When did tech get so complex? For eg to change a lightbulb you now need to install bootable Linux on the bulb card, run apt-get, install a container, get the right Python and node packages into it, connect to WiFi. Then you can flip the switch to turn it on.
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Only a slight exaggeration. Certain design patterns for home automation are close to this. Currently I have 2 actual lightbulbs operated via Echo voice-command switched outlets. A DIY version would probably be like I described.
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Between 2016 and 2020, as tech trends of edge computing and security-federated multi-clouds collided into one big spaghetti stew like Terry Gilliam's "Brazil."
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Similar sentiments of car mechanics who started their careers in the 1980-90s. Cars essentially became computers with steering wheels. No longer about replacing distributor caps, rotor arms, spark plugs, etc, but semiconductor shortages affecting used car prices.
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I think it was the move to 99.9% uptime. I remember when you would occasionally go to a website and see the gif of a man digging with a shovel. 99.9% uptime benefits from IaC, monitoring, distributed logging, etc.
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