Will The Futuristic Sewing Machines Still Be Friendly To It’s Users If They're Hijack
I love using sewing machines. I have been using sewing machines for 50 years now. When I started way back in the now obsolete Home Economics, having a built in zig zag stitch option and possibly additional stitch selection cams were the rage (and in the upper price range) of that day. In my class, we were limited to straight stitch only using console limited Singer Model 99 sewing machines from the 1930s. Clunky and finicky that they were, one major basic thing united them with the far pricier sewing machines of that day was-they were all 100% mechanical. Electronic and especially completely computerized models for home use were not available for another ten years or so. The Internet for an additional 20 years beyond that as well for home use with just extremely slow Internet speeds (dial up) available.
Now with the advent of the “smart home” revolution, the fully computerized sewing machine is right at home with the rest of the space age shiny appealing even more labor saving appliances. All are linked together in the all encompassing World Wide Web. All are created to make the user’s life easier. Or does it?
I have my personal doubts. With the addition of using the Internet within my home with just this laptop and a couple of smartphones, I had to learn to protect myself from various nefarious groups of people who were out to gain mostly financial control of my life online and/or offline. Hijacking is the most popular way of doing so. I-and all of you-live in this world now has had to learn a new set of mindskills. One must adapt in order to function-but only to a point of one’s own comfort zone. My own choice of this comfort zone was to limit my involvement in the “Smart Home” lifestyle revolution. I don’t see the need or use for “smart” ovens, overblowned vacuum cleaners, or overhyped televisions. I don’t want a robot cat or dog.
I think a little “electronic assist” is not bad. Needle up/down, speed control, or foot pedal optional is fine and I would have at least 1 machine with those options. Controlled by the Internet? Unless I had a real need (like returning to sewing as a business), I don’t want it. I prefer to keep up my old (and new) trusty dependable mechanical sewing machines until I am no longer here. I don’t see how the sewing machine manufacturers can do all the updates needed to protect their sewing machines from the “bad influences, viruses, and malware that’s floating around out there just waiting for an opening to a weakened system to get in and do some real damage.
Can it happen? If the sewing machine can be hooked up to the internet and not been updated for a long while, it’s possible. Unless the real reason why the sewing machine was bought (for elaborate designs and other sewing options beyond basic construction), I just don’t see it for my own present or future uses.
Do you in your own home or workshop?
Last edited by Iona D.; 02-13-2020 at 01:20 PM.