One day the circuit breakers will all be connected and automated and we'll all be doooooooooommmmmdddd!
On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > circuit breaker... > > From: Ken Hohhof via Af > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 5:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wifi for large houses > > Have you unplugged your fridge lately? You have to roll it out. That > involves taking off the grill at the bottom and figuring out what kind of > wrench you need to crank up the leveling screws. Then your wife makes you > pick up the dead mice and pet turtles and get out the vacuum and sweep up > all the dog hair and dried up vegetables that are back there. Then you > climb back there and unplug it, count one Mississippi two Mississippi, plug > it back in, climb back out, roll the fridge back, re-level it, and put the > grill back on. > > > From: Bill Prince via Af > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 4:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wifi for large houses > > Unplug it/plug it back in is cheaper than putting in an on/off switch (or > re-init switch). > > bp > > On 11/4/2014 1:46 PM, Adam Moffett via Af wrote: > > I'd be happy to share in that job. > > My big beef with our brave new world is that you have to reboot everything. > > Microwave display is screwed up....unplug it and plug it back in. > Washing machine digital display is not responding.....unplug it and plug it > back in. > DVD Player frozen.....unplug it and plug it back in. > Dodge Intrepid won't shift gears......turn it off and turn it back on. > > These are all true stories. > > The internet of things will be a network of crap that doesn't work unless > you reboot it regularly. When they are up, the "things" will all be > participating in a botnet. > > finally someone took over Doug's job of letting us all know the sky is > falling!?!? > > hip hip hooray...long live Ken the prognosticator! > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Bill Prince via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The apocalypse is coming!!!!! >> >> bp >> >> On 11/4/2014 11:58 AM, Ken Hohhof via Af wrote: >> >> Soon, when your Internet goes out, you won’t even be able to open your >> garage door or flush your toilet, because it will all be in the cloud. >> >> And as ISPs, we’ll be getting angry calls like “Is the tower down? I >> can’t flush my toilet.” >> >> You think I’m joking? Remember the thread about LED bulbs interfering >> with garage door openers? One of the suggested fixes is a garage door >> opener app on your smartphone. I assume that only works if your smarthouse >> has working Internet. Our hives will cease to operate if you cut the >> connection to the collective. >> >> I’m imagining that something goes wrong with the cloud controller, and now >> I can’t even use WiFi within my house, like printing to my wireless printer >> or using Chromecast to my TV. Yes, I know, Unifi should continue to operate >> without the controller once set up, but do some features stop working? Like >> handoff between APs? >> >> From: Josh Baird via Af >> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 1:47 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wifi for large houses >> >> You can host them all on a single controller in your datacenter. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 4, 2014, at 2:24 PM, TJ Trout via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Can't stand unifi, have them came up with a way to do it without a >> controller? What do you do if the customer doesn't have a windows machine? >> Install a unifi "server" ? >> >> On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Sean Heskett via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> UBNT UniFi...one SSID >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 12:19 PM, TJ Trout via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> What are you guys doing to cover large homes with good wifi coverage? >>>> Any options besides multiple routers with multiple ssid's? Does rukus or >>>> someone make something with true roaming? >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >
