Tag: web of things
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What could local network services for the Indie IoT look like?
Peter Hoddie calls for (local area) networking services to enable the Indie IoT — an excellent direction of inquiry. Let’s explore what implications this has. [As for context, I have been using the term “Indie IoT” to describe a so-far aspirational Internet of Things that is controlled by the owners of IoT devices, not by…
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The Internet of Things could be great, if only we didn’t let the tech giants own it
Famous sci-fi author Bruce Sterling said it well in his non-fiction essay The Epic Struggle of the Internet of Things: The internet of things … is neither about internet nor things, but a battle … for the control of property. Too dramatic for you? Well, it’s prime holiday shopping season, and so I went browsing…
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How might my temperature-driven attic fan look in a Web-of-Things world?
Context When I remodeled my home office, I moved the servers into a closet to get them out of the way. That closet can get quite warm, particularly in the summer. To get the heat out and the servers running, I cut a hole into the ceiling of the closet, and added bathroom ceiling fan…