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Ah yes I love not being to use Uber , rent scooters, rent municipal bicycles, check in at my gym, use Duo app 2FA to use SSH at work, or open the doors at my ap
by runnerup 3y ago
Ah yes I love not being to use Uber , rent scooters, rent municipal bicycles, check in at my gym, use Duo app 2FA to use SSH at work, or open the doors at my apartment complex.
Turns out, dumb phones are not actually an option anymore.
- sodality2 3y agoCarry a smartphone that you only use to do those things. Powered off all the way when not using it. Almost everything in that list, is not actually an impossibility for you to get around using. The first half is basically conveniences you're used to having. Buy a bicycle! Print your gym ID or provide name/phone number (this has worked at every gym I've been to)! Tell your job you need them to provide hardware if they want you to use the app. If your apartment really only opens with an app, I'd see if you can clone the RFID and toss it on a keychain. Everything is an option, it's a decision of convenience. More and more I am thinking it's not worth the convenience.
- runnerup 3y agoYeah… I kinda need this job. They’ve told me it’s a hard requirement. Maybe some day I won’t be in such a desperate situation. Until then your suggestions sound untenable for my situation, but thanks. The apartment is not RFID/NFC. It’s HTTPS. Yes, that’s as insane as it sounds. Also, “you can just hack the HTTPS API to trigger via SMS over twilio” is not a convincing argument towards “people don’t need smartphones”. Arguments towards your thesis are kind of going off the rails there, if I’m being honest.
- jrflowers 3y agoThis is a good point. Your apartment building requires a smart phone to get into and therefore everyone lives in apartment buildings that require smart phones to enter. It is silly to discuss living without a smart phone given the homogenous nature of our shared reality.
- sodality2 3y agoI understand, but it frustrates me that your job gets to bully you into giving up your mobile devices for them to use. Depending on where you are, you may be able to make them provide a device or subsidize your bill/contract. For them to say it's a 'hard requirement' yet not provide for it.. it's like having employees pay for their safety equipment they need (which is illegal per OSHA). At the very least, if you're using your phone for work, look into tax deductions for your bills... https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cochran-v-schwans-home-service-inc-29786/ https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cochran-v-schwans-home-ser... Also re: the door situation, maybe carrying around a smartphone on airplane/powered down for this? Personally I also need a few apps, so I'd keep it around for that?
- runnerup 3y ago> it frustrates me that your job gets to bully you into giving up your mobile devices for them to use. Hard agree, but it seems that in most places it's perfectly legal. Similar to telling W-2 car mechanics or property maintenance technicians that they must bring their own tools.