# Post CF and on-going Trump outrages **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cf-and-on-going-trump-outrages/933746 "2021-02-25T21:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 532
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cf-and-on-going-trump-outrages/933746/532 "2021-08-09T18:26:49Z")
> [@tricoteuse](#): > > When my brother had to buy a new kitchen range the eager young appliance salesman tried to sell him one that he could turn on with his phone and I guess the conversation went pretty much the same way. I guess Earnest has a lot of siblings. Can Internet-enabled potholders be far behind? Maybe it’s time to re-post my remarks on that from a while ago: > [@Newish buzzphrase: IOT = Internet of Things. What do I need to know about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newish-buzzphrase-iot-internet-of-things-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-it/805809/8): > > I have several very old, definitely pre-IOT [potholders](https://i.etsystatic.com/10796367/r/il/3893a2/2191131376/il_794xN.2191131376_80mi.jpg) here, that are starting to fall apart with age. It’s clearly time for me to get new potholders, as the ones I have are no way upgradeable. Should I be looking into IOT-enabled potholders? Why or why not? What advantages would they have for me? > > (Note: I do very little cooking.) (nb: Before anyone bothers actually answering that, note that **TroutMan** and **Stranger\_On\_A\_Train** already wrote detailed essays suggesting why we might someday use Internet-enabled potholders.) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cf-and-on-going-trump-outrages/933746)._