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[–] scrodumb@lemmy.ca 72 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Why give it the wifi password on the first place?

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Probably a "smart" coffee maker.

[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 91 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The S in IoT stands for security.

[–] DamnianWayne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)
[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like I say about smartphones, they are only smart when conpared to the users...

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love it when someone tries to make a snide comment, calling other people stupid, and makes a flagrant spelling error.

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love smartasses... Same principle.

Will you make out with mine? I like tongue in my smart ass

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just put on there it connects to the internet to get the freshest electrons for your coffee and boomers will give it WiFi, their credit card number and one quarter of their children's inheritance

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It’ll even reverse your mortgage, which Tom Selleck approves!

[–] BlaestEgnen@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago

My coffee machine buys the beans by itself whenever it runs low! One less thing for me to worry about - Some boomer with Amazon prime same day delivery

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

so you can make coffee from anywhere in the world, and for firmware updates and to get the latest brew styles.

It is considered rude to not give guests the password I beleive.

You're trying to hook up, y'know? These things happen at a certain point in a boys life.