would almost definately be a wireless home network. Further, I have a recourse against the bank. If my credit card is used fraudulently, I am responsible for the first $50. And generally, even that is waived. If my house burns down, insurance would replace it, but I'd be in a tough spot regardless. Maybe my house wouldn't burn down, it would be something that's just irritating, say shrinking all of my underwear 5 sizes down or something. Plus, even something simple, such as an alarm system being repeatedly set off at 3AM would be enough to prove the point. Neighbors hating me has no dollar value, but it still matters. Your analogy doesn't fit. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "S�bastien Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:51 AM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux and Embedded News -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Uh, ok, how about all your money disapearing with no trace that it ever existed? Yet I assume you still use banks, which are all computerized. And you /would/ want to lower the heat during someone's out of town winter holiday. And you might not have a choice anyways, some of these things might be installed by the power company. Le 30 Octobre 2002 23:03, vous avez �crit : > The risks with a totally wired home are pretty high... > > Turn the AC on full blast on days like today. > Crank the hear during the summer. > Run the drier for several days straight or until it catches fire. > Shut off the heat during the person's out of town winter holidays. > Shut off the person's deep freeze, so that their food goes bad. > Turn on the over to maximum temperature (generally the self-cleaning cycle) > until it starts a fire. > etc. > etc. > etc. > > There is no compelling reason for these things to be networked, and there > are some serious ones against doing it. Count me as a luddite in this > regard. > > Kev. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S�bastien Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 5:33 PM > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux and Embedded News > > Le 30 Octobre 2002 17:13, vous avez �crit : > > On Wednesday 30 October 2002 10:10, Johnny Stork wrote: > > > IMHO, one of my beleifs is that Linux and OSS will play a significant > > and > > > > major role in the growing world of smart/embedded devices especially in > > > the "smart" home > > > > the smart home and ubiquitous computing has been promised for some 20 > > years > > > now. it has yet to arrive. why? because there are no compelling reasons > > to move to such technologies. eventually someone will find a real solid > > use for the tech and then it will creep into most houses. > > The �smart� home thing has been happening and continues to do so. But > generally this technology is hidden from the user, that way he doesn't know > it's there, but he has that much less to worry about. That's the way, imo, > that it should work...I would hate to have to supply someone a user's > manual for their new house ;-) > > > chasing technology for technologies sake as a means to create market > > share is a wild goose chase IMO. create techonology that does something > > you want and will use every day. forget the rest, no matter how much the > > concept makes you drool as a technophile. > > Heh, yeah, like the whole �internet appliance� thing, neat if you have > 1000$ you were just going to use as firestarter, but for that price you > could get a > computer, or a dreamcast with a keyboard (which runs Linux and NetBSD). -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9wVGeutH7JGd/0/MRAl4JAJ913GX+u8OrBtteC1h3CV6Ris/2tQCgiPqv MmW/995JOrPtxgRi5VTyXkg= =0kIh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
