Anyone on the Internet Can Ring Your Doorbell
33 points by jrdres 3 days ago | 7 comments
NetMageSCW 7 minutes ago
That would be impressive as my doorbell is hardwired from a button to a transformer and bell in a closet.
replyEtienneDeLyon 2 hours ago
I wonder how I would feel about that, if I was alone at home, and lonely.
replyWould it cheer me that people were reaching out and ringing my doorbell?
Or would it make me sad because I would be reminded that there was not a friend ringing at the door?
stackghost 59 minutes ago
I'd be shocked if the Ring doorbells were materially more secure.
replyI sit firmly in the "only smart device is my printer and I keep a loaded gun next to it in case it makes a weird noise" camp.
aidenn0 42 minutes ago
I would love if my printer was more dumb. It's cheaper to buy an AIO than a separate document (with duplex) and flatbed scanner.
replystackghost 31 minutes ago
Nowadays smartphones do credible document scanning for most consumer use cases. iPhones had this built in before COVID at the latest.
replyBut the printer comment was actually a reference to a meme about how different groups of people relate to technology.
Nobody on the Internet can ring my doorbell because it's a dumb button that connects to a dumb, literal bell.