Re: We shouldn't have skipped the time when it was the Intranet of Things
"My son, who sometimes has problems with his computer, once said to me "Why have I paid good money for a computer and it is forever needing this patch, that patch, software that always needs yet another download to fix bugs" and so on."
I'd reply, "Why can't man develop the perfect fortification?" In this day and age, just about anything electrical or electronic is a potential target (and unless you're in TEMPEST conditions, full isolation from things like lasers, masers, and so on may not be possible).