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Nike ends support for $350 self-tying sneakers (arstechnica.com)

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Just because the internet of things was two hype cycles ago doesn't mean we can't still dunk on it.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah, during the winter when I don't need the swamp cooler, that plug goes on my bedroom lamp. I can sort of wrap my head around why people with a large house would want all lights and shit app-controllable, but that's really as far as it goes. No, I do not want my refrigerator to have WiFi and a fucking app.