Now with patented ReachAround™ technology.
I’m confused (nothing new there). Is it Clark who doesn’t know the difference between a thermometer and a thermostat, or CNN?
(Or perhaps it’s me: my interest in the “Internet of Things” flagged significantly when I learned of a toothbrush that could report one’s oral care habits to a dentist.)
Thermostat makes a bit more sense.
“Making sense” is practically a disqualifier.
Why are you referring to Mr Young in an informal manner? Are you his aunt?
Because it’s important?
It is always important to be Earnest.
Ernest Goes to the Gulag
“Hey Vern-ski!”
It’s important to be Frank and Earnest…
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:
(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.)
A range you can turn on with nobody home. What could possibly go wrong…?
Did you mean to say “A range you (or any competent hacker anywhere in the world) can turn on with nobody home”?
Of course, just like “the thermostat my psycho ex can turn off in winter to freeze my pipes, and up to grill my pets while I’m away.”
Wait until we have internet-enabled brooms. I am picturing a hacker creating an updated scene from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
I am picturing something like this happening with my internet-enabled potholders.
Swap out the brooms for Roombas and you have The Hacker’s Apprentice.
I guess the big selling point was “you can come home at night to a hot meal ready and waiting” but you’d have to leave raw food sitting in the oven at room temperature all day until it was time to turn it on. Or if you were cooking something that needed two different temperatures and were too damn lazy to walk into the kitchen you could turn the temperature down remotely.
Or, you know, hack into it to burn the house down because their dog barks too loud or something.
The refrigerator will talk to the stove and the Roombas and Rosie the Robot maid to coordinate your meals. And then this happens, "I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.:
Donald Trump has unveiled an updated version of his iconic MAGA hat - and claims he turned fashion designer to come up with its new look.
The former president sent a fundraising email to his supporters over the weekend announcing the updated hat.
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‘I just designed our BRAND NEW MAGA Hat and I want YOU to have it,’ Trump wrote in the email, which was obtained by the New York Post. 'You’ve always been one of my most LOYAL supporters, so I don’t want you to have just ANY hat… I want YOU to have the MAGA Hat that I personally HAND-SIGNED for YOU.’
The email also offered supporters a limited edition version of the hat with Trump’s signature on the rim with the option to donate $25, $50, $100, or $250.
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My bold.
“Personally hand-signed” – I guess some of them will believe he sat down with a Sharpie and put his psycho scrawl on each one of those brims.
As for “limited edition,” does anyone seriously believe that a fan who sends in a check or PayPal authorization is going to get a reply that says, “Sorry, you’re too late – all sold out”?