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Cats, Dogs Go Hungry as Internet-Connected PetNet Plays Dead

posted by n1 on Saturday July 30 2016, @08:55PM   
from the in-the-dog-house dept.

"exec" writes:

Humans have been forced to temporarily interact with their dogs or cats -- perhaps both -- after PetNet's internet-controlled smart feeder system suffered a blackout.

For $149, the company provides a web-enabled dog/cat feeder that is pre-programmed to dispense food stuffs at certain time and portion sizes.

But PetNet warned customers [...] that all was not well in its virtual animal kingdom as it was "experiencing some minor difficulties with a third party server. This is being investigated."

[...] "You may experience a loss of scheduled feeds and failed remote feedings. Please ensure that your pets have been fed manually until we have resolved this issue."

Source: The Register .

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• Re:Starve to death Re:Starve to death (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 30 2016, @09:56PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 30 2016, @09:56PM (#382071)

  "watering your pet"

  That's silly, you don't water your pet. You water your pot.

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• Re:Starve to death Re:Starve to death (Score: 1) by Francis on Sunday July 31 2016, @02:10AM

  by Francis (5544) on Sunday July 31 2016, @02:10AM (#382139)

  Water your pot? People around here usually just smoke it. People have weird habits where you're from.

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  • Re:Starve to death (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @05:36AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @05:36AM (#382178)

    You need to water it and install a light or it'll die, silly.

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