Why-Fi?
The Verge
 @verge
9 Feb 2021
Weber’s latest gas grills have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and digital displays theverge.com/2021/2/9/222747…
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anyway once upon a time i worked at a company that made smart shit and someone accidentally made 30000 of them call the.......marketing server........every day at 5pm....and keep trying if it didn't respond

Feb 11, 2021 · 4:12 AM UTC

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yeah, "accidentally",
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Good strategy to force management to support the devices with updates.
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This needs the @SimpsonsOps treatment
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Was it at least 5pm local (relative to the device), or just every device around the world calling at the server's 5pm?
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AutoDDOS magnifique
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hey if i worked at a company making shitty products like this i would also add a clause where they'll randomly DDOS their own home server, that sounds great
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Accidentally? Or because marketing?
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