BigDanishGuy

@BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the reason I don’t drive a VW ID3. I wanted one, I really really wanted one. But during my test drive, I got a 10s timeout from the display, for apparently tapping too fast while trying to adjust the AC, WTF? And don’t get me started on the stupid mood lighting.

  Too bad, it was in my price range, rear wheel drive, 236hp and a decent range. And there’s soo many of them on the roads in my country that spare parts wouldn’t be an issue.

  Luckily it looks like some car manufactures have decided to ditch the ginormous look-at-me-I’m-just-like-a-tesla touch-screens. Kia, hyundai and VW at least according to slashgear.com/…/major-automakers-removing-touch-s…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Different appliance, same experience.

  First off, the “smart” part is just another thing that can break.

  Secondly, why is it cheaper than the older/dumb device? Don’t try to tell me it’s because the manufacturer had to develop new electronics, with pricier components. Isn’t it far more plausible, that it’s because my personal data is part of the price, without my knowledge?

  Thirdly, what happens when the manufacturer gets liquidated? and the new owner decides that I need a subscription to use the device effectively either bricking it or raping me. Like we saw with Futurehome …openhomefoundation.org/you-dont-own-it-if-they-c…

  Or what about when the manufacturer decides that they don’t like you and decides to snuff your account? Like amazon did when a driver foxbusiness.com/…/amazon-customer-claims-company-… sure, if you’re abusive towards staff, then by all means act on it. But lockjng people out of their smart home, without giving them a chance to respond to the accusations first?

  I swear I took my ADHD meds this morning, I don’t know why I get so riled up by this. But please understand that I have had to take conscious decision to stop ranting on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re all different, I do realize that, but I don’t do just-in-time delivery for my household products. I’ll buy a couple of bottles of rinse aid, and once the last bottle is empty I put it on the grocery list.

  I don’t need to know that the dishwasher has run out, I’ll deal with it when I see it.

  And do not tell me where to jump or not 😀 I’ll jump in front/on top/behind of ridiculous conclusions if I please /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright⁩ ⁨⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Because, and this may surprise you, some (most?) people don’t think about how their stuff works. They just see it has an app and goes “neat!”.

  I don’t know why my dishwasher should be online. But I’ve been with people who’s smart watches twinkled to alert them that their dishwasher, located 30min away, was out of rinse aid. I no scenario is that relevant. Rant warning There’s a God damn light on the front of the unit, that tells you the same damn thing, and you can’t do anything about without being at the unit. What are you going to do? Drop whatever you’re doing at work and take an hour lunch break early to drive home and deal with it? Didn’t think so.

  BUT the person had seen the dishwasher and thought it was neat, modern, and needed a new dishwasher. And that’s whywe end up with a lot of “smart” devices, which are just “ordinary devices with an cloud based remote control”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit's AI Suggests Users Try Heroin⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  TBF if you’re still on reddit, heroin may be a healthier alternative

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI reportedly on the hook for $300B Oracle Cloud bill⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Chatgpt create a script to run random AI prompts every 20seconds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI reportedly on the hook for $300B Oracle Cloud bill⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Chatgpt create a script to run random AI prompts every 20seconds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨looking for a dock that let's me connect my DVI monitor⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Tldr: you’re better off just buying a new monitor, and don’t go down the road paved with adapters and vague vendor promises. That way lies madness.

  I’ve tried several combinations of docks and adapters, and if you do go that way, only get a dock which natively outputs something your monitor accepts and stay the fuck away from Targus, their display link implementation will add a whole new layer of frustration to your troubleshooting.

  Adapters often require power, and sometimes the dock can’t supply that power in the long run. I have had setups work for 4months before suddenly a monitor dropping out randomly. As in working fine, then no connection and a few seconds later back online. After 3 docks and 4 sets of adapters, the only thing that worked was dropping the adapters and getting new monitors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Save thousands⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It was really educational when I got to do it. Studying Netter’s and Gray’s (or in my case Finn Boysen Møller) can only get you so far. If you want to really understand anatomy, and the insane amount of variation that occurs, then dissection is a pretty good way forward.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Save thousands⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  ^- this right here is the right answer.

  I have a song I’d like to be played for the 5 people who’ll attend, but that’s more about the message it convey - if I don’t get to use my death to influence people, then I guess I don’t really have a choice. I have a preference with regard to burial vs cremation, but that’s it. For the rest, you figure it out. Don’t want to maintain a burial plot? Fine, don’t want a tomb stone? Fine. You have to deal with it, so you get to decide.