News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:How many GNU/Linux users are needed to change a light bulb? by keeganpoppen on Thursday December 10, 2020 @09:42PM (#25381637)
alright, that's it-- can we just burn it all down to the ground and start over?
Re:How many GNU/Linux users are needed to change a light bulb? by yetihehe on Friday December 11, 2020 @07:30AM (#25385002)
Regarding that burning - my home wood pellet furnace needed software updates after installation to start fully working. Good luck that I had mobile internet available.
Re:How many GNU/Linux users are needed to change a light bulb? by segfaultbuserr on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:09AM (#25387306)
> needed software updates after installation to start fully working

Not too bad, at least it's a one-time job, better than some IoT thermostats that crash randomly in winter midnights and freeze everyone to death (figuratively)...

> https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/fashion/nest-thermostat-g...

> Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold

> The Nest Learning Thermostat is dead to me, literally. Last week, my once-beloved “smart” thermostat suffered from a mysterious software bug that drained its battery and sent our home into a chill in the middle of the night.