The 'internet of things' is sending us back to the Middle Ages

Re:The 'internet of things' is sending us back to the Middle... by digi_owl on Sunday September 17, 2017 @05:44PM (#15271868)

and much of that complexity, at least on personal computers, gets added in the name of "user friendliness"...

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Re:The 'internet of things' is sending us back to the Middle... by zeep on Sunday September 17, 2017 @09:19PM (#15272716)

also in the name of saving money/time (by using large libraries/frameworks and such)

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Re:The 'internet of things' is sending us back to the Middle... by jeffdavis on Monday September 18, 2017 @12:14AM (#15273360)

And it does! That's what's maddening about it. The complexity always seems to justify itself, but the end results are probably not where we want to be.

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