In which an English technologist livetweets 11 hours of trying to make tea with a "smart" kettle
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1XV44)
Mark Rittman is a "BI, DW & Big Data specialist, Oracle ACE Director" who dabbles in home automation and smart appliances: he spent 11 hilarious hours locked in an epic struggle with a wifi-equipped smart kettle, trying to get it to heat water for a cup of tea, livetweeting the battle. (more")