Jeff Geerling

The author bought a Bosch 500 series dishwasher, only to discover that certain features like the rinse cycle, delayed start, and eco mode require using the Home Connect app and connecting the appliance to WiFi. This raises concerns about planned obsolescence, security risks, and the forced reliance on cloud services. The author argues for locally accessible controls on IoT devices, with cloud functionality as an optional add-on.

I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud

Jeff Geerling's video comparing the speed of a carrier pigeon to the internet was featured on the Italian quiz show L'Eredita on March 26, 2025. The show's question highlighted that a carrier pigeon can be faster than DSL, referencing Geerling's experiment with modified USB flash drives. The anecdote also touched on the capacity of carrier pigeons to carry weight and shared details about the video’s inspiration.

Never in a million years...

Jeff Geerling is a software developer, author, and open-source contributor known for his expertise in infrastructure automation and Drupal development. Readers can learn about DevOps practices, Ansible automation, and web development with Drupal. With blog posts, tutorials, and open-source projects, Jeff Geerling shares  insights and best practices for building and managing web infrastructure.

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