We're hearing about troubles at Nest
Inevitablities from the Internet of things:<p>Software glitches, personal data sold or served to the government, personal data stolen by a foreign government, hackers that freeze your house or crank up the heater till it breaks, hackers that spy on your kids with the cameras you installed, automated customer support lines.<p>For some reason I get the feeling that adopting all of these &quot;smart&quot; devices actually makes me more vulnerable to risk and gives me less control over my life. I&#x27;ll stick with my dumb house. After all, it was Socrates of all people who criticized writing and reading because he believed it made you worse at remembering things.