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Over engineering and not talking to customers is really at the crux of this post. On the meat thermometer, I bought an instant thermometer last year for $12.
by tmaly 6y ago
Over engineering and not talking to customers is really at the crux of this post.
On the meat thermometer, I bought an instant thermometer last year for $12. Best money I ever spent. The old fashion mechanical ones I use to leave in a roast are not that great. I use them to show me approximate temps, but I like to get a real temp with the instant thermometer. Works great on the grill also to ensure you don't over do the steaks.
- elihu 6y ago> Over engineering and not talking to customers is really at the crux of this post. Is it? I expect that a substantial portion of unnecessarily complicated IoT devices aren't really about pleasing the person who buys the device, but rather about establishing a foothold in someone's house to achieve some other business objective. For instance, it's hard to find a plain TV these days that doesn't have a network connection. Maybe dumb TVs don't sell, but it's also possible that smart TVs are actually cheaper to make because the "smart" part is subsidized by whoever stands to make the most money from its pre-installed apps.
- lmm 6y agoI'd say it's actually more under engineering. The requirement is being able to put "control from your phone" on the box, so they half-ass the cheapest, crappiest app they can, because no proud software craftsman was involved anywhere in the whole process.