Current Events > A lightbulb shouldn't have an internet connection

(+) Yeah! (+)

Not even to change the brightness or color of the light.

But then how are we going to have a Mega Man Battle Network sidequest where you have to jack in a hacked lightbulb and fight Bright Man?

I refuse to ever use a wifi light bulb

Explain why not, other than the fact that YOU can't adapt.

They're great for controlling the lights at your house when you're gone.

Swagnet0 posted...

Explain why not, other than the fact that YOU can't adapt.

They're great for controlling the lights at your house when you're gone.

Why would my lights be on when I'm not home?

If I want the lights on when I get home, I'll just switch them on when I get home.

Kim_Seong-a posted...

But then how are we going to have a Mega Man Battle Network sidequest where you have to jack in a hacked lightbulb and fight Bright Man?

Now this is a comment that's stumped me. God fucking damnit, you're right.

You wouldnt download a lightbuloh shit

MrMallard posted...

Why would my lights be on when I'm not home?

Oh, right, you don't go anywhere.

Why not? Afraid you're gonna get hacked or some shit, lol.

archedsoul posted...

Why not? Afraid you're gonna get hacked or some shit, lol.

hes afraid of Y2K

Swagnet0 posted...

Oh, right, you don't go anywhere.

...or I turn the lights off when I go out, and I switch them on when I get home.

The fuck kind of "gotcha" is that?

MrMallard posted...

...or I turn the lights off when I go out, and I switch them on when I get home.

Oh, right, you never stay the night anywhere.

Swagnet0 posted...

Oh, right, you never stay the night anywhere.

What the fuck are you even saying, lmao

If I'm not at home, my lights aren't on. When I am, they are. I can physically control the switch when I'm at home. There's zero reason why I would ever need an internet connection to control my lights remotely.

How does any of that say that I don't stay the night anywhere?

Kim_Seong-a posted...

But then how are we going to have a Mega Man Battle Network sidequest where you have to jack in a hacked lightbulb and fight Bright Man?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/2/AABhrNAADO9g.png

MrMallard posted...

There's zero reason why I would ever need an internet connection to control my lights remotely.

It must be nice to live in Metropolis, lmao.

I can't believe we have angry wifi lightbulb shillers here. Oh wait yes I can.

Why you keep letting him provoke you

iron jojo posted...

I can't believe we have angry wifi lightbulb shillers here. Oh wait yes I can.

iron jojo posted...

I can't believe we have angry wifi lightbulb shillers here. Oh wait yes I can.

Give an argument against advancing technology, or fuck up.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

Why you keep letting him provoke you

I know i shouldnt but it s so annoying arggh

I have Wi-Fi lightbulbs that allow me to change the color from super bright to a warmer, lower intensity brightness with my app

it's pretty coo

Ok, so while it's been amusing watching TC clearly not catch on and others keep stringing him along, I gotta end this chain.

Wifi lightbulbs that can be turned on and off remotely are the modern equivalent of "automatic timers on the lights" from yesteryear. They served the purpose of creating the illusion that somebody is home and thus discourage opportunistic burglars. This concept wasn't just something they made up for Home Alone. Remote access is just a newer take on the same idea, and technically allows for more variation to better simulate a less routine life and make prediction of when you are not at home more difficult.

No, it is not "needed", and it is perfectly fine to be comfortable without this minor attempt at a security measure, most people would likely agree with you that it's not a big concern for them, but it's still a valid reason for some folks to want it.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

Why you keep letting him provoke you

It's just bizarre. Like all I have to say is exactly what I was saying before, nothing he's accusing me of has anything to do with the functionality of wifi lightbulbs. How is he getting anything out of being this dense, y'know.

But you're right, I should practice what I preach. I always get annoyed when people take SMAL at his word, why should I play along with the webp guy.

Feels like I'm living in the future when I pull into my driveway and ask Alexa to turn the lights in my house on.

bknight posted...

Feels like I'm living in the future when I pull into my driveway and ask Alexa to turn the lights in my house on.

It's just modern.

to some people, modern is scary.

I agree with TC in all honesty. It's just creating an extra intrusion point for bad actors to misuse

feel like someone's gonna steal my phone and troll my lights. well, and try to steal all the info. and then troll my lights more afterwards.

^case in point.

Kil Rasha posted...

Ok, so while it's been amusing watching TC clearly not catch on and others keep stringing him along, I gotta end this chain.

Wifi lightbulbs that can be turned on and off remotely are the modern equivalent of "automatic timers on the lights" from yesteryear. They served the purpose of creating the illusion that somebody is home and thus discourage opportunistic burglars. This concept wasn't just something they made up for Home Alone. Remote access is just a newer take on the same idea, and technically allows for more variation to better simulate a less routine life and make prediction of when you are not at home more difficult.

No, it is not "needed", and it is perfectly fine to be comfortable without this minor attempt at a security measure, most people would likely agree with you that it's not a big concern for them, but it's still a valid reason for some folks to want it.

Oh yeah, back in the day my parents would leave the lights on. We lived on the edge of a shitty part of town, and they had lived in some real shitholes before moving to this town - one time they got burgled, but the thieves only stole toilet paper. So growing up, they always left the lights on, presumably because of that history of being robbed.

I understand the logic, and if people use wifi lightbulbs for the same purpose, then whatever I guess. Personally, I'm concerned with data collection that comes from connecting your entire home to the internet - Google security cameras, wifi-connected lightbulbs, voice-activated devices like Alexa etc. All of those devices store data and send them off to the companies that produce them. I've also seen someone set up wifi lightbulbs, and it was a pain in the ass just to switch them on without a wifi connection - are your lights just fucked without the internet?

Like idk, it seems mostly pointless to have your lightbulbs - of all of your appliances - be connected to the internet. If you live in a shitty neighbourhood, sure - that's one utility of wifi lightbulbs. I still think wifi lightbulbs are mostly frivolous with a lot of current anti-privacy baggage that big tech has been saddled with, and the comments taking pot shots at me didn't mention burglary as much as they implied I didn't have a life. And shit, if you live in a shitty neighbourhood, wouldn't having $100+ lightbulbs just give thieves even more shit to steal? Hope no-one else in your crime-riddled neighbourhood learns you have a smart home, or they're gonna strip it down into a dumb home quick-smart.

Even seeing that they can be something of a security measure, I still think that of all Smart House-style appliances, lightbulbs are the most frivolous and unnecessary.

This is my first time even hearing about wifi light bulbs(i thonk)... But, what exactly is the problem?

I can't imagine any use for them besides being a remote/phone controlled light bulb, and what is wrong with that?

I don't use any myself (mostly because I misplace my phone all the damn time..). I know a lot of them are color / brightness change though. I have a dimmer switch for the lights in my basement but everywhere else is on or off, and the only way I'd be able to control brightness levels beyond on/off or removing select bulbs is to have dimmable bulbs with a control source that is separate from the house's wiring.

itachi15243 posted...

This is my first time even hearing about wifi light bulbs(i thonk)... But, what exactly is the problem?

I can't imagine any use for them besides being a remote/phone controlled light bulb, and what is wrong with that?

I mostly just think they're a bit frivolous. There's nothing outright wrong with them, I'm just saying they're a bit silly.

itachi15243 posted...

This is my first time even hearing about wifi light bulbs(i thonk)... But, what exactly is the problem?

I can't imagine any use for them besides being a remote/phone controlled light bulb, and what is wrong with that?

Nothing at all as pretty much everyone has pointed out.

Dudes just wylin rn lol

itachi15243 posted...

This is my first time even hearing about wifi light bulbs(i thonk)... But, what exactly is the problem?

I can't imagine any use for them besides being a remote/phone controlled light bulb, and what is wrong with that?

Nothing at all as pretty much everyone has pointed out.

Dudes just wylin rn lol

I'll stick with regular lights tbh. Don't need my house looking like a nightclub.

Kim_Seong-a posted...

But then how are we going to have a Mega Man Battle Network sidequest where you have to jack in a hacked lightbulb and fight Bright Man?

I want to agree with the topic, but i just can't resist this point.

Though seriously, Battle Network was basically an essay of conceptual reasons why not everything should have an internet connection.

You really want me to get up, and walk 5 feet to the light switch when I can just tell my Amazon branded spy device to turn off my lights for me?

Next you will tell me a light shouldn't have plumbing.

Yes why would I want to turn my lights on and off when it gets dark at 5pm and I'm spending the night somewhere else.

Why oh why.

Derp.

Swagnet0 posted...

Yes why would I want to turn my lights on and off when it gets dark at 5pm and I'm spending the night somewhere else.

Why oh why.

Derp.

If you're heading somewhere from work, wouldn't your lights already be off?

Or if you're heading out from home, wouldn't you turn the lights out when you leave?

Your point of "what if I'm staying out and I wanna turn off my lights at 5pm?" makes no sense.

Bump.

Any non-boomers want to reply to this?

MrMallard posted...

If you're heading somewhere from work, wouldn't your lights already be off?

It's easy to forget, especially when you're in a hurry.

MrMallard posted...

Or if you're heading out from home, wouldn't you turn the lights out when you leave?

If I'm driving away from home in a hurry and I see in my rear-view mirror that one or more of my lights are on, I'm not gonna risk being late just to turn around and go back to turn that light off.

What, you don't see the appeal in wasting electricity to light up a house that nobody's in just because you can?

CableZL posted...

It's easy to forget, especially when you're in a hurry.

If I'm driving away from home in a hurry and I see in my rear-view mirror that one or more of my lights are on, I'm not gonna risk being late just to turn around and go back to turn that light off.

it's pointless. he clearly lives in a utopia where it doesnt matter if the lights around his house are on or not.

mans talmbout Ill just turn them on when I come home, lol.

I love being able to turn my lights on and off with my voice

I'm likely gonna opt for wifi light switches in my house as opposed to having each individual bulb connected. That's a project that will get started in maybe a couple ears.

My landlord won't let me have lightbulbs AND some internet. I chose internet.