i don’t understand why tesla thought requiring internet on a giant fucking battery glued to your wall was a good idea

Oct 17, 2017 · 10:12 PM UTC

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On the one hand; software updates are good. On the two hand; ITS AN INTERNET CONNECTED FUCKING BATTERY.
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Silicon Valley dweebs can't imagine anyone living without persistent internet access.
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We're all beta testers down here.
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It's a part of their service to push updates to the software and provide statistics I guess. But it being mandatory, and wired, is wrong
Putting anything on the Internet makes it a target? So let's put everything on the Internet!
Well, you can see how well that's been going.
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What happens 5 years down the line when they stop supporting your old version. Does it just die?
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You need power for your internet and internet for your power?
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with that size of a lithium battery continus monitoring may be very useful to notice if the battery is showing signs it may catch fire so they can replace it before kaboom
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