The “Internet of Things” is the modern embodiment of an idea that has been around for a while — that not only can people be interconnected on the network, but that our appliances, belongings, buildings, and even clothing can be interconnected on the network. The IoT is attracting a great deal of attention, but it’s also pointing to issues with the current infrastructure of the Internet, and with applications that will need to be solved. In this talk, Colt McAnlis points to the problems with implementing the Internet of Things, and how we might need to think about and solve these problems in order to allow our refrigerator, bathrobe, and skateboard to speak with one another.