Archive for Jun 2016

3 entries

A System Ruleset for the Pico Engine

Fri Jun 17 15:08:00 2016

I made a small change to the pico engine recently that has big implications for how we monitor, control, and configure it.
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Failure and the Internet of Things

Mon Jun 13 16:53:00 2016

Dealing with failure gracefully is table stakes for connected devices. My review of two connected sprinkler controllers shows that they're not yet ready to join the game.
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Fitbit as Gizmo

Wed Jun 8 10:51:00 2016

The networked devices you purchase aren't products as we've historically understood that term. You're not buying the device, you're buying the service. Fitbit is just a interface to a networked service. Without the service, the device is good for nothing.
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