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Ok maybe they actually implemented this extremely poor idea correctly, but it is nevertheless an extremely supremely poor idea. If this takes off, which I sure

Ok maybe they actually implemented this extremely poor idea correctly, but it is nevertheless an extremely supremely poor idea. If this takes off, which I sure hope it never will but given our collective idiocy I’m not optimistic, how many years before someone implements the system incorrectly? I’m an embedded systems guy. A computer chip can be useful in many circumstances. A safety vest, for this purpose, it is not providing any value to anyone except a slimy money person.

dahart 5y ago
> it is nevertheless an extremely supremely poor idea Can you elaborate on exactly what's wrong here, now that you know more about the implementation? Are you sure this isn't a case of getting the wrong impression about what it is because Vice said so? It's not a safety issue, the vest will notify whether it's working before the ride. > A safety vest, for this purpose, it is not providing any value to anyone except a slimy money person. The irony of your statement here is that KLIM is offering an expensive product for a half price down payment, and allowing the consumer to cancel it after trying it out without having to return the hardware or pay any penalties on the remainder. Or they can resume payments a year after lapsing. You don't find this kind of presumably money-losing proposition with any other financing plans I can think of.
- Swenrekcah 5y ago
  You may be right, according to what you’ve said about it then it seems that maybe this company actually did design this thing properly. What I’m having a visceral reaction to is the generally wasteful idea of a physical product being rendered useless via software is being applied to a safety critical product. Like I said, even if these people got it right, it’s only a matter of time before someone doesn’t.

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Ok maybe they actually implemented this extremely poor idea correctly, but it is nevertheless an extremely supremely poor idea. If this takes off, which I sure

by Swenrekcah 5y ago

dahart 5y ago
> it is nevertheless an extremely supremely poor idea Can you elaborate on exactly what's wrong here, now that you know more about the implementation? Are you sure this isn't a case of getting the wrong impression about what it is because Vice said so? It's not a safety issue, the vest will notify whether it's working before the ride. > A safety vest, for this purpose, it is not providing any value to anyone except a slimy money person. The irony of your statement here is that KLIM is offering an expensive product for a half price down payment, and allowing the consumer to cancel it after trying it out without having to return the hardware or pay any penalties on the remainder. Or they can resume payments a year after lapsing. You don't find this kind of presumably money-losing proposition with any other financing plans I can think of.
- Swenrekcah 5y ago
  You may be right, according to what you’ve said about it then it seems that maybe this company actually did design this thing properly. What I’m having a visceral reaction to is the generally wasteful idea of a physical product being rendered useless via software is being applied to a safety critical product. Like I said, even if these people got it right, it’s only a matter of time before someone doesn’t.