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- Comment on No more Bosch for me.. 4 days ago:
I couldn’t agree more with your stand about the need for devices to be smart.
It is all about data-mining and advertising.
Maybe this is just me (or wishful thinking), but I do notice more people being cautious about stuff that needs a cloud connection.
People around me create dummy accounts to register Android enabled televisions, prefer stuff by eufy over ring etc.
Maybe we -as a bunch of uncontrollable nerds- should educate people more or at least share stuff like the wiki by Louis.
People need to know, they are the product…
- Comment on No more Bosch for me.. 6 days ago:
Oh! The IOT toaster, perhaps a really good analogy! That was a good read and fitting for this situation.
When was it published? 2019/2020 ?? Well, took just 5 years for the corporate greed to get on par.
- Comment on No more Bosch for me.. 6 days ago:
The point here is:
- not all functionality is available as-is. You need to install a cloud connected app.
- a cloud connection is not per se one direction. It is more than possible, the people operating this cloud (for Bosch) have the means (read: api) to connect back into your network via the hardware.
You might take a good look at this work.
As long as the firmware of the dishwasher isn’t audited by third parties (or even better: open source), who knows what it is able to do in your network?
And all of this is not necessary, before the cloud, dishwashers worked fine too.
- Submitted 6 days ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 67 comments
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
These people use very expensive soap…
- Comment on Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $73m, despite devastating year for layoffs 5 months ago:
Blink the window-title and in case something like a taskbar is used, use the application icon to get attention.
But don’t act like you are the most important and single application on the system. Be modest.
- Comment on Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $73m, despite devastating year for layoffs 5 months ago:
Every single application or popup window will always attempt to get the highest z-order and switch keyboard input focus from wherever you were working to this window.
More than once, this resulted in input into the wrong window, causing problems.
And running this piece of junk os in a triple monitor setup; why do new windows (mainly outlook related) open on a different monitor ? If my input is on monitor 2, why are new windows opened on monitor 1 or 2?
A straight forward install of a recent Ubuntu version is much friendly for the user. But, as stated by someone else, improving the product is not gaining any cash flow.
- Comment on Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $73m, despite devastating year for layoffs 5 months ago:
Can’t he get the extremely terrible way of grabbing focus and changing z-order fixed? That would be great…
- Comment on Meshtastic DIY - How To Build Your Own Meshtastic Node ESP32 & Lora Radio 9 months ago:
Correct link
- Comment on "FRIENDS: THE COMPLETE SERIES" will be released on 4K UHD on September 24. 9 months ago:
Shiver me timbers!
Thanks for the heads-up buccaneer!
- Comment on Amsterdam testing system that can remotely slow e-bikes down 1 year ago:
Exactly this. Foolish ideas from someone behind a desk.
Nerds and hackers will win this easily.
- Comment on Amsterdam testing system that can remotely slow e-bikes down 1 year ago:
You got me there… :-)
- Submitted 1 year ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 140 comments