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Re:I bought some awful light bulbs so you don't have to by TheOtherHobbes on Thursday February 25, 2016 @10:42AM (#11175127)
And for people who get paid to hack cloud-based servers so they can control the domestic appliances of entire countries.

Sounds comical, but turning up a few million fridge or aircon thermostats would cause serious load issues on most local and/or national power grids.

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Re:I bought some awful light bulbs so you don't have to by api on Thursday February 25, 2016 @07:02PM (#11178884)
... or flush every toilet in New York at once. Barrels of fun.
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