Wifi stands for Wireless Fireless
@Nine I thought it stood for Wireless In Fireplaces Instantly
@lizardsquid oh god no don't give the techbros ideas they'll totally make an IoT connected firepla-...*nmervously checks google just in case* no...
no oh god no...
NOOOO http://www.gratefireplace.co.uk/blog/the-next-step-in-fireplace-technology/ D: D: D:
@lizardsquid every time I find something new about the IoT and "Smart" connected household appliances I keep thinking back to the Megaman Battle Network games and how everything is IoT connected there, and... literally the first game opens up with a botnet attack that sets your house on fire holy shit
Mega Man Battle Network (not sure which one, but I think 2 or 3) spoiler
@Nine @lizardsquid One of my favourite things from those games (though I don't know the later instalments) is when the automated quadruped army tanks get hacked because they're also connected to the internet.
And then it manages to miss against a child doing the tap-dancing-in-place-because-bullets thing. :P
Mega Man Battle Network (not sure which one, but I think 2 or 3) spoiler
@BatElite @lizardsquid clearly we've learned nothing from videogames lol
Mega Man Battle Network (not sure which one, but I think 2 or 3) spoiler
@BatElite @lizardsquid Yeah. D: we all just got the same couple of them as opposed to user creatable ones. :<
Mega Man Battle Network (not sure which one, but I think 2 or 3) spoiler
@Nine @lizardsquid And we didn't even pair our children with cool sentient internet personae...