Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New garage
door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked in the
message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND. Finally, a garage
door opener you can control from thousands of miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

On Sep 23, 11:24*am, Doug Miller
wrote:
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New garage
door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked in the
message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND.
Finally, a garage door opener you can control from thousands of miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

As there's no information provided other than you opinion on the
matter it's tough to tell what the thrust of the thing is. Perhaps
it's meant to lock down the garage remotely so your kid doesn't take
your Ferrari out of the garage ala Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

R

On Sep 23, 4:24*pm, Doug Miller
wrote:
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New garage
door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked in the
message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND. Finally, a garage
door opener you can control from thousands of miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

There are GEEKS out there that think the solution to every problem
lies in a computer.
The geeks will buy.
They are the worlds most dopey people.
Hey, just had a thought. How about a device to feed the dog via the
internet while you are away?
But I bet you can already buy one.

On 2011-09-23, RicodJour wrote:

it's meant to lock down the garage remotely so your kid doesn't take
your Ferrari out of the garage ala Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

If yer too stupid to secure a Ferrari, except as a too-late
afterthought, you deserve whatever you get. Hackers have been
compromising everything on the net, including govts and the most
prestigious financial institutions. You think a garage door opener
net service will be more secure? Chrystonacrutch, these cloud con
criminals have you clowns right where they want you.

nb

On Sep 23, 12:03*pm, harry wrote:
On Sep 23, 4:24*pm, Doug Miller
wrote:

Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New garage
door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked in the
message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND. Finally, a garage
door opener you can control from thousands of miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

There are GEEKS out there that think the solution to every problem
lies in a computer.
The geeks will buy.
They are the worlds most dopey people.
* Hey, just had a thought. How about a device to feed the dog via the
internet while you are away?
But I bet you can already buy one.

It doesn't really cost that much to add an internet interface to just
about anything. Most things built these days already have a computer
in it. An example is your alarm clock, they dont use clock chips
anymore they use a computer. It doesnt cost more than a few cents to
add a LAN connection to it. Same is true of the microwave ,stove, TV,
You name it. I always believed in the KISS principal. Using a uP to
turn on a light just seemed stupid to me when you could use a
transistor and a relay but this isnt true any more when the little uP
cost less than the relay, can be programed to monitor a large number
of inputs and output to a LAN for about a dime.

Jimmie

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:03:32 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Hey, just had a thought. How about a device to feed the dog via the
internet while you are away?
But I bet you can already buy one.

Sure can.

http://www.smarthome.com/6184CK/Remote-Pet-Feeding-Viewing-Camera-Kit-Large-Feeder/p.aspx

On Sep 23, 12:31*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2011-09-23, RicodJour wrote:

it's meant to lock down the garage remotely so your kid doesn't take
your Ferrari out of the garage ala Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

If yer too stupid to secure a Ferrari, except as a too-late
afterthought, you deserve whatever you get. *Hackers have been
compromising everything on the net, including govts and the most
prestigious financial institutions. *You think a garage door opener
net service will be more secure? *Chrystonacrutch, these cloud con
criminals have you clowns right where they want you.

nb

I'd say the main purpose would be in case you're at
the airport and you don't remember if you closed the
garage door. Another use would be if while traveling
you find out you need to let a friend into the house for
some unexpected reason, But, I wouldn't say it's
high on my list of features.

On Sep 23, 12:31 pm, notbob wrote:
On 2011-09-23, RicodJour wrote:

it's meant to lock down the garage remotely so your kid doesn't take
your Ferrari out of the garage ala Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

If yer too stupid to secure a Ferrari, except as a too-late
afterthought, you deserve whatever you get. Hackers have been
compromising everything on the net, including govts and the most
prestigious financial institutions. You think a garage door opener
net service will be more secure? Chrystonacrutch, these cloud con
criminals have you clowns right where they want you.

Ummm...I think you need to work on taking things too literally, big
guy.

But with the opener thing, who knows? - just because I haven't thought
of a good reason doesn't mean there aren't any. Let's do a quick
search...

Okay, here's one:
"I'm up for that idea. Better than giving out a password a contractor
or something could use whenver. They call you , you open the door,
close it when they are done, end of story."

That makes sense to me. Controlling semi-trusted people's access...I
can think of a number of situations where that would come in handy.

R

On 9/23/2011 11:24 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New garage
door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked in the
message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND. Finally, a garage
door opener you can control from thousands of miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

I think more and more devices are being made to have the ability of
being controlled by smart phones. Seems mighty useless to me, but then
I'm of a different generation

New internet virus.... opens and closes garage doors
randomly. News at 11!

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"Doug Miller" wrote in
message ...
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled
"New garage
door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked
in the
message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND.
Finally, a garage
door opener you can control from thousands of miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a
problem.

harry wrote:
On Sep 23, 4:24 pm, Doug Miller
wrote:
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New
garage door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked
in the message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND.
Finally, a garage door opener you can control from thousands of
miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

There are GEEKS out there that think the solution to every problem
lies in a computer.
The geeks will buy.
They are the worlds most dopey people.

You bet. Sometime back I read about some college students who hooked up the
dorm's soda dispensing machine to the internet. It could tell you in a nonce
whether your favorite beverage was available, thereby possibly saving you a
trip down the hall.

As a practical application, such a device could save a stop for the
soda-machine refilling person. Heck, I bet the concept could even be
expanded to, oh, gumball machines.

Hey, just had a thought. How about a device to feed the dog via the
internet while you are away?
But I bet you can already buy one.

I don't know much about dogs, but wouldn't a feeding hopper with a timer be
more dependable? Unless, of course, the internet model had a speaker so the
dog could hear his master's voice.

Thought: Does a dog who depends on an internet-connected food bowl use a
litter-box? I mean if you're going to be away for such a long time that a
wi-fi food filler is necessary...

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:12:23 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

New internet virus.... opens and closes garage doors
randomly. News at 11!

Refrigerator orders 72 pounds of Okra

Owner arrested for selling Okra.

On 9/23/2011 12:41 PM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:03:32 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Hey, just had a thought. How about a device to feed the dog via the
internet while you are away?
But I bet you can already buy one.

Sure can.

http://www.smarthome.com/6184CK/Remote-Pet-Feeding-Viewing-Camera-Kit-Large-Feeder/p.aspx

I refuse to look, just on principle. But it might be fun to add a
monitor and a speaker, so you can blow the pet's little mind by talking
to them while they eat.

--
aem sends...

On 9/23/2011 5:24 PM, HeyBub wrote:
harry wrote:
On Sep 23, 4:24 pm, Doug
wrote:
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New
garage door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked
in the message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND.
Finally, a garage door opener you can control from thousands of
miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

There are GEEKS out there that think the solution to every problem
lies in a computer.
The geeks will buy.
They are the worlds most dopey people.

You bet. Sometime back I read about some college students who hooked up the
dorm's soda dispensing machine to the internet. It could tell you in a nonce
whether your favorite beverage was available, thereby possibly saving you a
trip down the hall.

As a practical application, such a device could save a stop for the
soda-machine refilling person. Heck, I bet the concept could even be
expanded to, oh, gumball machines.


More likely, the college geeks just hacked into the onboard web site it
already had. Most pop/commercial vending machines the past 10 years or
so have (at least as a factory option) on onboard web page, and LAN or
polling dialup connection. In addition to calling home when it needs a
refill, it also includes tilt switch and power-has-been-off and other
alarm capabilities. That machine that sells ice cream sandwiches? Power
goes off, you want the route guy out there pronto, to empty/clean it.
They ain't fancy web pages- similar to the one your home router probably
has.

--
aem sends...

On 9/23/11 8:39 PM, aemeijers wrote:
On 9/23/2011 5:24 PM, HeyBub wrote:
harry wrote:
On Sep 23, 4:24 pm, Doug
wrote:
Yes, folks, that's right. Sears just sent me an email titled "New
garage door opener with Internet connectivity". The web site linked
in the message says "UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL AND PEACE OF MIND.
Finally, a garage door opener you can control from thousands of
miles away."

WTF?

Looks to me like a solution in desperate search for a problem.

There are GEEKS out there that think the solution to every problem
lies in a computer.
The geeks will buy.
They are the worlds most dopey people.

You bet. Sometime back I read about some college students who hooked
up the
dorm's soda dispensing machine to the internet. It could tell you in
a nonce
whether your favorite beverage was available, thereby possibly
saving you a
trip down the hall.

As a practical application, such a device could save a stop for the
soda-machine refilling person. Heck, I bet the concept could even be
expanded to, oh, gumball machines.


More likely, the college geeks just hacked into the onboard web site
it already had. Most pop/commercial vending machines the past 10 years
or so have (at least as a factory option) on onboard web page, and LAN
or polling dialup connection. In addition to calling home when it
needs a refill, it also includes tilt switch and power-has-been-off
and other alarm capabilities. That machine that sells ice cream
sandwiches? Power goes off, you want the route guy out there pronto,
to empty/clean it. They ain't fancy web pages- similar to the one your
home router probably has.

The "first" Coke machine on the Internet was over 20 years ago and did
not involve a www. website. See

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~coke/history_long.txt