Show HN: I hacked my microwave with a Raspberry Pi

Re:Show HN: I hacked my microwave with a Raspberry Pi by benjamincburns on Thursday July 11, 2013 @10:50AM (#6026353)

> This is the kind of design inspiration that's going to encourage some other engineer (or worse, an MBA in charge of some stupid startup) to go out and expose the electric grid to twitter with some poorly tested SCADA system, and on a dark, stormy night, in the far flung future, I'm going to be eating cold beans from a can, in the dark, because of it.

Wait... are you saying this as reason why this guy shouldn't be doing what he's doing? Because somebody somewhere who might be in a position of public trust might be incompetent? SCADA security is a big deal, but I think your energy is a bit misplaced here...

Party on, Mr. Broadbent. Keep making that Raspberry Pi make you some Raspberry Pie.

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Re:Show HN: I hacked my microwave with a Raspberry Pi by negativity on Thursday July 11, 2013 @10:57AM (#6026394)

I don't care if Mr. Broadbent does this. And I'll admit, that yeah, this project is way cool!

But if I live in an apartment building, and my belongings can be burned to the ground because the apartment above me decided to put their microwave on the internet, I wouldn't want any of my neighbors doing this. It's not a good idea for everyone, everywhere, all the time.

* EDIT: Just the "internet enabled" parts mostly (unless you're qualified/experienced enough to understand the hazards), not all the other hardware hacks (i would estimate that anybody etching their own circuit boards would have a pretty firm understanding of electrical safety).

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Re:Show HN: I hacked my microwave with a Raspberry Pi by maxerickson on Thursday July 11, 2013 @01:18PM (#6027448)

I wouldn't be too positive about safety, there are lots of very step-by-step tutorials out there.

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Re:Show HN: I hacked my microwave with a Raspberry Pi by lttlrck on Thursday July 11, 2013 @11:08PM (#6030688)

' It's not a good idea for everyone, everywhere, all the time.'

Well yeah that would be a bit crazy.

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