> This article seems relatively smart and competent, and so maybe we should ASSUME that proper security exists?
Or, maybe the guy just likes playing around with electronics for fun? Perhaps he doesn't really consider this a production ready appliance and just wants to share his hobby with the world.
If everyone adhered to your cautious approach no experimentation would ever take place as all new things carry risks and lessons to be learned. You can't always nail it first time round, you have to make mistakes to make progress. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with sharing your experiments.
> This is the kind of design inspiration that's going to encourage some other engineer...
This makes me think your whole comment is just trolling.
Or, maybe the guy just likes playing around with electronics for fun? Perhaps he doesn't really consider this a production ready appliance and just wants to share his hobby with the world.
If everyone adhered to your cautious approach no experimentation would ever take place as all new things carry risks and lessons to be learned. You can't always nail it first time round, you have to make mistakes to make progress. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with sharing your experiments.
> This is the kind of design inspiration that's going to encourage some other engineer...
This makes me think your whole comment is just trolling.