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[–] derram ago 

https://archive.fo/vUiMW :

In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better - The New York Times

'Many cars are now equipped with a touch-screen on the console that essentially mirrors your smartphone screen. '

'That’s why you’ll see me wearing a normal watch at work but an Apple Watch at the gym. '

'Until the Apple Watch manages to constantly display the time without sapping the battery, a normal wristwatch is better for telling the time in all those scenarios. '

'One of the most common uses of Amazon’s Echo is to set a kitchen timer. '

'But there are reasons a cheap kitchen timer can be superior. '


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[–] 11994537? ago 

They forgot to mention that dumb stuff doesn't spy on you and invade your privacy.

the downside is sometimes you'll have to think /s

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[–] Inconceivable2 ago 

Just as guns don't kill people but people kill people, these IoT devices (smart things) are subject to the same rules as other consumer products: greedy manufacturers, incompetent companies, affirmative action leadership/management, planned obsolescence, and the need to perpetuate the resell and 'upsell' cycle (by putting out an imperfect or less capable version 1 just so people will buy again when they release version 2 that could have had its improvements implemented into version 1 of the product).

I know what the technology is capable of doing. I also know of no products on the market today that actually perform as well as they should, mostly due to the above mentioned societal and market forces.