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xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier

Title text:

It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.

Transcript:

[A store salesman, Hairy, is showing Cueball a dehumidifier, with a "SALE" label on it. Several other unidentified devices, possibly other dehumidifier models, are shown in the store as well.]

Salesman: This dehumidifier model features built-in WiFi for remote updates.
Cueball: Great! That will be really useful if they discover a new kind of water.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3109/

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[-] odious@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

that vent thing is surprisingly clever, thumbs up ๐Ÿ‘

[-] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hey thanks, I've got tons of cool projects and gifs like these, and I love to share them and read the comments, but I don't know where to post them on Lemmy. I used to post them to Reddit but they started shadowbanning my github for some reason. Didn't even find out until the ESP32 mod messaged me and was like "we can't even manually approve your posts".

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 0 points 3 weeks ago

What about !diyelectronics@programming.dev?

Or if you are using Home Assistant you could post in !homeassistant@lemmy.world

There is a Lemmy community search function here if you want to check other options: https://lemmyverse.net/communities

[-] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

What about !diyelectronics@programming.dev?

I tried there but my posts never showed up. Tried twice. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm on old.lemmy.world so it looks like old reddit.

this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2025
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