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I haven't really gotten into "smart home" stuff, but I can definitely relate to the idea that the modern tech landscape can often create a ton of busy work. Ju
by epiccoleman 2y ago
I haven't really gotten into "smart home" stuff, but I can definitely relate to the idea that the modern tech landscape can often create a ton of busy work.
Just look at my TV, for example. The way TV used to work was that you turned it on and the TV was on. Now, even though I've got a relatively friendly setup with an Nvidia Shield, a "user" still has to navigate through some menus to get what they want to watch on the TV.
And of course, every so often, one of the various streaming services will log out, which will take some manual intervention to get back up and running. There are three TVs in my home, so between them all I'm playing tech support on a TV at least once or twice a month.
And don't even get me started on the rigamarole involved with getting my kids set up with Minecraft. Servers, Realms subs, linking Nintendo and Microsoft accounts... I don't know how anyone without some tech in their background can even navigate that mess.
- jprete 2y agoI don't mind streaming menus per se because they have about as many extra steps as one would expect given that you need to somehow communicate what you want to watch. I'm annoyed, though, that streaming app hide "purchased" and rented content in favor of their recommendation lists. If I just rented a movie from Amazon Prime, and immediately open the Amazon Prime app on the streaming box, I don't need recommendations. If anything, I need to be nudged to watch the thing I just bought!
- nicbou 2y agoI remember wanting to play GTA at my friend’s house, and it took a whole hour and lots of fiddling with the menus followed by a multi-GB update to play. We jokingly said that we were playing IT Simulator. I have less and less patience for needy tech.